Click and say your “Daily Offering”
Help Monks in Wyoming, Fr. Z, and get great coffee too!
-
-
Please VOTE for this blog!
PLEASE RESPOND. Pretty pleeeease?
Loading ...WDTPRS POLL
Loading ...Buy “Say The Black Do The Red” stuff
Fr. Z likes his Kindle!
Our Lady of the Clergy, Pray for us!
Because you asked…
Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
23 February 2012
LENTCAzT 02: Thursday after Ash Wednesday – Let Christ be the pattern
Today is Thursday after Ash Wednesday. The Roman Station is San Giorgio in Velabro. Bl. John Henry Newman was once the Titular Cardinal of this ancient little church.
Don’t forget! It’s Lent!
Tomorrow is Friday during Lent. Remember your Friday Penance. Also, … Continue reading
22 February 2012
Vespers with no frills
For the Feast of the Cathedra of Peter with a commemoration of Ash Wednesday from the Breviarium Romanum, Vespers in Latin comes straight at ya’ without any bells or whistles.
The meter of the hymn is interesting.
Quodcumque in orbe nexibus revinxeris,
Erit … Continue reading
Chris Matthews: anti-Catholic catholic
NBC oaf Chris Matthews, yes, the guy who experienced a thrill up his leg when he saw Pres. Obama, has this to say about Catholics and probably also Anglican/Episcopalian converts.
From Newsbusters:
Chris Matthews appeared at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C., Monday, … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged anti-catholic, bigotry, Chris Matthews
21 Comments
Animal activists annoy hunters with a flying drone. Guess what happened next.
Yesterday when I was reading the story about the 30000 year old seed that grew, I also saw this fun story. And since I hate pigeons, I’ll post it.
After Animal Activists Track Pigeon Hunt With Drone, Pigeon Hunters Shoot Down … Continue reading
Ash Wednesday glimpses and papal liturgical music observations
First, lunch was a cup of soup and a grilled cheese sandwich.
This was consumed while viewing the Holy Father’s Mass at Santa Sabina, the Roman Station. The day began at the nearby San’tAnselmo on the Aventine Hill for the collect. There … Continue reading
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Ash Wednesday, ashes, liturgy, sacred music
14 Comments
WDTPRS – Ash Wednesday (2002MR) – WAR!
The Roman Station for Ash Wednesday is Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill.
The Collect in the 2002 Missale Romanum, is an ancient prayer found in the Gelasian Sacramentary for the Vigil of Pentecost. It is also among the prayers for … Continue reading
Posted in LENT, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Ash Wednesday, Church Militant, discipline, LENT, religion, soldiers, spiritual combat
7 Comments
False accusations of priests
I have posted before about priests who are falsely accused of crimes against minors and other crimes or sins.
I saw an entry at The Media Report about new evidence which may exonerate a priest, Fr. Gordon J MacRae who has … Continue reading
ACTION ITEM! Help! An annual award for Catholic websites. VOTE!
May I ask your help?
The About.com Readers’ Choice Awards for Catholic websites has opened voting. This blog is a finalist for Best Catholic Blog. Click HERE to go to the page to VOTE.
I believe it is possible to vote once … Continue reading
PODCAzT 128: “Veterum sapientia”! 50th Anniversary. On Latin in the Church. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Nolite oblivisci hodie quinquagesimum esse anniversarium promulgationis Apostolicae Constitutionis Veterum Sapientia!
Surely one of sorest points of our enduring shame as a Church is the way our shepherds have entirely ignored John XXIII’s Apostolic Constitution Veterum sapientia.
It isn’t long… but documents … Continue reading
“Today, I went to confession for the first time in nearly 27 years.”
From a reader:
Today, I went to confession for the first time in nearly 27 years. I am 34, so this is my first time as an adult. After some trembling at the beginning, I managed to push through … Continue reading
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, New Evangelization
Tagged confession, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
11 Comments
George Weigel offers a suggestion to liturgically narcissistic priests for Lent
At the site of First Things, there is a piece by George Weigel which includes a rather spiffy idea.
He relates a recent experience of a priest screwing around with the texts of Mass and then continues:
Bad habits built up over … Continue reading
LENTCAzT 01: Ash Wednesday – Christianity includes the Cross
Today is Ash Wednesday. Lent begins in the Latin, Roman Church.
Many of you between the ages of 18 and your 59th birthday are, today, bound both to fast and also to abstain from eating flesh, meat. Plan accordingly. Read this … Continue reading
Posted in LENT, LENTCAzT, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Ash Wednesday, LENT, LENTCAzT, podcast
24 Comments
21 February 2012
The Holy Father and Card. Dolan’s mother. Fun.
Where does Card. Dolan get that gift of glib gab? I’m guessing it was from his mother.
During an audience in Rome, Card. Dolan was able to present his mother to the Pope.
According to the NY Post, the Holy Father, … Continue reading
RECENT POSTS OF INTEREST and a reading reminder for Lent
Some posts which are scrolling along.
First, I will remind you that:
Starbucks endorses unnatural “marriage”. Buy Mystic Monk Coffee, not Starbucks.
Now that I have said that, here are some links:
LENTCAzT 00: Shrove Tuesday – the series begins
Plant grown from 30,000 year … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Comments Off
An edgy video about Pres. Obama’s lies
Fr. Leo Patalinghug, who does some cooking now and then, has a good video commentary on how Pres. Obama is undermining the 1st Amendment and, well, lying to us.
This is the sort of video that could appeal to young people, … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Lighter fare, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The future and our choices
Tagged 1st Amendment, Fr. Patalinghug, HHS, mandate, Notre Shame, Pres. Obama, religious liberty
9 Comments
