Author Archives: Schutz

Well, the line was huge in the Cathedral today. One line started a hour before mass and was still going half an hour afterwards. I must say I have something of a difficulty with the “examination of conscience” thingy. It … Continue reading →

Here is something I haven’t done before on this blog: a recipe! I actually enjoy cooking a lot, and the girls are starting to join in. I was delighted to find this recipe for Speculaas on the Insight Scoop blog, … Continue reading →

Okay, here are the girls singing “Jingle Bells”. Mia does the Aussie version and Maddy does her impression of Elvis…

But, you say, doesn’t the Church always celebrate the Conversion of St Paul in January 25th? Well, yes, it does. BUT not when it falls on a Sunday (it is not a Solemnity), as it does in 2009. HOWEVER, on … Continue reading →

So, while you don’t get Pontifical Vespers, you do get Pontifical Carols and Lessons AND Pontifical (indeed, PAPAL) Mass – which I think is a good deal. So here are the details, and don’t forget to set your video recorders! … Continue reading →

Cheryl Lawrie is a bright young thinker in the Uniting Church. The kind of gal of which the UCA could probably do with more. Despite this, although she appears to aim at being “alternative”, she is so very…well…Uniting Church. She … Continue reading →

My friend, Lutheran Pastor Fraser Pearce, is a happy boy. He has just bought himself a copy of Concordia Publishing House’s ‘The Treasury of Daily Prayer’ and is thrilled that CPH publishes such “stuff that is unashamedly Lutheran”. So, my … Continue reading →

…listen to this and feel better. http://www.burnsidewriterscollective.com/audio/oholynight.mp3 (HT to Sonitus Sanctus)

Now there’s an idea, I hear you say. Well, some bright spark has already had this idea and set up “God’s Blog” at http://god-has-a-blog.blogspot.com/. From a quick scan it looks very amusing. Just what we need before Christmas… (HT to … Continue reading →

I bet no one reading this blog has ever mulesed a lamb. (If you don’t know what “mulesing” is, see here) I have. Well, in fact, I tell a lie. I have never actually mulesed a lamb myself – but … Continue reading →