"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'"
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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
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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
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"Thank you for the delightful and edifying omnibus that is your blog."-
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The second volume of the Holy Father’s work Jesus of Nazareth will be released for Lent 2011, with a date of 15 March.
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For priests? Sure! For laity, again, yes. I’ve read the first volume twice, and it repaid the rereading amply. One could take single paragraphs–on the Pater Noster, for instance–and bring them to your prayer. Wonderful, rich, prayerful fare for the soul, intellect and heart.
Fr. Z, have you ever read a book called “The Life of Christ”, written by an italian abbot named Ricciotti? It’s from the 40’s, but is extremely well written. The first 220 pages are the introduction: the author contextualizes Jesus’ life (geography, Roman rule of Palestine, Jewish beliefs and customs, Synagogue, the Temple, Jewish factions,…), gives an account of the sources of information on Jesus’ life (Pagan, Jewish, and Christian; talks about the origin of the Gospels), and ends with a 40+ page critique of the rationalist interpretations of the life of Christ. Just this introduction alone is well worth the book. The rest of the book is also well written. It has helped me to better understand Jesus in relation to Judaism, and how there is continuity between OT and NT, that He did not introduce anything new, rather fulfilled what was.
I am debating on whether or not to buy an Amazon Kindle for the Pope’s new book. I don’t like hardback books and the Pope’s book is not initially released as a paperback. What to do… Perhaps a Kindle is just an expensive luxury.
I am reading the first volume now. It’s wonderful and I am so pleased the second volume is coming out soon (I can’t wait to see how it all ends! :)
Speaking for myself, I appreciate how simple the Holy Father makes his explanations.
Keithp –
I am also reading the first volume now. I tried to read it when it came out first but put it aside. I then tried again because I wanted to have it read in time for the next volume. A friend gave me the best advise when he advised me to skip the foreword!
Yes, I believe that simplicity of his comes from an intense prayer life…
This series is certainly already a “classic” in its own right. I cannot wait for Volume 2. I wish that he would be able to pursue the research he mentioned that he would like to do if allowed to retire from the CDF, namely on the topic of Original Sin. God grant us many years with Pope Benedict!
I just placed an order for the first volume and for Light of the World. I also have paperback copies of all three encyclicals, plus a couple of other books he wrote as Cdl. Ratzinger. Everything I’ve read of his has been deep, enriching and thought-provoking. I look forward to these to, and to the second volume.
I read Vol. 1 so much that I broke the spine ….
Read and loved the first volume.
It was also a great opportunity for evangelization — since I had jury duty the week it came out! Started several very thought-provoking and productive conversations in the jury assembly room.
Just a notice there is a Spanish language paperback available at Barnes & Noble online in the clearance section.
Pigeon Street, you might not have to buy the expensive Kindle. Amazon now lets you download a free app to read the book on your computer; as well as other apps for Blackberry, Android (I think) and similar devices. It’s about time! (Unfortunately for me, I have the latest Blackberry Curve and it doesn’t support that).
Loved the Pope’s book by the way – can’t wait for vol. 2!!