Author Archives: Schutz

At a very pleasant dinner last night with members and friends of the Australian Intercultural Society and the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission, I was talking to some of my good Muslim friends about the recent series on the ABC’s Compass … Continue reading →

I found this one on “The Cafeteria is Closed“. I like it. Now the real question is: What was the Holy Father doing? Blessing the Cat? Patting the Cat? Attempting to sneek a pat to the cat while making it … Continue reading →

I have been dobbed in for a few memes lately and have had no interest in following these up (eg. what car would Jesus drive. Really.) I wasn’t dobbed in for this one started by Marco, but I like it. … Continue reading →

I note that many Australians (Marco included) have been having trouble getting a hold of the Pope’s book “Jesus of Nazareth”. I had mine on pre-publication order with one firm that still doesn’t have it in stock, but was able … Continue reading →

I wonder how many of can sincerely say that was never at least once when we acted in such a way that would have caused us shame and dishonour if someone had maliciously videoed us in the act and posted … Continue reading →

While we have been looking at the meaning of the word “Church”, there is another word that has become seriously wobbly of late: the word “Child”. International (and possibly even interstate) readers will not be aware that our Parliament here … Continue reading →

I am truly thinking of writing a book at some stage outlining, clarifying and defending the Catholic Church’s understanding of ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue. I have spent a very, very long time thinking all these things through, from a point … Continue reading →

Okay, Boyz, zis time ve show zem ve mean business, ya?

Last night I had the extreme pleasure of playing “driver” for Idris Edward Cardinal Cassidy, taking him to the Jewish Holocaust Centre here in Melbourne for one of his (now very rare) public speaking events. The topic for the night … Continue reading →

Just quickly popping in to say I am still here and have been reading the great discussion on the end of the last post. I have been attending a super colloquium on Deus Caritas Est at the local John Paul … Continue reading →