Author Archives: Schutz

Dear Reader, Thank you for loyally following this humble blog throughout 2009 – with all its changes to WordPress and everything. Sentire Cum Ecclesia and its author wish you all a happy and blessed Christmas. Stick with us for more … Continue reading →

Well, they may not like Harry Potter or Twilight, but they like the Simpsons. Those crazy guys at L’Osservatore Romano have, according to the Catholic News Service, described “The Simpsons” as simultaneously a: “tender and irreverent, scandalous and ironic, boisterous … Continue reading →

There really hasn’t been all that much negative reaction, as far as I can tell, from our Jewish brothers and sisters to the recognition of the “heroic virtue” of Pope Pius XII. The usual characters have made a noise – … Continue reading →

I haven’t seen any of the other “Elders” programs with Andrew Denton on the ABC, but I am sure glad I pressed the “record” button on the DVD recorder on Sunday night and caught Denton’s interview with Richard Dawkins (who, … Continue reading →

Thank God for Sandro Magister. Without him – and the hardworking Matthew Sherry of Ballwin, Missouri – we would not have access to many highlights of the Italio-phone Catholic world. But we do. And so we have his short by … Continue reading →

I was a bit surprised that there were four letters in The Age this morning regarding the canonisation of Blessed Mary of the Cross (aka Mary MacKillop) and each one of them negative. David Seal, of Balwyn North, in “CONSERVATISM … Continue reading →

I saw the article in the paper about the tragic death of Bangoang Tut this morning, and the mention of the Morwell Lutheran Church. I asked Cathy and she confirmed that he was the child of Jacob Bangoang, the Lutheran … Continue reading →

I am sure that I have posted somewhere before on the matter of the way in which psychological tests and reports are used to “screen” candidates for this or that position in the modern world, but I can’t seem to … Continue reading →

Cathnews reported this morning on a story in The Catholic Weekly Bishops vote on new Missal (20/12/2009). Most of the article is “old news” since the bishops meeting was November 23 to November 27. The source seems to be the … Continue reading →

Matthias (who came and helped me with cantoring in my parish on Sunday – big “ta”, Matthias) told me this, and I could hardly believe it until I got the chance to check it out this morning: Louise has closed … Continue reading →