Tag Archives: priesthood

Archbp. Nichols (Westminster) on the priest’s role at Mass

Posted on 27 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From Zenit with my emphases and comments.
Archbishop Nichols on Priests and the Mass
“We Don Vestments to Minimize Our Personal Preferences”
LONDON, JUNE 25, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Here is the text of a homily given by Archbishop Vincent Nichols at the Diocese of … Continue reading →

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To honor Benedict XVI’s 60th: 60 hours of adoration, prayer for priests and vocations

Posted on 26 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A reader alerted me to a very good initiative in the Archdiocese of Denver.
60-Hour Adoration Details
Why: To mark the 60th anniversary of Pope Benedict’s priestly ordination
What: 60 hours of eucharistic adoration to pray for priests and priestly vocations
Dates: June 27-July … Continue reading →

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Fatherhood remains foundational

Posted on 19 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CNA with my emphases and comments.
Despite divorce and other threats, fatherhood remains foundational
Denver, Colo., Jun 19, 2011 / 08:42 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In an era of family breakdown and easy divorce, there is still hope for Catholic families to … Continue reading →

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About Fr. John Corapi with observations about our times

Posted on 18 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I haven’t written much about Fr. John Corapi, because I honestly don’t know much about what is going on.  I don’t know the details.   But I am sad to read that he is leaving active ministry.  I am profoundly sad.
Fr. … Continue reading →

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Business owners: Want to support vocations to the priesthood?

Posted on 1 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

May I recommend to Catholic business owners…
If you want to support vocations to the priesthood, one way to do so would be to find or offer summer jobs to seminarians.

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John Paul II – priesthood

Posted on 30 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I owe this to His Hermeneuticalness and John Paul II.
Full disclosure.
I was ordained by John Paul II:
One of the themes of Pope John Paul II’s pontificate was his insistence on the necessity of the priesthood and his personal and … Continue reading →

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Everything a priest suffers should send him to my Heart.

Posted on 8 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It is Friday and it is Lent.
Fr. Mark Kirby, OSB, had this on his blog Vultus Christi:
This painting depicts Our Lord as he appeared in the Sacred Host exposed in the monstrance at the Institute of Loreto in Bordeaux, … Continue reading →

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Maynooth Seminary in Ireland: Fit for Mission?

Posted on 5 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On a blog called Lux Occulta there is posted a pdf of an article in a Catholic newspaper called The Catholic Voice written by a group of seminarians about their experience at Maynooth Seminary in Ireland.
As I read it, I … Continue reading →

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What the Military Must Learn from the Church

Posted on 26 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the National Catholic Register with some editing and my emphases and comments.
While the consequences of abolishing Don’t Ask – Don’t Tell for the military is of great interest, for WDTPRS Mr. Drake’s comments on what homosexuality does to the … Continue reading →

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If lay people “assist” at Mass, what does the priest do? Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 16 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A reader sent me a link to a blog I had never seen, Priest’s Secretary for an especially irritating entry.   The entry wasn’t irritating because the blog itself is loony.  Rather, the story recounted in the entry was loony, and … Continue reading →

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