Fr. Z’s Podcasts RSS Feed
About this blog…
“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
Coat of Arms by D Burkart
YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
- adriennep on ACTION ITEM! A plea from a small “trad” business which needs help: “Sandy: Don’t hope, why not pray today with your children/grandchildren and these precious cards? Saints are the best teachers…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1127 – Mass intentions: “Fr.Z sez: FrDuda seems to be a common Polish surname, originating from “bagpipes” or “bad musician”. Maybe a bad bagpipe…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1127 – Mass intentions: “I’ve never doubted that sincere people can have genuine positive spiritual experiences at Medjugorje. I’ve also never supposed that Our…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1127 – Mass intentions: “Father, it would be good to know your thoughts on Mejagorie. I’m sure you’ve covered it in the past but…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1127 – Mass intentions: “Try Tazza d’Oro, at the Pantheon, for very strong espresso. Glad, Father, that you’ll soon be in Rome. I continue…”
- on R.I.P. Giancarlo: “Prayers for the repose of his soul, Father. May my own passing into eternity be so well-provided for!”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1127 – Mass intentions: “At the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, 193 national teams are in competition in the Open section. India still has…”
- on R.I.P. Giancarlo: “Thank you for sharing. Eternal Rest. There are no coincidences with God. We will remember him in our family rosary.”
- on ACTION ITEM! A plea from a small “trad” business which needs help: “Yes, Father, I love these vintage holy cards also. I have my childhood missal and also a container filled with…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1124: “No, you cannot checkmate with 1. Qc2 bxc2 2. Be5+ because of 2. … fxe5. I don’t see a mate…”
- on ACTION ITEM! A plea from a small “trad” business which needs help: “Love it! What a sweet business! I do love holy cards very much. I like to give them to people…”
- on 19 September 1846: Apparition of Our Lady of La Salette: “Read the message and then consider there are multiple paths. Fascinating”
- on 19 September 1846: Apparition of Our Lady of La Salette: “I recall reading in the biography of St. Jean Vianney that his devotion to LaSallette cooled after he met Maximin.”
- on ACTION ITEM! A plea from a small “trad” business which needs help: “Looks like I’m going to have to do some photo Christmas cards this year. Guess I’ll start looking for a…”
- on “Sin against synodality”: “A fine reminder that progressives are often right about what is wrong–but usually wrong about what is right. For hundreds…”
ABORTION PILL RESCUE NETWORK
Everyone, work to get this into your parish bulletins and diocesan papers.
Federated Computer… your safe and private alternative to big biz corporations that hate us while taking our money and mining our data. Have an online presence large or small? Catholic DIOCESE? Cottage industry? See what Federated has to offer. Save money and gain peace of mind.
Polls
Loading ...Use FATHERZ10 at checkout for 10% off
Donate using VENMO
GREAT BEER from Traditional Benedictine Monks in Italy
CLICK and say your daily offerings!
A Daily Prayer for Priests
NEW OPPORTUNITY – 10% off with code: FATHERZ10
Fr. Z’s VOICEMAIL
Nota bene: I do not answer these numbers or this Skype address. You won't get me "live". I check for messages regularly.
WDTPRS
020 8133 4535
651-447-6265
This REALLY helps! And it’s great coffee (and tea)
I use this when I travel both in these USA and abroad. Very useful. Fast enough for Zoom. I connect my DMR (ham radio) through it. If you use my link, they give me more data. A GREAT back up.
This blog has to earn its keep!
PLEASE subscribe via PayPal if it is useful. Zelle and Wise are better, but PayPal is convenient.
A monthly subscription donation means I have steady income I can plan on. I put you my list of benefactors for whom I pray and for whom I often say Holy Mass.
In view of the rapidly changing challenges I now face, I would like to add more $10/month subscribers. Will you please help?
For a one time donation...
To donate monthly I prefer Zelle because it doesn't extract fees. Use
frz AT wdtprs DOT comBe a “Zed-Head”!
PLEASE RESPOND. Pretty pleeeease?
Loading ...This is really useful when travelling… and also when you aren’t and you need backup internet NOW! I use this for my DMR “Zednet” hotspot when I’m mobile. It’s a ham radio thing.
If you travel internationally, this is a super useful gizmo for your mobile internet data. I use one. If you get one through my link, I get data rewards.
WDTPRS POLL
Loading ...Fr. Z’s stuff is everywhere
Help support Fr. Z’s Gospel of Life work at no cost to you. Do you need a Real Estate Agent? Calling these people is the FIRST thing you should do!
They find you a pro-life agent in your area who commits to giving a portion of the fee to a pro-life group!
GREAT causes to support
Help Monks in Wyoming (coffee – UPDATED LINK) and Norcia (beer) and the wonderful "Soap Sisters" of Summit, NJ!
Please follow me on Twitter!
Daily Archives: 19 January 2011
Developments with wheat, celiac
I have written about hosts and wheat and celiac (here and here, etc.). For the consecration to be valid, the hosts must be made from wheat flour. Not wheat… not valid. This comes from e! Science News with my emphases … Read More
Denis Leary – scum
From The Catholic League.
Benedict XVI on the ‘pillars of Christian unity’
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI during his General Audience, in the context of a week dedicated to Christian Unity spoke of the “four pillars” of Christian Unity. After all, Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity. From CNA with … Read More
Bp. Tobin (D. Providence) on Pres. Obama’s speech in Tucson! NOT impressed!
The newspaper of the Diocese of Providence, RI, has a column by His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin. We have heard from Bp. Tobin before (here and here). My emphases and comments. The President’s Speech; Why I Wasn’t Impressed … Read More
Two space or not two space – WDTPRS POLL
Damian Thompson has an interesting post on his blog. He tackles the convention of typing two spaces after a period, or “full stop” as the British call them. The use of two spaces, rather than a single space, after a … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Global Killer Asteroid Questions, POLLS
Tagged full stop, periods, punctuation, spaces
100 Comments
100 Comments
The fruits of the pro-abortion culture of death: horror in Philadelphia
The young Papist alerted me to this, and the always informative Jill Stanek has a lot more, about a developing story in Philadelphia. The details are ghastly. Two notes as you read more, if you chose. First, a bill is … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, The Drill
Tagged abortion, Jill Stanek, late-term, Philadelphia
43 Comments
43 Comments
Bp. Finn on the defense of human life
On the The Catholic Key, blog of the newspaper of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph comes this, which will also be in print. The great Bp. Robert Finn… with my emphases. March for Life: Culmination of Many Efforts to … Read More
The Instruction concerning Summorum Pontificum
Do you remember that there was supposed to be an Instruction concerning Summorum Pontificum? So … where is it? I have been of two minds about this instruction for a long time. On the one hand, perhaps the less said, … Read More
adriennep on ACTION ITEM! A plea from a small “trad” business which needs help: “Sandy: Don’t hope, why not pray today with your children/grandchildren and these precious cards? Saints are the best teachers…”
Loading ...
