Author Archives: Schutz

Zenit has published a short meditation by Archbishop Vincent Landel of Rabat in response to the publication of cartoons on Mohammed in the Western press. Christians and Muslims and indeed all people of goodwill will find this is worth thinking … Continue reading →

Here are the actual details about the debate to which I referred earlier. The first one was tonight, the next tomorrow night and the final one next Saturday. If you go down to the woods tonight… Commencing Friday 17 February … Continue reading →

Christians are inveterate bloggers, but I wonder if you knew that Muslims are into the game as well. It is really interesting to read some of their blogs, to get a perspective on what’s going down in their community. One … Continue reading →

Here’s a worry. I like debating, but I am in the business of dialogue. I know that sometimes a debate can be a dialogue, especially if it is between two people who, like me, find that the best way to … Continue reading →

Sorry I haven’t been blogging much in the last few days. We have been very busy at the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission. On Tuesday morning, the good folk of the Australian Intercultural Society came around to the Archdiocesan offices to … Continue reading →

OK, so maybe Charlene Spretnak was an odd person for the National Catholic Reporter to ask to do a review on Is the Reformation Over? An evangelical assessment of contemporary Roman Catholicism, by Mark A. Noll and Carolyn Nystrom.  She rightly … Continue reading →

In the RU-486 debate, a disturbing point of view has been widely expressed, viz. that reproduction of the species is a female only affair: males should butt out. In a letter in this morning’s edition of The AGE, Liz Conor … Continue reading →

Showing soon at a computer near you… Here’s a surprise for the books. Catholic News Agency reports that Sony Motion pictures is actually launching a site where critics of the “The Da Vinci Code” can publish their views. Just a … Continue reading →

This is something worth noting. Though the bill has passed in the Senate, and looks like doing so in lower house as well, one of the most significant outcomes of the RU-486 debate in terms of ecumenical and interfaith relations … Continue reading →

Credo drew my attention to this story in Whispers in the Loggia. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says:2300 The bodies of the dead must be treated with respect and charity, in faith and hope of the Resurrection. The burial … Continue reading →