Author Archives: Schutz

I’m sure he didn’t mean it as it sounds, but this comment by the Rev. Dr David Stolz (recently retired long serving President/bishop of the Victorian District of the Lutheran Church of Australia) from a “scoop” interview in the February … Continue reading →

I have added three new posts on my “Year of Grace” blog–the blogsite where I am in the process of publishing the journal I kept between Easter 2000 and Easter 2001 as I made my way from being a Lutheran … Continue reading →

As our good friend, Shannon O’Donahoo enters the Seminary this week with about half a dozen other fine young men, there is this timely piece reported on Zenit: Six Effective Habits of Vocational Recruiting. The six habits are: putting the … Continue reading →

In a Zenit piece this week, Father John Flynn reports: Euthanasia is not only on the table for the elderly. There is increasing pressure for it to be practiced on newborns who suffer from illnesses or are disabled. The United … Continue reading →

It seems that here and in Italy and just about everywhere the euthanasia “debate” is up and running once again. Here in Australia, Greens Senator Bob Brown has just introduced a bill for euthanasia into the Senate. And in Italy … Continue reading →

I picked up a second hand copy of Helmut Thielicke’s 2 volume “Ethics” in St Peter’s Bookroom (East Melbourne) yesterday. And put it down again. (If you would like to purchase it, it’s still sitting there for $20–a bargain). What … Continue reading →

Yes, I’m addicted. But I have decided to start another blog on the subject of congregational song in the Catholic Church. I will use this place for my own musings on this area, as well as for posting some of … Continue reading →

The head of the Communications Office in the Archdiocese drew my attention to the website of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) TV today. It is a real window into a reality we rarely see–or want to see, for … Continue reading →

Who could have predicted that are broken down movie star, a grocer’s daughter from the English provinces and a Polish priest would become the improbable protagonists of the great conflict of the 20th-century second-half? Spengler, reviewing John O’Sullivan’s “The President, … Continue reading →

Imitation is the highest form of flattery, so I hope Marco will forgive me for nicking this picture, and Sandra for adding her caption, which I think is priceless. Oh, goody! You remembered my pogo stick!