Author Archives: Schutz

The newswires are carrying this story this morning: Vatican official tells paedophile priests to expect damnation. It is a classic case of the “chinese whispers” effects which often happens with stories eminating from the Holy See. I was especially surprised … Continue reading →

This half-page ad appeared in yesterday’s Sunday Age. I am not quite sure what to make of it. Any ideas?

I wanted today to show my daughters some of the “Hitler rant” parodies on YouTube (this was the one I was attempting to find), only to find that I could hardly find any of my favourites. The story is here. … Continue reading →

Last Sunday night Compass featured a film which was mainly made in the Melbourne Archdiocese called “Challenge, Change, Faith: Catholic Australia and the Second Vatican Council”. It was produced for the Burke Family Trust by X-Ray Vision. It features a … Continue reading →

I read this passage this morning from N.T. Wright’s “Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vison“, on page 164. I thought it worth putting up the whole paragraph for your consideration. When, by clear implication, I am charged with encouraging believers … Continue reading →

Another TV history professor that I really admire is Simon Shama. I was totally engrossed by his “History of Britian”, both the series, and later the book. So when I saw a new audio book in the library, “The American … Continue reading →

A little game of the imagination here. I want to pick your brains (or at least your opinions, which may or may not be the same thing!). Imagine that it is the First Sunday in Advent, 2011. Imagine that this … Continue reading →

There is a rather unusual article by Dr Jodi Death of the Queensland University of Technology School of Justice in today’s edition of The Age, “The divine act of forgiveness has cloaked decades of abuse” (noting, of course, that as … Continue reading →

Well, it didn’t quite work for me, I can tell you. (This is one time when I would be keen to know PE’s take on an issue.)  I was left afterwards asking WTF was that all about? Sorted most of … Continue reading →

Great news! There is to be a launch of Fr John Fleming’s book “Convinced by Truth” (click link to order) here in Melbourne. Details as follows: Caroline Chisholm Library and Connor Court Publishing invite you to the launch of Convinced … Continue reading →