Author Archives: Schutz

Answering the phone and going to meetings. I wish.

Long in the planning, but only now heading toward fruition, is a “Catholic Muslim Youth Friendship Night” in Melbourne at the Archdiocesan centre on March 9th. You can get all the details here from the Commissions “Newsblog”. Difficulty is, I’m … Continue reading →

No one knows who Spengler is, of course, but it is no secret that he comes from the camp generally (and dismissively) called the “Neo-Cons” and that his religious sympathies are vaguely for Catholicism and particularly for Pope Benedict. It … Continue reading →

I found this on The Ironic Catholic . I really needed the laugh at this stage of the day… I offer it here for all those heading into the box to be shriven today.

Sorry folks, I apologise for the silence in the last few days. It’s a wonder any of you are still around. I’ve been having computer problems, and work has been getting in the way of blogging. I know, I know, … Continue reading →

An interesting comment in a book review in today’s A2 section of The Age (not online). Andrew Rutherford is reviewing “Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin”. At the end, he makes this comment: But it is wrong to mention in … Continue reading →

See here and here. No more comment, because, as John O’Grady (aka “Nino Culotta”) wrote in the preface to his novel “They’re a weird mob”, I don’t want to get bricks thrown through my window.

Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,the courage to change the things I can,and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill because they really pissed me off…I wonder how … Continue reading →

Yes, and I thought it was about time to update my Year of Grace blog as well. Exciting revelations in this entry

A royalist aquaintance of mine, George Bougias, draws some interesting conclusions from the recent publication of the United Nations Human Development Index. He writes: Six of the top ten nations are Constitutional Monarchies. I am happy to live in Australia … Continue reading →