Author Archives: Schutz

It was once just an argument between academics (Cardinals though they were), but in his sermon at Pentecost, Joseph Ratzinger was able to have the final word, incorporating his side of the argument into the magisterium of the Church: The … Continue reading →

Finally we are getting somewhere. In the combox to his apologia below, PE wrote: In fine, the post conciliar church was false because it was a disconnect with the pre conciliar church, which in turn must be false because it … Continue reading →

Here it is, from a combox to one of the posts below. We challenged PE to give his reasons for why he continually states that the Catholic Church is not the Church,and here is his reply. We invite your conversation … Continue reading →

If I had been listening to live radio this morning, I would have had warning about the fire blocking Boronia Rd and the overturned truck blocking Springvale Rd and I would have gotten to work an hour early. Instead, I … Continue reading →

Still in the Sunshine State, it is hard to credit this morning’s news that the Student Union of the University of Queensland has put the campus Newman Society on “probation” for distributing and displaying pro-life, pro-women material. “I know the … Continue reading →

A name that pops up from time to time in my conversion retro-blog Year of Grace (yes, I know I haven’t put up a new entry for a while–patience!) is that of Fr John Fleming. Back in 1986 he was … Continue reading →

I stopped buying from John Garratt’s bookstore when they published Bishop Robinson’s book. They also run a series of “Thursday talks”. Here is the latest I received in my “in tray” today: Free Thursday Night Talk SeriesTopic: Christian Spirituality and … Continue reading →

I was lector today at mass, and almost stumbled when I found myself reading the following from the first reading (Acts 1:15-17, 20-26): We must therefore chosse someone who has been with us the whole time that the Lord Jesus … Continue reading →

HT to Peterand to Athanasius for putting me onto this statement by Archbishop Coleridge (late of Melbourne) to his flock in Canberra-Goulburn, in which he also makes the point that Bowing is the preferred gesture, but those who are accustomed … Continue reading →

And while we’re at it surveying opinions, how do you think of the afterlife/eternity? Does it, or does it not, include the dimension of time? I must say that I have always thought of “eternity”, the realm of God beyond … Continue reading →