Author Archives: Schutz

I have posted a new chapter in my “Year of Grace” conversion retro-blog, for those of you who are following this story.

I’m embarrassed now. After having quoted Cardinal Martini with a degree of approval (see my blog: “Spelling out the principal of the lesser evil”), I now have read the full interview, courtesy of Sandro Magister. It makes rather uncomfortable reading—especially … Continue reading →

Over at “Always Yes”, Tom Pietsch has posed a question that deserves an answer: “The very idea of a few hundred Australian [Lutheran] delegates voting in a Toowoomba auditorium on whether the Bride of Christ has been sexist for its … Continue reading →

Perhaps it is his impending nuptials that lead Tom Pietsch, the young Lutheran seminarian and blogger at “Always Yes”, to muse on global warming and all things apocalyptic. I have been meaning to blog on this one myself for a … Continue reading →

The news today is that “the Holy See is preparing a document on the use of condoms to prevent the transmission of the HIV virus” (Catholic World News). This follows the discussion which appeared in the Italian daily La Repubblica. … Continue reading →

I recently showed Papa Benny’s Easter Vigil Homily to a priest friend. He wrote back:Dear David, Thank you for the homily of Pope Benedict. It is an extraordinary statement. What do you make of a statements like “He was one … Continue reading →

A short note to say “Happy Birthday” to our Sovereign, the Queen of Australia, Elizabeth II. Long has she reigned over us, and long may she continue to do so. I pray that God continues to give her good health … Continue reading →

Okay, I agree with Edmund Chia that the argument “Christianity is the only religion with a savior who rose from the dead [;therefore] it obviously is the only true religion” is problematic. He says: “First, how does one arrive at … Continue reading →

Since my university days, I have been very impressed by the work of Marshall McLuhan, who gave us the dictum “The medium is the message”. But not until today was I aware that McLuhan was also a committed Catholic, and … Continue reading →

Occasionally, I come across an exchange in an interview that is just priceless, and needs to be repeated. The first is from John Allen’s Word from Rome, interviewing the US Ambassador to the Holy See, Francis Rooney: JA:      Let’s talk … Continue reading →