Author Archives: Schutz

[Logged: Tuesday morning at 4am in the Foresteria of the the Monastery of Saint Gregory al Celio] The flight from Hong Kong to Rome was over twelve hours long, with the result that we had more than 18 hours of … Continue reading →

Just a short note to say that I am finally back on the “e-Planet” after having “dropped off” for a bit. It took me forever to find a way of getting connected to the Internet here in Rome, but all … Continue reading →

Well, my friends, my Rome/Istanbul odyssey has begun. I am at an internet cafe in the Hong Kong airport at the moment. Cathy and I have been “on the road” since 4am Palm Sunday morning AEST. It is now 5pm … Continue reading →

Here is a lesson in how to be nice from Brian Coyne, the Editor of Catholica Australia. He emailed me with the link that he has put on Catholica to my website, and the description, which is as follows: Probably … Continue reading →

My poetical 10yr-old daughter has written an Easter Poem. (For her Christmas poem, see here). Here it is. All the shops they think its funny to sell a chocolate easter bunny and all young children nag their mums “please mum … Continue reading →

The story by Barney Zwartz in today’s edition of The Age about the “discrimination” in the Australian Catholic School system against Eastern Rite Catholics deserves some comment. The story is not quite “hot off the press”, as it was several … Continue reading →

Something that one often hears is the criticism of the Second Vatican Council that it included no condemnations. This is held up as proof of what John XXIII intended when he said that this was not to be a “dogmatic” … Continue reading →

From this report in Cathnews, it looks like things are finally sorting themselves out at St Mary’s in South Brisbane. But one thing seems a little unclear. Check this: Fr Kennedy said he was still a Catholic priest with the … Continue reading →

Welcome to my new blog domain. Just so we all understand, I am reposting a blog from below. WikHow has a useful article on “How to be nice”. I thought I might adapt it for “How to be nice on … Continue reading →

The Devil wasn’t going to let Lady Day (March 25) go by without having a swipe at the Culture of Life that day so gloriously celebrates. The Age ran a front page story called “Angie’s choice: a death with dignity”, … Continue reading →