Author Archives: Schutz

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season … Continue reading →

Speaking to several friends who were in Rome for the Conference of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, I hear it was a great success. About 80 priests attended, a quarter of whom were from Australia. Despite the fact that the … Continue reading →

It is hard to believe that there are people out there who still believe that John Cornwall’s “Hitler’s Pope” is a work with any historical value – but Douglas Bloomfield, writing yesterday in the Jerusalem Post (“Hitler’s pope was no … Continue reading →

Deo Gratias! In this interview with Rabbi Jacob Neusner reported in Zenit today, Neusner reveals that the Pope told him that Volume 2 of “Jesus of Nazareth” is complete. What a relief! When the Holy Father broke his wrist last … Continue reading →

This article by a member of the Republican Movement in the Sydney Morning Herald puts forward one of the stupidist arguments I’ve ever heard for abolishing our Constitution Monarchy: Prince William cannot marry a Catholic, therefore we should have a … Continue reading →

It’s the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity” in the northern hemisphere – we celebrate it in the week leading up to Pentecost down under – and Papa B. has dedicated an entire Wednesday audience to the topic: I have … Continue reading →

The Finnish Lutherans have been in Rome again on their annual pilgrimage to the Holy See (a significant idea in itself!). In his speech to the visitors, the Holy Father said: You mentioned in your address the Joint Declaration on … Continue reading →

So, Ms Kosky has resigned. The reasons for her resignation are entirely honourable. But this is an election year, and her record – that is, the Brumby Government’s record – on transport will be tested in Novemeber when we all … Continue reading →

You gotta love Cardinal Arinze. Secretly (no secret now, because I am telling you), I had hoped that he would be elected pope in the last conclave. Not that I am at all disappointed with the bloke they did choose, … Continue reading →

I had not heard of David Gibson before this artice from the New York Times (“Pope Quiz: Is Every Pontiff a Saint?”) turned up on my iGoogle page. I discover that he has been a regular blogger on Beliefnet and … Continue reading →