Author Archives: Schutz

Pastor Fraser Pearce asked the question, and we found the answer. Does the Greek Orthodox church ordain women as deacons? The answer can be found here, in the America Magazine. The question remains: are these women ordained as “deacons” or … Continue reading →

A mate at work said his sister put this official picture of the Holy Father from the day of his election up in her WC with this caption attached. It’s irreverent, but I thought it was funny.

Pope Benedict XVI: I’m not a man who constantly thinks up jokes. But I think it’s very important to be able to see the funny side of life and its joyful dimension and not to take everything too tragically. I’d … Continue reading →

John Allen’s “All Things Catholic” continues to be a good read—a little more general and a little less “Vatican-gossipy”, but still informative. Thankfully not overly “US-centric”. He has covered some big general issues lately, and in his latest column he … Continue reading →

I have published a new entry in my “conversion retro-blog” Year of Grace.

I spent last night watching the DVD Islam: Empire of Faith in the Empires series. I had a ready watch the Kingdom of David DVD about the rise of the kingdom of Israel and its later history and found that … Continue reading →

I don’t normally read horoscopes. Astrology is something that made sense in the pre-scientific world, when the earth was in the centre of the cosmos, and the cosmos was divided into sub- and super-lunary spheres. In that world view it … Continue reading →

Tom Pietsch, fresh back from his honeymoon and back at his computer, has alerted us to this Australian Democrats anti-Christian survey. Get in there an make a difference. The questions are terribly loaded, of course. Like: 21. Would you be … Continue reading →

I’ve been “tagged” to take part in this game, but I think I might revisit it a few times. Here’s my first attempt: 1. One book that changed your life: Fr Fenton nominated Ceremony and Celebration by Paul H D … Continue reading →

Wanna know what the Pope thinks about the place of women in the Church? About the AIDS epidemic in Africa? About the situation in the Middle East? About gay marriage? Well, forget the speculation, because a bunch of interviewers have … Continue reading →