Author Archives: Schutz

There is an entry on Lito’s blog repeating a statement in a combox from Mild Colonial Boy on his blog where someone dared to challenge him to “come home” to Rome (ROTFL!). This is the comment: Sir, Going back to … Continue reading →

…but we can’t. Last night’s episode of Compass on ABC TV (the second of two programs obviously designed to nip in the bud any positive feelings about the Catholic Church that might possible have sprouted up in Australian soil due … Continue reading →

A lot of folk commented during the Holy Father’s visit that “Catholics treat the Pope like God.” Noooo…. not exactly. As Pastor Pearce pointed out to an evangelical friend recently, we treat him like St Peter. The difference was obvious … Continue reading →

Cardinal Diaz didn’t aim directly at the problems of the Anglican communion in his address to the Anglican Bishops at Lambeth. But he sure made a few pointed remarks and overall pitched the tone of his address towards hard-bitten, dinky-di … Continue reading →

I boldly put this bald question to the President of the Victorian District of the Lutheran Church of Australia at a gathering yesterday. Not half an hour later, someone asked it of me. I wasn’t meaning the unity of all … Continue reading →

It seems that there were as many “stations” from which the “Stations of the Cross” at WYD could be viewed as there were viewers – and that the most popular location was at home on the telly. Admittedly, I think … Continue reading →

It is with great sadness that we read that Cooees From the Cloister is closing its doors after a long run of good humoured insider reporting. Future generations of Church Historians will ask themselves “Who were those masked men (and … Continue reading →

Joshua at Psallite Sapienter is currently as sick as I am, but he isn’t that sick that he has lost his sense of humour. All WYD returning pilgrims will appreciate the humour of this spoof which he wrote on the … Continue reading →

Today, checking my home email for the first time in three weeks, I found an email sent a fortnight ago from the WYD ticketing office on behalf of the WYD Coordinator himself offering us VIP seating to all the major … Continue reading →

Just for a chuckle… I was downloading Vatican Radio Podcasts to listen to in bed, and found this headline: Pope Benedict Meets President RuddBy webteam@vaticanradio.org on News(17 July 08 – RV) Earlier today Pope Benedict XVI praised the Australian government … Continue reading →