"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" -
HERE
- 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
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Oh, wow.
We seriously need Saints like this, today. What a contrast to the “me” generation! This holy priest is probably making up for the shortfalls of dozens of other people, in sending grace through the spiritual pipelines for the world (cf. Colossians 1:24, etc.)!
For everyone who is suffering: JP II: Salvifici Doloris, Apostolic Letter on suffering.
God bless this priest! The core of our Faith–the co-Redemption! I imagine B16, with holy joy, and holy sadness, accepted this gift for all of us.
May God bless this good priest in his suffering. We surely need his offerings.
Inspiring!
Here is another great book on how to offer up suffering:
Why Squander Illness?
I think our modern society needs the Catholic message of the redemptive value of suffering when united to Our Lord’s Passion. So many people today say, “I hope I go quickly without any suffering. Give me a car wreck or a sudden heart attack….not some degenerative illness.” This is the most dangerous wish you could have because you are denying yourself the chance to prepare your soul for death with the sacraments and any reparation you need to do in life. People used to say, “Did he get to see a priest before he died? Was he reconciled to God?”
My how things have changed.
My 30 year old cousin died of ALS last year. Father Squarcia is on a difficult road, and his example is edifying.
Praise God that he can still administer the Sacrament of Confession, and I am thankful his parishoners take advantage of this grace.
I will pray for him.
What a great example for us all!
A priest in our Archdiocese of Vancouver, Msgr. Donald Neumann, suffered from cancer for many years. He died in 2003, but offered his sufferings for vocations. In the summer of 2006, five men were ordained to the priesthood! I believe that has happened only once before in the Archdiocese.
Uniting our sufferings with the Passion of Our Lord can really bring about marvelous graces!
And we can offer our minor sufferings up for Fr. Squarcia, that he will be well cared for, and that many will come to Jesus and His Church through the example of this priest’s heroic love.
Wow. THANK YOU, Father Squarcia!
Yes, God bless Don Luigi for his loving offering.
In the charity of your prayers, please remember also Leonard Lombardi, OCDS, who was diagnosed this summer with perhaps the most aggressive form of ALS and is experiencing a rapid progression of the disease.
God bless the good Father. It is humbling to read such an achingly beautiful story.
Thank you, Father Squarcia.
I didn’t even know what “offering up” was until about 3 years go. I learned it on a Catholic Blog. I have had some serious illnesses in the past, and I regret that I didn’t “offer up” my suffering. In today’s world, it may seem old fashioned, but we need this now more than ever.
God Bless you, Father Squarcia.
God bless Don Luigi-may his sufferings draw down graces upon the Church!
I imagine that the Holy Father was greatly moved by this!
ECCE SACERDOS MAGNUS!
May God comfort him in his hour of suffering and trial.
I know a local priest who is also offering his suffering, specifically for priests (he has had multiple surgeries for joint problems and is still pastoring a parish). I suspect there are many saintly priests out there who are quietly suffering for the good of us all. God bless them.