Category Archives: HONORED GUESTS

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8 February 2012

GUEST ENTRY: Pres. Obama, Bishops, and the Kulturkampf

Posted on 8 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a perspective on what is going on offered by my old friend the great Roman Fabrizio:
First of all thank you for mentioning me in the same entry where caffè corretto alla sambuca is mentioned. It always moves me … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, HONORED GUESTS, New Evangelization, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The future and our choices | Tagged , , , , | 39 Comments

25 January 2012

Struggling with going to confession? Take heart from a reader.

Posted on 25 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Struggling with going to confession? Take heart from a reader:
I’ve recently begun reading your blog with regularity and was moved by
your frequent and urgent calls to the sacrament of confession. I’ve
started trying to make a regular monthly confession, and … Continue reading →

Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, HONORED GUESTS, Just Too Cool, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity | Tagged , , | 13 Comments

4 January 2012

QUAERITUR: Can a priest ad lib the intro to the Lord’s Prayer?

Posted on 4 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a serious insider-canon-ball post about something which nevertheless affects a great many people, since it deals with our liturgical worship, namely, the words by which the priest introduces the Lord’s Prayer.
In the new, corrected translation we see:
23. Then … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, HONORED GUESTS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests, The Drill | Tagged , , | 58 Comments

3 January 2012

Dr. Peters about Michael Voris, RealCatholic TV and the Archd. of Detroit

Posted on 3 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Before going on… I wonder what this scenario means for the National catholic Reporter.
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The Canonical Defender, Dr. Ed Peters doesn’t have a combox at his excellent canon law blog, In The Light of the Law.  Background here and here.
Dr. Peters … Continue reading →

Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Linking Back, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged , , , , , , | 71 Comments

29 December 2011

QUAERITUR: About negative judgments for “annulments”

Posted on 29 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Archbishop Sheehan’s Pastoral Letter on Couples who are cohabitating was published in my church bulletin, ….  I belong in the third group. My husband, who is not Catholic, was married in the church in Diocese A. After … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, HONORED GUESTS | Tagged , | 1 Comment

12 December 2011

QUAERITUR: Can a bishop forbid Mass in Latin?

Posted on 12 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
You recently had a post about Latin and the Novus Ordo with a
reference to canon 928. You asserted that Mass can always be
celebrated in Latin based on that canon. If one’s bishop makes it a
policy that priests who … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, HONORED GUESTS, Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM | Tagged , , , | 29 Comments

23 November 2011

WDTPRS EXCLUSIVE! ZUHLIO RETURNS!

Posted on 23 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some of you may recall waaay back when I posted a song by the famous rapper “Zuhlio”.  I hadn’t had any previous acquaintance with Zuhlio before that, but since then I have stayed in touch.  He had retired and was … Continue reading →

 ZUHLIO - Lady Tambourine Priest [5:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Just Too Cool, Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Parody Songs, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged , , , | 28 Comments

22 November 2011

Reader challenge: craft a response

Posted on 22 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a readerette (as is):
I am a lady of an age group that never was allowed on the alter. I
always love to see the little server girls and so wish it had been
allowed in my day. I am a Eucharistic … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, HONORED GUESTS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000 | Tagged | 65 Comments

20 November 2011

“Some more, some more Summorum Pontificum!”

Posted on 20 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend Fr. Blake in Brighton reported on this before.  Here is the report from His Hermeneuticalness Fr. Finigan:
Online busking trad blogger and friend of the homeless in Brighton, Laurence England of That The Bones You Have Crushed May Thrill … Continue reading →

Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Just Too Cool, Lighter fare, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM | Tagged | 1 Comment

30 September 2011

QUAERITUR: Is gambling a sin?

Posted on 30 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have recently started dating a woman who is a devout Catholic. I was
baptized, but have fallen away from the church since I was young.
Since I have love her so much I decided to start attending mass again
because … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, O'Brian Tags, Our Catholic Identity, Parody Songs | Tagged , , , | 43 Comments

15 September 2011

“What advice would you give to a newly appointed bishop?” Phil Lawler opines.

Posted on 15 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

All of us have, from time to time, thought that we would do a better job at role “X” in the Church.  “If I were Pope… if I were bishop… if I were pastor… if I were sacristan…  youth group … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, HONORED GUESTS, Just Too Cool, Lighter fare, The Drill | Tagged | 27 Comments

1 August 2011

GUEST POST: Christ’s love isn’t just warm feelings: it’s His death on the Cross.

Posted on 1 August 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at Bonfire of the Vanities Fr. Martin Fox has posted the text of his Sunday sermon (18th Sunday of Ordinary Time).   It was about Holy Mass, sacrifice, participation… why we have Mass.
For a long time I have been saying … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, HONORED GUESTS, Mail from priests, One Man & One Woman | 14 Comments

29 July 2011

Fr. Sirico in NRO: The Church as the Bride of Caesar

Posted on 29 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

National Review Online a couple days ago had a great piece by Fr. Robert Sirico of Acton Institute.
My emphases and comments.
The Church as the Bride of Caesar
July 27, 2011 4:15 P.M.
By Fr. Robert A. Sirico
It is telling that the Washington … Continue reading →

Posted in Biased Media Coverage, HONORED GUESTS, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged , , , , | 26 Comments

28 July 2011

GUEST POST: “They get the Ratzinger Marshall Plan better than many Catholics.”

Posted on 28 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend the great Fabricius Romanus, paterfamilias, sent me a reaction to the story I shared here about a priest in Italy who was physically assaulted by someone invoking Satan, because the priest was reintroducing traditional elements of Catholic worship.
Fabrizio, … Continue reading →

Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Linking Back, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices | Tagged | 9 Comments

7 July 2011

Turning turning turning back to 07/07/07

Posted on 7 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Let’s go back 4 years to 7 July 2007 and the release of the text of Summorum Pontificum.
While the Motu Proprio went into force on the subsequent 14 September, the release of the text itself was an important moment.
At that … Continue reading →

Posted in Lighter fare, Parody Songs, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments