Author Archives: Schutz

If you have been waiting for all the propositions from the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church in English, you can stop holding your breath, because here they are thanks … Continue reading →

So proclaims the headline in Cathnews today. Story and comments follow: German archaeologists have stoked controversy by unearthing evidence that Reformation leader Martin Luther lived well and did not die as a pauper as commonly believed. [Who ever thought that? … Continue reading →

One of the really odd things that struck me when I left the little pond known as the Lutheran Church of Australia for the big ocean of the Catholic Church was how often I came across Scripture scholars teaching in … Continue reading →

Yes, well, His Eminence George Cardinal Pell may have described the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church (which closed on Sunday) as “least interesting” of all the synods he has … Continue reading →

…and the fact that being Catholic doesn’t solve everything. Years ago, one of the catalysts that set me on the road to Rome was the fact that I could not always be certain, when attending a Lutheran Church on Sunday, … Continue reading →

Have you noticed how rattled the Live Organ Transplant Industry is becoming over the latest questioning of their practices? I say “live organ” because a dead organ is good to no one. Whether the patient to whom those organs belong … Continue reading →

I had a very enjoyable lunch today with a young friend by the name of Martin Johannessen. Martin is a Norwegian Lutheran studing journalism at RMIT and preparing to enter into full communion with the bishop of Rome. As part … Continue reading →

Fans of the late, great (atheist) humourist Douglas Adams will need no explanation when I refer to the “Rory Award”, but for the rest of you, I will provide one. The “Rory” is: a) the Award for the Most Gratuitous … Continue reading →

Hardly. And there is a great review in Touchstone magazine of a recent book on the subject of Junia, who, according to St Paul, was “well known among the apostles” (Rom 16:7). I remember when the subject of women’s ordination … Continue reading →

Speaking of organ transplants, you have (surely?) heard the joke about bishops and spinal columns? It seems that Bishop Joseph F. Martino of Scranton in the US got a double transplant at the laying on of hands (which might explain … Continue reading →