Author Archives: Schutz

I can be really naughty when I want to be. Not being a parish pastor anymore means it doesn’t matter if people like me or not, I am free to stand up for what I believe no matter what opposition … Continue reading →

Steve Irwin (the Crocodile Hunter) wasn’t the only person who died yesterday. Yeah, I know, lots of people did, and may God’s angels guide them all to heaven, but I want to just let the world know that another splendid … Continue reading →

In an article in The Australian, Jill Rowbotham interviews the Anglican military bishop Tom Frame (ie. he is a bishop for the military, not the “Onward-Christian-Soldiers” type which Melbourne Catholics are hoping for in their prayers!) I’m not too fussed … Continue reading →

Go here to listen to Danny Nalliah’s mish-mashed diatribe against our political and church leaders. I say “mish mash” because he mixes up a lot of different issues into one, including the Racial and Religious Tolerance laws, the threat of … Continue reading →

I have just finished reading an excellent article by Professor Neil Ormerod called “Intelligent Design: the last gasp of the God of the Gaps”. He sent this article to me personally, and it isn’t available on the web, but a … Continue reading →

Shannon tagged me for the “Five” meme some time ago, so here goes. Five Things in my Freezer 1. Discounted meat from Coles2. last week’s leftover’s (for lunch next week)3. Bacon4. bag of frozen chips5. peas (ditto in my experience … Continue reading →

This time I get to blame that “provocative” planet Mars for my general rudeness and argumentativeness ! Here’s my horoscope for last week from The Sunday Age’s Life magazine: “You want to be certain of someone’s reaction this week, even … Continue reading →

I recently read in one of Terry Pratchett’s novels the saying that it is easy to see things that aren’t real; the tricky thing is to see the things that are really real. In an essay entitled “For a Definitive … Continue reading →

I read a review today by Philip Hughes in the Christian Research Association magazine Pointers (June 2006) of a book called Predicting the Religion: Christian, Secular and Alternative of Futures. In his review, Hughes reports that one of the authors … Continue reading →

Anyone who has visited the ground floor of the Cardinal Knox Centre in recent times would have noticed a large statue of the Sacred Heart in a glass box. It was not the best place to put him, but I … Continue reading →