"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
As the kids say, sweeeeeet. I want one.
When I asked a friend about prayer, he pointed me to Newman’s prayers. I have prayed them and am continually edified.
His prayers for Good Friday would not necessarily be pleasing to the ecumenical types, but I found them glorious. I put one to memory.
This is great of Baronius to print them in a prayer book version. The Ignatius edition was more like a reading book with a ribbon.
I know two priests that will enjoy this as a Christmas gift! Thanks, Fr. Z for the idea.
I used to keep this with me almost everywhere I went. I had the version that had his poems, as well as prayers and devotions of another Englishman, though I forget now who it was. I gave the book away some time ago, but the devotions during Holy Mass are stunning.
Is this similar to Prayers, Verses, and Devotions – John Henry Newman, by Ignatius Press?
I had to go and check the title of a similar book that I use regularly at Mass. (before Mass, after Mass and during the sermons – The acoustics are impossible in my Church.) What I have is “The Heart of Newman”, a synthesis arranged by Erich Przywara, SJ. It was first published by Sheed & Ward in 1930, but the edition I have is from 1963. I have no idea about its current availability.
Newman writes beautifully, and his analysis of the human condition is as appropriate now as when he was writing. My little book has paragraph sized extracts from many of his his works. I find these extracts perfect for meditation.
Bruce:
This book is just a part of the one put out by Ignatius.
Mark R: Thanks for that clarification, as I purchased the book Bruce speaks of many years ago from Ignatius press, and have enjoyed it immensely through the years as a devotional. It is hard to beat Newman for sacred eloquence. The Poem of Gerontius has almost no equal, I think, as a teaching of purgatory.
This book looks wonderful. I will get it for my confessor who just published a little devotional himself using Newman’s writings called:
Take Five: Meditations with John Henry Newman.
My confessor, Fr. Juan Velez wrote it with Mike Aquilina.
Baronius Press does a super job with their leather bindings! Truly exciting for a book lover. I hope someday that Baronius comes out with a leather bound edition of the Jerusalem Bible. . . . I know, I know. . . . There’s a lot involved. But I can dream.
Cardinal Newman, Pray for us.
I would also point out a womderful little volume, “Blessed be God” by Preserving Christian Publications. I would strongly suggest checking it out.BTW Love Baronius Press
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Luke, I’m looking forward to their edition of the Knox Bible. It’s a shame that what will probably remain the last one-man translation went out of print so quickly.
Emilio III: Yes, the Ronald Know translation is a joy to read also. Still, I prefer the Jerusalem Bible. The readers edition that’s available neglects the qualities of a good book too much to interest me. The original Jerusalem Bible was well-bound in all of its formats. I have the leather and the hardcover. And then the paperback New Testament. And. . . well. . . a couple of others as well. A solid rendering of the Psalms in English is very difficult to find, however.
Good books are, in themselves, a joy to be appreciated, to be sure.