Author Archives: Schutz

In the Modern Academy, to earn a PhD (or, indeed, any kind of post-graduate degree in any field whatsoever) one needs to produce an original, fresh scholarly thesis in a relevant field of study. One of the things about this … Continue reading →

The Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation is to be commended for taking the opportunity to get Fr Paul Turner, who was in Sydney for the Societas Liturgica national conference, down to Melbourne to give us a presentation on the changes we … Continue reading →

And in The Age, no less. Check it out: http://www.theage.com.au/world/a-touch-of-mercy-for-twisted-limbs-in-dili-20090825-ey1z.html Please note: Donations for the nuns can be sent to the Jesuit Mission, PO Box 193 (31 West Street) North Sydney, NSW 2059. Actually, does any one have any more … Continue reading →

From this article in Cathnews: “At the moment, there are no institutional proposals for a modification of the liturgical books currently in use,” said the Assistant Director of the Holy See Press Office, Father Ciro Benedettini, according to Catholic News … Continue reading →

Even before his election as the successor to St. Peter, Pope Benedict has been urging us to draw upon the ancient liturgical practice of the Church to recover a more authentic Catholic worship. For that reason, I have restored the … Continue reading →

This event organised by the Archbishop’s Office of Evangelisation looks good. I’ve just rearranged my Thursday night schedule so that I can be there. You might want to go along too (if you are in Melbourne), as it will address … Continue reading →

I just found today the following quotations taken from Bishop Christopher Prowse’s Installation homily in Sale on July 15 (from the “Stones will Shout” newsletter). He certainly struck the right note. Please pray for +Christopher and the Catholic people of … Continue reading →

I was listening to Christopher Hitchens hold forth on a podcast lecture the other day about the way primitive man came to associate thunder with the anger of God through a chance rumbling at the very moment he engaged in … Continue reading →

Some of you know that I am an enthusiastic amateur exegete. Well, not that amateur – considering that my theology degree gave a very heavy emphasis to training in the original languages and exegesis of scripture as the underlying discipline … Continue reading →

No, I am not adopting an American accent, I am attempting to coin a new word. Is it not remarkable that in our English language, we have a word for being concerned with matters of the Spirit (“spiritual/spirituality”) but not … Continue reading →