Author Archives: Schutz

Following the little post yesterday, I have posted another longer section of my conversion journal this evening. Check out “Year of Grace” now!

That’s JPI, folks, not JPII. It is easy, sometimes, to forget that there ever was a John Paul the First, given that in his 33 days as pope, he left us diddlysquat in regards to magisterial teaching (and no, a … Continue reading →

12-1 pm – Thursday 20th September “Mere Catholicism: Some Thoughts” Dr Ian Ker With acknowledged debt to to C.S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity”, Fr Ker discusses the origins of his most recent book “Mere Catholicism” which is a lively, accessible and … Continue reading →

For those of you following my conversion journal, I have just added another short entry to Year of Grace. More updates coming soon, I promise.

“Don’t laugh, Your Holiness. After I’ve hung this one on that branch there, you’re going up on top…” Alterative caption: “And now we’re just going to stick this on your nose, your Holiness…”

Deary me, I seem to have upset Brian Coyne, the editor of Catholica Australia and a supporter of “that Petition”. In a post on the Cathnews Discussion Board, Brian defines the differences between his “perspective” and that of “Expat [a … Continue reading →

I don’t subscribe to America Magazine. I find that giving some people money only encourages them… But I do get emails giving me advanced warning of the content of their upcoming editions, so that I can be on the lookout … Continue reading →

I wish to extend deepest sympathies to Father Tony Bartel (with whom I went to school and seminary, and who is a regular reader and commentator on this blog) and to his father Ken (who was my boarding house supervisor … Continue reading →

Having taught scripture for years and years, I still get asked by Catholics which version of the scriptures they should buy for the purposes of bible study. I always tell them: New Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition (alternatively: New … Continue reading →

That’s the question I was asking myself when I read through the text of the speech he gave at the launch of his book “Confronting Power and Sex in the Catholic Church” at John Garrett’s last month. What makes this … Continue reading →