Author Archives: Schutz

Those who have been following Cardinal Schönborn’s catecheses on Creation and Evolution will want to read the fourth presentation in this series: “He upholds the universe by His word and power”

Now who is the voice of reason? It will come as a surprise to some to find “hardliner” Tony Abbott coming to the defence of multiculturalism in Australia. Lest it seem that he is trying to pick a fight with … Continue reading →

I have posted a new episode in my “Year of Grace” retro-blog about my conversion to the Catholic Church.

Just last night, I was listening to a program on EWTN in which a caller rang up and asked about the passage “Call no man your father” (Matt 23:9). The explanation given was that Jesus was talking about the various … Continue reading →

“The point is reasonable but the presentation provocative”, says Michelle Grattan about the Treasurer’s Sydney Institute Speech. We agree. Of course citizenship means embracing the values of the nation (which are currently a subject of debate in themselves). But why … Continue reading →

Thanks to Pete for this link to the text of the letter to the CDF about George Pell. http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/update/aus_cdf_letter.pdf

This morning, on the Stephen Crittenden show, we received further enlightenment about the agenda of the “Conscientious Objectors”. It seems that in thinking their argument with Cardinal Pell was simply over a misunderstanding of meaning of the word “conscience” in … Continue reading →

It has a certain logic. You belong to the Catholic Church, but you believe orthodox Catholic doctrine allows you to dissent from the teachings of its magisterium on the basis of the “freedom of conscience”. A prominent local bishop teaches … Continue reading →

I arrived at work this morning to the news that Archbishop Fitzgerald (President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue) has been reassigned as Nuncio to Egypt. There has been a good deal of speculation about this, but the reports … Continue reading →

First came Cardinal Christof Schönborn’s New York Times essay last July. Then came Stephen Barr’s critique in the October edition of First Things. Now Cardinal Schönborn’s response from the January edition of First Things is available for online reading. Keep … Continue reading →