Author Archives: Schutz

Thanks to Paul Quist for pointing me to the blogsite of Fr Jay Scott Newman, on which there is this excellent reflection given at a recent Aquinas/Luther evening for Catholics and Lutherans (wouldn’t you just want to go to one … Continue reading →

I have just entirely failed in my attempts to upload a video of Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev, Russian Orthodox Bishop of Vienna and All Austria (NOT Australia, Dixie and George W.!) speaking briefly about his St Matthew Passion which will be … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s almost as good as…well, the other thing that comes to mind with that title! Today, at the Orientale Lumen Conference, among Catholics and Orthodox and Orientals, Lutheran, Anglican, Catholic, Ukrainian, Antiochian, Coptic, Russian, Uniting Church, Serbian (…did I … Continue reading →

The Anglican Bishop of Wangaratta has issued the following missive: 22 September 2007 To the People of the Parish of Rutherglen and Chiltern in the Diocese of Wangaratta Dear People of Rutherglen and Chiltern Parish, It is with sadness that … Continue reading →

The young chappie in this picture is none other than the eminent Russian Orthodox Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev, Bishop of Vienna and All Austria. I call him a young chappie, for although he was born in exactly the same year as … Continue reading →

In recent correspondence with Brian Coyne, he commented: I do believe the Church, where Church is understood in the fullness of meaning of “the Body of Christ”, can make a claim to infallibility. The Pope and the Bishops certainly have … Continue reading →

This is my very first attempt at posting a video. It is a short clip of me and my 8yr old daughter Maddy off on her second bike ride with me.

Every night and every dayThe awfulisers work awayAwfulising public places,Favourite things and little gracesAwfulising lovely treasuresCommon joys and simple pleasuresAwfulising far and nearThe parts of life we held so dearDemocratic, clean and lawfulAwful, awful, awful, awful. (Michael Leunig) It’s one … Continue reading →

There is an extraordinary post on “private judgement” and “scriptural proof” on Weedon’s blog, which is followed by an even more extraordinary discussion. I won’t repeat it all here. Go and read it on his blog (including all the comments–he … Continue reading →

I am a little bemused at this one: Faith of our Fathers: A Colloquium on Orthodoxy for Lutherans. Fr Fenton (one of the speakers) and Dixie both carry links to the resultant audio lectures which I have downloaded to my … Continue reading →