Author Archives: Schutz

I have one more installment of the TIME magazine article from November 22, 1968 (“Catholic Freedom vs Heirarchy”; see here for Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four) to post which will consist of an “insert” box article … Continue reading →

The Cooees guys usually look after this sort of thing, but it has occured to me that the papal mitres are getting bigger. Not since the days of Paul VI (and the 33 days of John Paul I) have mitres … Continue reading →

Here is part four of “Catholic Freedom vs Authority” from TIME magazine, November 22, 1968…__________________________ Vulgar Objects. Like Maritain, the Pope firmly believes that the tradition of scholastic philosophy is a timeless mode of expressing the truths of the Christian … Continue reading →

I read in Zenit’s 11th of Feb dispatch that five cardinals have opened a petition to the Holy Father “to declare a fifth Marian dogma they said would “proclaim the full Christian truth about Mary.” (Their letter to the bishops … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Harrington has a point in her latest column about the Media Release concerning the WYD Mass Setting: My other concern with the wording of the WYD08 Mass Setting media release is the suggestion that the music will be “performed … Continue reading →

(Cartoon from TIME, November 22, 1968) Continuing the serialised article from the 1968 copy of TIME magazine I found in an antique store (see here for Part One and Part Two), I am going to skip just a bit where … Continue reading →

Leunig has it exactly right in today’s edition of The Age. So does Noel Pearson, who comments on page 13 of the print edition: Most white Australians will be able to move on (with the warm inner glow that will … Continue reading →

And here is the next installment from “Catholic Freedom vs Authority”, TIME, November 22, 1968. See the previous post below for the first section. Just one word of comment. It is worth reading, against this article, John L. Allen’s assertion … Continue reading →

In the combox to the last post, Peregrinus wrote (quoting me): It didn’t happen gradually over the last forty years–it didn’t even take 10 years. It happened virtually overnight . . .These dissidents couldn’t possibily have simply sprung up like … Continue reading →

In response to my posting of the article from TIME magazine, Joshua said in the combox: Didn’t you know all this before? This has been the reality in the Church for the past 40 years. Of course I “knew” this, … Continue reading →