Author Archives: Schutz

And wherever that little Lamb went, Mary was sure to go. Or so it is in the faith of all Catholic and Orthodox Christians. We disagree on what to call tomorrow’s feast – Dormition (“Falling Asleep”) or Assumption (“the Taking … Continue reading →

A lovely picture. HT to Rocco Palmo.

The Ironic Catholic has a caption competition going with this picture. Here’s my entry. You can check out the others in the combox here. Mother Superior: “I thought you said Sr Agnes could swim?” Sister Euphemia: “She said she could.” … Continue reading →

I have already mentioned the Holy Father’s most recent Q&A session, and having now read the whole thing, I think it is one of his best. I will, over the next few days, put up a few bits and pieces … Continue reading →

I recently listened to this debate on the perennial “Does God exist?” question between Peter Kreeft and Micheal Tooley. Of course, the big issue for Tooley was the existence of evil in the world. How can there be a God … Continue reading →

Get a load of this article by our ex-foreign minister. HT to Br Pelagius at the Cooees Novice Wing.

Politically correct thinking is that the first human inhabitants of Australia were environmentally attuned to the land. This indigenous “care for the environment” is contrasted with the rapacious effects of European settlement. Well, this story about extinctions in Tasmania ‘due … Continue reading →

Well, one thing anyway. They believe that to everything there IS an answer, and so the asking of the question and the investigation into it is never illegitimate, even if all we find out is that “We don’t know”. Hence … Continue reading →

He’s at it again with another Q&A session with clergy, this time in the diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone. I really appreciate this novel form of papal magisterium – it is in these fora that we get closest to the Holy Father’s … Continue reading →