Author Archives: Schutz

Thanks to a comment left on this blog a few days ago, I was led to this rather thoughtful Catholic blog from a New Zealander – the author seems to be concerned with many of the same issues that we … Continue reading →

Recently a comment was left on the blog by one “Jakian Thomist”, and that led me to his blog “The Duhem Society”, the purpose of which is “to study the writing of Pierre Duhem and Stanley L. Jaki, two great … Continue reading →

In a comment towards the end of the string on my previous post Catholic means “Here comes Everybody!”, I quoted Pope Benedict as saying in August 2008: When I was younger I was rather severe. I said: the sacraments are … Continue reading →

I don’t normally clog up my blog with personal pictures. But we have had a good Christmas, and so I thought I might share a few memories with you. At every family celebration at the in-laws there is a competition … Continue reading →

I received a strange comment (unpublished) to an old 2007 Christmas post on this blog. The comment was: it is interesting that no one has picked up on the pope’s citation of Origen in the homily–namely, Origen’s insistence that pagans … Continue reading →

I’ve been meaning to blog on this article (“The truth of Secret Diplomats’ Business”) for some time. I tore it out of last Saturday’s Age and have been carrying it around in my pocket since, waiting for an opportunity to … Continue reading →

I have just finished reading an article by Sandro Magister (“Go forth and baptize”) on the situtation in the Catholic Church in Argentina. The problem concerned rigorism in application to the question of who should be admitted to baptism. As … Continue reading →

Well, we did have an enjoyable Christmas this year. Our children are growing up, so instead of going to the 6:30pm Family Mass at their school’s mass centre, we went to 8:30pm Lessons and Carols at their Lutheran Parish of … Continue reading →

A Jewish friend rang me this morning to ask what she could do about a situation in Indonesia where a Catholic Church has been attacked by local mobs. We were both made aware of this from a circular newsletter from … Continue reading →

Okay, I’ve checked the calendar, and it is definitely St Stephen’s Day, not April Fool’s Day. So someone pease tell me that this is a joke? See: http://www.robertblairkaiser.com/ (Actually, I guess there is always the possibility that it IS a … Continue reading →