"The great Father Zed, Archiblogopoios"
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Fr. John Hunwicke
"Some 2 bit novus ordo cleric"
- Anonymous
"Rev. John Zuhlsdorf, a traditionalist blogger who has never shied from picking fights with priests, bishops or cardinals when liturgical abuses are concerned."
- Kractivism
"Father John Zuhlsdorf is a crank"
"Father Zuhlsdorf drives me crazy"
"the hate-filled Father John Zuhlsford" [sic]
"Father John Zuhlsdorf, the right wing priest who has a penchant for referring to NCR as the 'fishwrap'"
"Zuhlsdorf is an eccentric with no real consequences" -
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- Michael Sean Winters
"Fr Z is a true phenomenon of the information age: a power blogger and a priest."
- Anna Arco
“Given that Rorate Coeli and Shea are mad at Fr. Z, I think it proves Fr. Z knows what he is doing and he is right.”
- Comment
"Let me be clear. Fr. Z is a shock jock, mostly. His readership is vast and touchy. They like to be provoked and react with speed and fury."
- Sam Rocha
"Father Z’s Blog is a bright star on a cloudy night."
- Comment
"A cross between Kung Fu Panda and Wolverine."
- Anonymous
Fr. Z is officially a hybrid of Gandalf and Obi-Wan XD
- Comment
Rev. John Zuhlsdorf, a scrappy blogger popular with the Catholic right.
- America Magazine
RC integralist who prays like an evangelical fundamentalist.
-Austen Ivereigh on
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[T]he even more mainline Catholic Fr. Z. blog.
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Deus Ex Machina
“For me the saddest thing about Father Z’s blog is how cruel it is.... It’s astonishing to me that a priest could traffic in such cruelty and hatred.”
- Jesuit homosexualist James Martin to BuzzFeed
"Fr. Z's is one of the more cheerful blogs out there and he is careful about keeping the crazies out of his commboxes"
- Paul in comment at
1 Peter 5
"I am a Roman Catholic, in no small part, because of your blog.
I am a TLM-going Catholic, in no small part, because of your blog.
And I am in a state of grace today, in no small part, because of your blog."
- Tom in
comment
"Thank you for the delightful and edifying omnibus that is your blog."-
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Very fine indeed! I remember wearing my ferraiuolo for the reception following graduation at Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis. I was the only cleric there wearing one other than Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke, of course. Everyone thought it was very nice and I recieved alot of compliments from everyone. They all said I looked like Archbishop Sheen.
I think it is high time that priests should start wearing the attire that properly belongs to us. If we do, we will continue the reform of the reform brick by brick.
Fr. C: Obviously you have your head screwed on in the correct direction. You are a gentleman priest and scholar.
Fr. Ray Blake from St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton is also in the category of “well dressed priests”:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seadipper/2426500278/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seadipper/320739701/sizes/l/
Is this a picture of Fr Christensen and Archbishop Burke?
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6322/78/1600/burke.jpg
It is a high compliment to be called a gentleman priest and a scholar by Fr. Z., and no, that is not a picture of me and Archbishop Burke. I wish I was that thin.
You can, however, see me in a picture with Archbishop Burke here: http://photos1.blogger.com/img/7/1435/640/Cappa%200021.jpg. I believe it was one of the first times he wore the Cappa Magna at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis.
Good heavens Zhulsdorf, how did you find those? WDTPRS spies everywhere! Bottle of the Old Widow next time you are in England, if you can find one of me in my ferraiuolo, with or without the aid of WDTSPRS spies and technology.
So nice to see a ferraiuolo again!
Question: Is the ferraiuolo restricted to ceremonial occasions, or can it be worn regularly? Also, I seem to remember that Honorary Prelates and Chaplains of His Holiness are no longer allowed to wear the purple ferraiuolo but can they wear the black one when in abito piano?
“But when WDTPRS mentioned ferraiuolo, Fr. L went silent. I think we all know why.”
Now, now, Fr. Z. “His Upsidedown-ness” is on retreat (NOT in retreat…) at a Benedictine monastery. Whether he really has a ferraiuolo I don’t know. But I suspect he could not afford one from Barbiconi (he has young mouths to feed after all…).
Perhaps Mrs. L. is busily plying the spindle in his absence…?
For the uninitiated, how does one pronounce “ferraiuolo”. I think it might be “fe-roo-la” (a close approximation to a possible phonetic pronunciation, with emphasis on second syllable), but confirmation would be very much appreciated.
Matt, Matt, Italian is not mysterious. Feh-rye-woh-loh, accent on the third syllable.
The ferraiuolo is for more ceremonial occoasions I think.
But what about the ferraiolone (sp?), which Blessed John XXIII ordered th priests of Rome to wear when out and about.
It seems to have been replaced by the greca…
Fr. McD: I wonder if you are not talking about the soprana. There is also a lesser known cape called sometimes a ferraioletto, which has lots of pleats. I have one and will find an occasion to post a photo.
You are right about the ferraiuolo, or ferraiolone as being somewhat formal. A priest might use this for evening wear, as in black or white tie.
A very contended Fr. L posted this photo of himself.
That biretta looks photoshopped to me. Doesn’t it?
In that other photo you could see dust on his biretta… probably from neglect. This looks awfully clean, and maybe a little too … big?
What nice pictures of Fr. Finigan!
Well, Father Longenecker has called upon us at St Mary’s Parish to spread the witness of his wonderful biretta. I must say, he wears it every time he leads Mass, and he is quite the stylish priest.