Author Archives: Schutz

Last Tuesday, I held in my hands the episcopal ring which will be placed on the finger of the new Anglican archbishop of Melbourne (Dr Philip Freier) at his installation this Saturday. My friend, the Archdeacon (how Trollopian that sounds!), … Continue reading →

Here’s a nasty little piece, to which Amy Wellborn alerts us (and a good dissection of it by Christopher S. Johnson). It is a blatant act of what we, in the Catholic Church, call proselytising (aka “Sheep-stealing”). Apart from the … Continue reading →

From the same review as the quote below, Stephen Barr gives us this definition of Creation: In its traditional and profounder meaning, creation is that timeless act whereby God holds all things in existence. It is not an alternative to … Continue reading →

I liked this quotation from Stephen Barr’s Review of Edward O. Wilson’s “The Creation: A meeting of Science and Religion” in October First Things. The book is written in the form of a letter to an imaginary Southern Baptist pastor, … Continue reading →

Of course, it is Mozart’s 250 birthday year, and we all enjoyed listening to the ABC FM Australia’s top 100 pieces of Mozart (except for you Lutheran incurables out there who prefer JSB–a close second, okay, but Mozart wins (any … Continue reading →

Yes folks, its what you’ve been waiting for, an update on my “Year of Grace” conversion retro-journal. I have added four new entries: Monday, 31st July, 2000 Monday, 14th August, 2000 Monday, 21 August, 2000 Statement presented to my Church … Continue reading →

I have just read a great article from Commentary called “The Human Difference” by Eric Cohen. This article connects the dots between a number of issues that I have been blogging about already. It articulates what I had already felt … Continue reading →

Fr Marco has this one, which I couldn’t resist stealing. It had me giggling for ages:Your Holiness, we would like you to start the procession from up there and enter on a rocket-cycle! How’s that sound?

Fr Marco (the Anglo-Papist priest of Loxton celebrating his tenth anniversary of ordination as a Lutheran pastor), has tagged me for this latest meme. 1. I smoke a pipe.2. I am a sixth generation Australian (my grandfather’s grandfather’s grandfather died … Continue reading →

Inquisitive Brain has left the following comment on my previous blog on Intelligent Design. As far as the issue of the intersection of ID and Catholicism, all of your comments so far seem to be an extremely well formulated red … Continue reading →