"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
Twitter
[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."-
Reader comment.
"Fr. Z disgraces his priesthood as a grifter, a liar, and a bully. -
- Mark Shea
Father,
I would really encourage you to do it. A lot of folks living in less-than-ideal liturgical/catechetical/priestly situations go to Masses all the time with pretty lame homilies, and your site is part of the way in which they cling to what sanity is left in the Catholic world. I think people would really appreciate your homilies, particularly given your expertise in Patristics. Maybe you could just start with Sundays/Solemnities?
I think this would be an excellent idea, Fr. Z! I listened to the homily you posted yesterday and found it very helpful. I’d always wanted to hear a good homily on that Gospel passage, the significance of which I had never quite understood…
Since even just that one homily was so good (an impromptu one at that), your starting to post homilies regularly would be wonderful.
If I ever go back where I went yesterday, I’m going to take my Etymotics ear plugs and listen to your homily, Fr. As long as you don’t require deep “cleansing” breaths and group shouting, that is.
Indeed, he is a smart guy and a good one. I am glad to see that he’s getting some exposure. First the photos from the Mass the other day and now this! One small point of clarification might be in order though, since there are several saints named “Vincent” and more than one Catholic church in Manhattan that bears the name. Fr. Murray is pastor of Saint Vincent de Paul Parish on 23rd Street just west of the corner with 6th Avenue.
So if you’re tempted to do a daily audio homily, then perhaps a weekly audio homily would be even more tempting? It would, I suspect, be easier to maintain of the long run.
Consider Fr. Roderick’s Daily Breakfast podcast (at sqpn.com), for instance. For a long time he was able to do very well daily, but these days it seems he’s luck to get two out a week, for which he’s always apologizing, but there’s only so much time in the day.
Please do it! We would all really appreciate it!
Or if you’re going to give a homily that day that you can record.
Father, do it. I would listen every day, and I know MANY would. You are potentially the most accesible priest in the world. And frankly from the sermons I hear, it would be very very welcome. Do it do it do it. We need it.