Category Archives: Classic Posts

Paul VI: “danger of this power passing into the hands of those public authorities who care little for the precepts of the moral law”

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The pontificate of Paul VI produced many a disaster, in my opinion, but when it came to a crucial turning point, in the face of diabolical opposition Paul VI issued Humane vitae.
I suspect many of you have never actually read … Continue reading →

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Wherein is found Fr. Z’s annual singing rant on Advent vestments. WDTPRS POLL!

Posted on 27 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some veteran readers here know about my annual rant about BLUE vestments during Advent.  Lest all other Advent considerations be overshadowed by the implementation of the new, corrected translations, herebelow I rant.
I think this liturgical abuse is fading, but we … Continue reading →

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Must read: Archbp. Chaput’s address at U of Pennsylvania

Posted on 8 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Everyone should read the Most Rev. Charles Chaput’s (Archbp. of Philadelphia) 7 November speech at the University of Pennsylvania.
HERE.
Excerpt:
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Most of us here tonight believe that we have basic rights that come with the special dignity of being human. These rights … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: New editions of the Roman Missal SIDE BY SIDE

Posted on 22 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Yesterday I was at Leaflet Missal Company in St. Paul, Minnesota.  The Church goods section there, run by John, can provide priests with the best traditional stuff.
John of Church Goods put out all the US editions of the new, corrected … Continue reading →

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A great anecdote

Posted on 5 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend the great p.p. of Blackfen, about to celebrate the parish’s patronal feast, His Hermeneuticalness the mighty Fr. Finigan, has a great anecdote about the late and lamented Michael Davies.  Be sure to read Fr. Finigan’s whole entry, which … Continue reading →

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The lost tomb of St. Jerome, Doctor of the Church. A Roman mystery.

Posted on 30 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

If there have to be reality TV shows or treasure hunt movies, I propose finding the tomb of St. Jerome (+420) in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome.
For a couple years I have posted something about Jerome’s burial … Continue reading →

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Bugninicare, revisited

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A friend and I were talking this morning and he brought back to mind something I posted a few years ago.
Given the fact that, as this presidential election cycle revs up and Obamacare is a huge issue, it is opportune … Continue reading →

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2500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon, reenacted, sort of, at Marathon

Posted on 11 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

According to one reckoning, today, 12 September, could be the anniversary of the Battle of Marathon (490 BC).  They are probably wrong, but… who cares?
Marathon is, of course, a Greek word (Mάραθον or modern Greek Μαραθώνας and ancient Μαραθών, Latin … Continue reading →

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“Martha, Martha!”

Posted on 29 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In the National Gallery in London, you will find a painting by Velazquez entitled Christ in the House of Martha and Mary. I never fail to visit it when I visit that gallery and that painting when I … Continue reading →

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22 July: Of St. Mary Magdalene, and Proust, and cookies, and St. Augustine

Posted on 22 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is an annual post which, I humbly submit, bears some repetition.
Today is the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, disciple of the Lord.
Often saints are identified as martyrs or virgins or widows.  She was a “disciple of the Lord”, which … Continue reading →

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