Category Archives: Year of Faith

CRI DE COEUR: “If there were no more priests hardly anyone would be crying about it.”

Posted on 6 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At Rorate I saw something (translated there from Italian) from the blog Radicati nella fede, for the Catholic community of Domodossola and Vocogno in the Diocese of Novara.
This is a cri de coeur, if there ever was one.
My emphases … Continue reading →

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“Get on with the work we ourselves have to do”!

Posted on 5 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At Vatican Insider there is a piece that concerns the conference I want to go to in Rome (click the flag).  The interview with a mover and shaker for the conference, Bishop Dominque Rey of Fréjus-Toulon is worth your … Continue reading →

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Sobering photos

Posted on 30 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sometimes when I hear talk, often vapid, about the New Evangelization, I cynically wonder when it was that we completed the Old Evangelization.
On the other hand, we are living in a post-Christian era, most of us in countries that were clearly … Continue reading →

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A Pastor’s Page: We are Catholic to the extent that we accept Church teaching in its entirety.

Posted on 23 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My dear friend, the great Fr. George Welzbacher (Class of 1951!), on my list of the smartest men I’ve ever known, has one of the best “Pastor’s Page” weekly offerings you’ll find in any parish bulletin.
Before you read what I … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: I found a Host at my mother’s house. Wherein Fr. Z rants a little.

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
While visiting my parents’ home (they are not Catholic; I am a convert), I was invited up to look at something on Mom’s prayer table.
I forget what it was … but out of the corner of my eye, … Continue reading →

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2 June: Pope Francis and world-wide, coordinated Eucharistic Adoration

Posted on 1 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I just received the newsletter of the USCCB’s Committee for Divine Worship. There is an item of interest for our observance of the Year of Faith:
The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ and the Year of Faith
Archbishop Salvatore … Continue reading →

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ACTION ITEM! Video about the revival of a inner city parish by using actual Catholicism.

Posted on 12 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I want about 15 minutes of your time.
If you are a bishop or a priest or a seminarian, please give your special attention.
Below is an excerpt from a documentary to be shown soon on EWTN (30 April 6:30 EDT) about … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis sermon for Palm Sunday – REVISED

Posted on 24 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I had originally worked with the official text that was released.  The Pope changed his sermon and here is the revised text.  That‘ll teach me!  This is going to be a big challenge for people following his sermons.  He departs … Continue reading →

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JUST TOO COOL: Billboards for CONFESSION! Promoted by which bishop?

Posted on 23 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I think the world of Bp. Slattery of the Diocese of Tulsa. He initiated a liturgical renewal in the diocese, he has been supportive of the Clear Creek Monastery, he sponsored workshops for exorcists. A few more bishops like this … Continue reading →

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The Way of the Cross – Joseph Ratzinger (Good Friday – 2005)

Posted on 22 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is my reading of the Via Crucis, the Way of the Cross, composed by Joseph Card. Ratzinger, once Pope, now His Holiness Benedict XVI, for the 2005 Good Friday observance at the Colosseum in Rome.
I love the St. Alphonsus … Continue reading →

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