Author Archives: Schutz

You have to feel for this bloke. He’s about my age, and I can say that my worst nightmare would be to know that Alzheimers is breathing down your neck and there’s nothing you can do about it. It is … Continue reading →

You may be surprised to find our most regular Traditional Catholic commentator, Joshua, is currently on his maiden tour of the Eternal City, and, it seems, finding all sorts of interesting places to recite the endless latin psalms in his … Continue reading →

 Cardinal Pole has come out all guns blazing against what he sees as a terrible scandal: the Catholic charitable organisation “Aid to the Church in Need/Kirche in Not” financially supports the theological resourcing of the Russian Orthodox Church. He writes … Continue reading →

I have begun my analysis of “Hymns Titles from Australian Resource Books – Rated ‘Yes” by the NLC Music Board” on my hymnody blog “Sing Lustily and With Good Courage”. The discussion includes: Hymn titles rated “Yes” by the National … Continue reading →

I understand that for the moment there are no Latin Novus Ordo masses happening at St Brigid’s, but it is good to see that the Glorificamus blog is back in action!

Unless you are the President of a National Bishops Conference (anyone?), you probably didn’t get a copy of this letter in the post. Coveniently, the Congregation for Catholic Education was kind enough to include a summary of the letter in … Continue reading →

Just in case we have forgotten what we are supposed to be about, here is a reminder: I encourage in each one of you a deeper awareness of Christ’s missionary mandate to “make disciples of all peoples” (Matt 28:19) We … Continue reading →

A recent speaker was asked about the difference between faith and belief. Drawing on Karl Rahner and Paul Tillich, he defined “faith” as “one’s positive sense of life, the way one manages this universe of ours, the positive way we … Continue reading →

It might sound silly, but I actually am looking forward to retirement. It is still a good twenty years away for me, the standard retirement age for men currently being 65 in Australia – although it might be later by … Continue reading →

Click here to download the recordings of Age Journalist Martin Flanagan’s recent dialogue with visiting US priest Fr Jim Bacik. The topic was “Is there really a God? Searching for mystery in a culture of doubt”. It is worth listening … Continue reading →