Author Archives: Schutz

Reading Glosses From An Old Manse, I see that the Bearded One of Canterbury is also having ecumenical talks with the Bearded One of Volokolamsk (I wonder what the Holy Father would look like with a beard… Do you think … Continue reading →

ROTFL with this one. HT to Josh. I gather that at Twickenham on Friday there were two groups of protestors ; the ultra-gay lobby and the ultra-Protestants. The police were out in force to keep them from really spoiling the … Continue reading →

The Vatican Information Service has released a “communique” (not a “joint statement”) about the meeting of Pope Benedict with Archbishop Williams. My emphases and [My Comments] “Fifty years after the first meeting of a Pope and an Archbishop of Canterbury … Continue reading →

Continuing to follow the Holy Father’s teaching ministry in Britain, here is an excerpt from his speech yesterday in Westminster Hall: And yet the fundamental questions at stake in Thomas More’s trial continue to present themselves in ever-changing terms as … Continue reading →

Some bits from the Pope’s address to the Ecumenical Meeting and Archbishop Williams address at Evening prayer. Pope Benedict said: This year, as we know, marks the hundredth anniversary of the modern ecumenical movement, which began with the Edinburgh Conference’s … Continue reading →

Venerable (Blessed as of tomorrow) John Henry Newman is a hero of mine, perhaps, you might say, for obvious reasons. But in fact, he has had a special place in my life since I was a Lutheran seminarian, long before … Continue reading →

This guy is just great. Asked on the plane out to the UK “Can anything be done to make the Church as an institution, more credible and attractive to everyone?”, he answered: I would say that a Church that seeks … Continue reading →

From Pope Benedict’s speech to the Catholic School students of the UK: It is not often that a Pope, or indeed anyone else, has the opportunity to speak to the students of all the Catholic schools of England, Wales and … Continue reading →

…about four hundred and forty years too late. But, as they say in the classics, better late than never! As Her Madge said: Your Holiness, in recent times you have said that ‘religions can never become vehicles of hatred, that … Continue reading →

Ho, ho! Here’s a laugh! Is this what Dawkins’ “Arrest the Pope” campaign has come to?