Author Archives: Schutz

So. Is it the “Year of the Priest” OR the “Year for Priests”? From what I gather it is, in Latin, “Annus Sacerdotalis”, in other words, the “Priestly Year”. Any way, which ever it is, it is now on for … Continue reading →

Well, the other boot has finally fallen. It didn’t take a fortune-teller to predict that our beloved Bishop Chris Prowse was the Bishop-most-likely to be assigned to Sale. I wasn’t the first to hear the news, but I can say … Continue reading →

Astounding. I have just spent some time trying to work out why today my site had about 200 more visits than SCE has been averaging lately. Turns out that Fr Cutie has gone and married his girlfriend. All the extra … Continue reading →

Hagrid the guinea pig is dead. After an accident a week ago, he has not been able to eat. He was a very fat guinea pig, a non-stop eating machine, but in seven days he just about used up all … Continue reading →

Last night, after the ordination of Bishop Les Tomlinson, I bumped into Barney Zwartz from The Age, and we went together over to the Park Hyatt where drinks and nibbles were being served. One always has to be careful what … Continue reading →

Something one of our commentators said below on the “After Darwin” post prompted me to post this quotation from Tom Wright’s “Simply Christian” (p164): ‘Some people take the Bible literally,’ I recently heard a lecturer assert with great emphasis, ‘while … Continue reading →

This looks good! You might like to go along if you are in Melbourne in July. AFTER DARWIN: Responses to Darwinism from Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions (21-23 July) Sponsors: Trinity College at The University of Melbourne, Melbourne College of … Continue reading →

I was listening to an MP3 recording of an evangelical speaker giving a rather forceful bagging to Bishop Tom Wright and his theology just this morning (including the politico-economic aspects of it), when I heard the speaker refer to very … Continue reading →

I received this request from Elizabeth Sanborn who works for Logos Bible Software, and am happy to put it up on the SCE blog. I have used Logos bible software myself for years – but I don’t think my budget … Continue reading →

Fr James V. Schall has an excellent essay on the Ignatius Scoop blog entitled “Heaven is not an abstraction”. I recommend it. One of the things he does in that essay is quote Peter Kreeft’s statement that “The teachers are … Continue reading →