Author Archives: Schutz

An aquaintance of mine, George Bougias, who belongs to Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy (an organisation which I myself have not joined – not because I do not agree with their ideals but because, as I think I have said … Continue reading →

Fr James Bacik will be a guest of the Archbishop’s Office of Evangelisation here in Melbourne for a few days. Here are the events where you can catch up with him if you are in Melbourne. To book, contact the … Continue reading →

Glen Bolas at Hwaet! has an excellent post on John Piper’s criticism of Tom Wright’s doctrine of Justification. I will comment further on this when I am at greater liberty. HT to Kiran for letting me know about this. Update: … Continue reading →

I received this email from Anna Krohn, who is, among other things, the librarian of the Caroline Chisholm Library. You might be interested if you are in town. Dear Friends, Just to remind you of three events at the Caroline … Continue reading →

Did you catch this news story a few weeks ago? I only caught up with it through reading the LCA President’s comments on his page here. I know none of the details, but it did remind me of the Vollmer … Continue reading →

I was a little dismayed this morning when our pastor preached on the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes using the “exegesis” that goes: one boy came forward willing to share his lunch, and after the disciples … Continue reading →

You may know the story about Luther’s debate with Zwingli on the Lord’s Supper in 1529 – how he dramatically whipped back the tablecloth to reveal the words he had chalked there at the beginning of the debate: “hoc est … Continue reading →

Welcome to Master Theologian! Tonight’s contestant will be faced with the challenge of his theological career. He must demonstrate to the whole world – to bishops, priests, deacons, men and women religious, the lay faithful and ALL people of good … Continue reading →

In case you haven’t seen this yet, this is from here. Tracey Rowland: The intellectual center of this encyclical is that “A humanism which excludes God is an inhuman humanism.” It rests a notion of authentic human development upon the … Continue reading →

HT to First Thoughts for the link to this column from my favourite Anglican theologian. Now, if only he could apply the same thinking to the ordination of women… The Americans Know This Will End in Schism: Nobody has a … Continue reading →