Author Archives: Schutz

Here is the article on Philip Pullman’s “The Golden Compass”/”His Dark Materials” which I will be submitting to the Kairos for publication tomorrow. Tell me what you think. You have 48 hours for me to incorporate any suggested alterations! Some … Continue reading →

…and I feel sort of cheated that someone didn’t hand me a medal. We went up to Warburton for the Melbourne Cup Day “Long Weekend”. (For those of you not in the know, The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s biggest horserace, … Continue reading →

AND a stupid one at that. I am referring to the “debate” between EWTN’s Fr Mitch Pacwa and Walter Martin. I found these audios on that wonderful repository of stuff for your MP3 player, Sonitus Sanctus. But they came originally … Continue reading →

Every November 2nd, I find myself looking up the regulations for plenary indulgences again. I can never remember them. So I am placing them here for good keeping and future reference and also as a reminder for all you Catholics … Continue reading →

Clara Geoghegan has emailed me to let me know that there is now a website dedicated to Australia’s next wanna-be Saint: Caroline Chisholm. Hey, its All Saints day, and I say there’s room for one more! [The site is called … Continue reading →

I reported in another blog about attending a huge gathering of evangelicals at the end of September to hear Alister McGrath speak on Richard Dawkin’s “The God Delusion”. If you weren’t there (and I know you were not because I … Continue reading →

I said that the 3rd Annual Jewish Catholic Dinner on Sunday night was a great success. Now you can check out the photographs taken by Joseph Feil at http://www.josephfeil.com/Proofs/L181/. Be sure not to miss

My copy of Cardinal Schönborn’s new book “Chance or Purpose: Creation, Evolution, and a Rational Faith” has just arrived from the Central Catholic Bookshop. As I supposed, it is an english translation of his catecheses on the subject which he … Continue reading →

We’re doing our best to counter the American tradition of “trick or treating” here in Oz. A bit of whinging from the girls (“Why not?”) but thankfully no-one knocked on our door this year. Instead we had a little “All … Continue reading →

Unfortunately they don’t have this for online signing. Nevertheless, here is the John XXIII Coop’s attempt to organise something to counter “That Petition”: The Australian Bishops need your help …Sign The Counter-Petition ! A petition is circulating in response to … Continue reading →