Author Archives: Schutz

I said the other day I would give a short review of the new Evangelicals and Catholics Together statement “That they may have life”. Well, I’ve read it (yes, on the beach again), and I can’t say I’m bowled over … Continue reading →

An astounding revelation recently on Cathnews. Cathnews carried a story sourced from UCANews, sourced from SperoNews, about comments which appeared in the Turkish political journal Yeni Asya by Jesuit Father Tom Michel. Fr Michel served on the Pontifical Council for … Continue reading →

Mmm. That seems to be the approach of some Christian commentators re Islam. For that matter, the same approach has a long tradition in Protestant commentary on the errors of Catholicism. John Allen, in this week’s All Things Catholic has … Continue reading →

I have just found a new statement from “Evangelicals and Catholics Together” on the First Things website called “That they may have life”. I am taking it out to read with my pipe now. Commentary soon!

For someone who earns their bread and butter working in interfaith relations the last seven days has been quite a week. I am very pleased that things have been quiet in Melbourne, and that the many years of hard work … Continue reading →

Here is the full text of a statement issued by Taize. (I will simply note that when I entered full communion with the Catholic Church, I was not required to abjure my protestant “heresies”, but simply declared that I accepted … Continue reading →

I often have people tell me that Islam is a religion that is spread only by the sword. Well, I’m not to hot on that aspect of history, and many things are passed off as “fact” which may be capable … Continue reading →

Finally, one of best analytical minds of the Lutheran Church of Australia has taken the plunge and gotten his own blogsite. Yes, my dear friend, one-time colleague and God-Father to my daughter Mia, Pastor Fraser Pearce, has his own blogsite: … Continue reading →

Yes, my namesake Frere Roger Schutz has been in the news again in the last couple of weeks with a French historian, Yves Chiron, claiming that the founder of Taize had indeed “converted” to the Catholic Church. Actually, as it … Continue reading →

Just a few more thoughts on the matter of Evangelisation (those not interested can go to the Rocket Science class). I went to a VCCE (“Victorian Council of Christian Education”) seminar today given by Phil Hughes on the recent Spirituality … Continue reading →