Author Archives: Schutz

Stephen Crittenden is back on ABC Radio National’s “Religion Report”. I’vebeen a great fan of the Religion Report for ages. Although I usually missit (unless I am in the car instead of on my motorbike on the way into townon … Continue reading →

By the way, a much better novel than “The Da Vinci Code”, but on the same topics, is by Umberto Eco (of “Name of the Rose” fame). It’s called “Foucault’s Pendulum” and it is a ripper. Here are some snippets … Continue reading →

You could say that today was a typical Australia Day: a hot day (33 degrees–we were expecting 41!–still 30 degrees outside at 7:30pm), spent most of the day at the local pool with family and friends. The big difference: I … Continue reading →

Well, if we are going to “think with the Church”, here is a very good place to start: the Holy Father’s first encyclical “God is love” was released early this morning (around 2:30am EST, 4:30pm Italian time), so for those … Continue reading →

Welcome to my blog. I don’t know what this will become just yet. A little like the title of the blog–a goal to aim for, rather than something achieved. Thinking with the Church requires discipline, as I suspect writing a … Continue reading →