Author Archives: Schutz

The Importance of Being Right

Or perhaps that should be “The Importance of DOING Right”? What I mean is this. I found myself in the last few days asking myself the question “Am I a traditionalist?” My answer is: No. Well, am I a legalist? … Continue reading →

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No matter how carefully you say it…

you will still be misunderstood. Not withstanding my comments in the previous blog, here is an example of a perfectly moderate, sane and clear argument and what the media made of it. The scene is Italy once more, the source … Continue reading →

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Hey, I'm on a roll now…

The old bloggin’ fever has bitten me again! Here at Sentire Cum Ecclesia we (I use the royal “we”) have some pretty strong views. And we like to argue them forcefully. But if I ever take up an arguement it … Continue reading →

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"You can't trust those people…"

An interesting comment which I have now heard from both a Jewish Rabbi and a Catholic Priest. The Jewish Rabbi has changed his mind because he attended a JCMA conference and met some of “those people”. Hopefully too the Catholic … Continue reading →

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Seven Stories of Seven Bishops

If I thought that Turkey was a strange and wondrous place, where the paradigms of the rest of the world failed to apply, it is as nothing compared to China. For a quick and powerful glimpse at the state of … Continue reading →

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Catching up with the news

After being in Turkey for two weeks and in recovery mode for one week, I am finally catching up with the news. I have ploughed my way through about 150 pages of news and commentary, including the print outs of … Continue reading →

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Page 161 Meme

Just to put something on the blog to keep what remaining readers I have interested (I will get back into gear sooner or later as I continue to recover from my International Sojourn), I have picked up on Tom’s little … Continue reading →

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Day Twelve: Home again, Home again, Clippity Clop…

Sorry for the long break in transmission. I arrived home on Thursday night after more than twenty four hours of travel (including check in, change of flights at KLIA, getting through quarantine on the Australian side). I was absolutely exhausted … Continue reading →

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Day Eleven: "N?ck?ng round to Izn?k" OR "Show me the way to go home…"

Th?s w?ll be the last entry ?n the blog unt?l I land back ?n Melbourne tomorrow n?ght. It’s 6:30am ?n Istanbul and we only have a few m?nutes before need?ng to be packed and ready to leave for today’s v?s?t … Continue reading →

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Day Ten: "Follow?ng the Yellow S?lk Road" OR "The H?lls Are Al?ve!"

Another day of beaut?es and surpr?ses. I l?ke Bursa. A very busy c?ty, but also one w?th a lot of beauty. Bursa ?s the 4th largest c?ty ?n Turkey w?th almost 2 m?ll?on ?nhab?tants. Its ma?n ?ndustry ?s automot?ve. It’s … Continue reading →

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