Sentire cum Ecclesia

To think with the Church.... In "the Spirit of Benny 16". Catholic Theology, Ecumenism, Interfaith relations, History, Liturgy, Philosophy and whatever topics are hot in the ecclesiastical world! Please comment - with gentleness and reverence! Our motto on this blog is: "Maior autem his est spes"

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Resurrecting Sentire Cum Ecclesia

Readers who come here looking for my usual blog, www.scecclesia.wordpress.com , will be glad to hear that I have been able to resurrect (mos...

Friday, November 12, 2010

Welcome news on Catholic School funding

As a parent about to embark upon the costly business of sending my children to a Catholic secondary college, this news is most welcome: Bi-p...

An interesting but all too short interview with a Catholic Luther scholar

HT to Pastor Fraser Pearce for the link to this interview with Fr Jared Wicks . As I say in the title, it is interesting, but I want to know...

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Hypatia in the Athenian Agora

I have just finished watching At The Movies with Margaret and David , and of course they review "Agora" the new film about the leg...

Peter Kreeft on What Christians can learn from Islam

I have written a review of Peter Kreeft's book "Between Allah & Jesus: What Christians Can Learn From Muslims" for the is...

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Summer Retreat for Chant

Okay, this needs highlighing. Thanks to Br. Paul for letting me know about it. Huge grudge against the organisers for limiting it to 18-35 y...

Bishop Silk to Enter Catholic Communion

Well, this is a bit of a surprise. In the latest news that five Church of England Bishops have announced that they will enter the Anglican ...

A Clip of Papa Benny consecrating La Sagrada Familia

Our Archdiocesan website has this clip on it. You may enjoy it. It gives a good view of the interior of the "Minor Basilica" (whi...

The "Second Coming"??

Well, not quite. I will be "coming again" to St Benedict's in Burwood this Saturday to continue the Anima Education course on ...

Sunday, November 07, 2010

Can't see this "open letter" having much effect

There is, apparently, an "open letter" to Anglican "dissidents" considering entering the Church through Anglican Ordina...

What (Who?) they are preaching at "St Mary's in Exile"

It is always a bit of an education to take a squiz at the Catholica Australia website. A link from their discussion board took me here, to t...

Saturday, November 06, 2010

Wanted: A Priest/Parish to "Sing the Mass"

I recently attended a Hindu-Catholic conversation on chanting. Hindus, of course, have maintained a very ancient form of chant that forms an...

Friday, November 05, 2010

Reading the Junkmail

...can sometimes be like reading Tarot cards or tea leaves. Here are the only two articles to arrive in my post box at home yesterday: Is th...

Thursday, November 04, 2010

Fr Lombardi's "Reformation Day" message

Lutheran readers of this blog will be aware that we have not only celebrated All Saints Day this week, but also "Reformation Day",...

"The Priesthood of All Believers"

In the "On the Square" column of the First Things website, Peter Leithard has an article on the Lutheran doctrine of "the Pri...

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

"That's sooooo 20th Century."

Have you heard that one yet? It's becoming the latest put down. It's "like, get with it, man" for the 21st Century. CD...

Monday, November 01, 2010

Indulgence Season

...is now open. For the Indulgences for the Faithful Departed, available from 1 to 8 November, see here . Of course, this is a contentious i...

Sunday, October 31, 2010

"It's not my building, its God's".

Well, that isn't quite the quote, I admit, but it could have been said. I am referring to an excellent article in Saturday's edition...

Friday, October 29, 2010

Your Vote, Your Values

Coming out this weekend in all parishes in Victoria is a joint statement from the Catholic diocesan bishops of Victoria, Archbishop Denis Ha...

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Our St Mary: More likely to pray for vocations than to challenge for women "priests"

Dr Laura Beth Bugg (a lecturer in sociology of religion at the University of Sydney) writes in the Sydney Morning Herald : This past week a ...

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David Schütz

Schütz: I am Catholic, married to Cathy, father of Maddy & Mia. Since 2002, I have been the Executive Officer of the Ecumenical & Interfaith Commission of the Archdiocese of Melbourne. I was once a Lutheran pastor, but a "year of grace" and soul-searching led me into the Catholic Church. It was a bumpy ride, but with the support of my (still Lutheran) wife, I was finally confirmed on June 16, 2003.

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