Author Archives: Schutz

In the December edition of St Paul’s Lutheran Church’s superlative in-house magazine “Inside Story” (in which Cathy and I have our regular movie review column) there is this rather strange business about an “Anglican rosary”. As far as I know, … Continue reading →

In 2007 I had the good fortune to travel to Turkey with the Australian Intercultural Society. One of my companions was a Victorian policeman called Ken Lay. We were a small travelling group of six, so we got to know … Continue reading →

“Out of darkness into light – a people of life and for life”: Evangelism in a Culture of Death January 24th-27th, 2010 Hosted by the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family, the Victorian Branch of the Australian Association … Continue reading →

In comparison to Pope John Paul II meeting with and forgiving the man who shot him, Pope Benedict’s meeting with Susan Maiolo and giving her forgiveness may seem a little odd or at least much less significant. But something almost … Continue reading →

And finally this morning (a busy day for blogging after a bit of an hiatus) a Malay friend of mine has been emailing me with concerns about the opposition Christians in Malaysia are expriencing in regards to the new law … Continue reading →

Many readers will be familiar with the term “The New Feminism”. It is a term that has been coined by “John Paul II Catholics” to describe a kind of Christian feminism in line with the Church’s witness to the truth … Continue reading →

I am reading Diarmaid MacCulloch’s new “History of Christianity” at the moment (see here for a review of the book by none other than the Bearded One himself, the Archbishop of Canterbury). One of the significant features of the book … Continue reading →

Last night I was discussing with Cathy and my mother-in-law the testimony of the woman who experienced the second “miracle” accredited to Mother Mary of the Cross (aka Mary MacKillop). Even my not-very-sympathetic-to-Catholic-idosyncracies mother-in-law said she had to acknowledge that … Continue reading →

This article in Cathnews interested me this morning: Easter Bunny arrives far too early in Cairns. The problem is not isolated to Far North Queensland. I walked into our local Coles yesterday to find hot cross buns for sale. Deary … Continue reading →

We woke here in Australia to the tragic news of the earthquake and the many thousands dead in Haiti. No one life is worth more than any other, but the Catholic community in Haiti will be hard hit by the … Continue reading →