Author Archives: Schutz

In a post below, I noted the recent ALP Party Conference in which the wording of their platform on marriage was altered to remove reference to “a man and a woman”. I have received some correspondence from Rob Ward, the … Continue reading →

Having just celebrated “Vocations Week” here in Australia, it is good to see the Herald Sun running a good news story with the heading “Catholic seminaries full as religion resurges”. I am firmly convinced that the Catholic Church in Australia … Continue reading →

At the JPII Colloquium mentioned below, I was naughty enough to ask the two Lutheran presenters whether “concupiscence” is a part of human nature or not. That of course led to the old Lutheran/Catholic debate on whether concupiscence was sin … Continue reading →

This is an interesting story.

This article (“Teenagers want sex — but a third get unwanted sex”, The Age August 4, 2009) really makes me sad. It is proof positive that today’s youth have become the victims of their elders’ ideologies. The sex-ed “experts” believe … Continue reading →

Kiran sent me this paper while I was on long service leave recently, and I have only just had the chance to have a good look at it. It is an old essay by Jaroslav Pelikan of blessed memory, published … Continue reading →

Time’s up. I want one of these. Pope John Paul II’s Abba Pater is one of my all time favourites. I hope it is something like this that the producers of Papa Benny’s CD have in mind.

It’s been a busy week, so I haven’t had time to report on what I think was one of the best “ecumenical” conferences I have been involved in ever (and that’s including any I have organised). The credit goes to … Continue reading →

A lot of noise was made yesterday around the country in the name of the fight for “the right” for same-sex couples to be legally married. There are some mighty non sequiturs in the rhetoric of the gay lobby. Take … Continue reading →

Well, this should be interesting. I have received the following circular email from Rob Ward, Victorian State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby. He is informing us of the upcoming schedule for the public hearing of the Scrutiny of Acts … Continue reading →