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
Recent Comments
- mickeyfitz on Mass this afternoon – Unity of the Church… differently: “Thank you Father.”
- on ALERT: The SSPX appeals against the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith: “Tangentially, I’ve just become aware of the Venetian epistolary pamphlet headed “Jesus Christus Mariae Virginis filius Julio II. vicario nostro…”
- on ALERT: The SSPX appeals against the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith: “More from Rorate: https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/07/archbishop-pozzo-former-head-of.html”
- on ALERT: The SSPX appeals against the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith: “Unless the SSPX are prepared to abide by the decision of the Signature – which given their pronouncements one may…”
- on My View For Awhile: homeward – CONCLUSION: “NickD I feel the same about travel in the UK whose train system is much maligned there but is extensive…”
- on ALERT: The SSPX appeals against the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith: “I don’t mean this as a “gotcha”, but one wonders why the Society would appeal if, according to their reckoning,…”
- on ALERT: The SSPX appeals against the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith: “Serious Question: As a lay person speaking for other lay catholics, not affiliated with the SSPX in any way, I…”
- on Distressing words of Leo about the SSPX consecrations: “@Dantesque Being very brief. The synod/synodal argument is the same as the deaconesses’ argument. The early Church had them, the…”
CLICK and say your daily offerings!
A Daily Prayer for Priests
Fr. Z’s Podcasts RSS Feed
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.
ABORTION PILL RESCUE NETWORK
Everyone, work to get this into your parish bulletins and diocesan papers.
Donate using VENMO
GREAT BEER from Traditional Benedictine Monks in Italy
Good coffee and tea. Help monks.
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.
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!
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 com
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Is it easier to pray in your car in the parking lot than in church before or after Mass?
Today on the digital, full version of the UK’s best Catholic Weekly, The Catholic Herald (to which you can subscribe from anywhere in the world), I found a good letter to the editor, an image of which I post, below: … Read More
France: Muslims enter church, throw rocks during mass
I picked this up from the blog Etheldreda’s Place of frequent commentator here, Supertradmom. You know, these days there just aren’t enough girls being named “Etheldreda”. In any event, take a look at this, which I lifted from the aforementioned. … Read More
Very Cool Stuff: A dad and IRLP (that’s Ham Radio lingo) and panning for gold
As some of you know, I have been studying for my Ham Radio license. I am squared away with the Technician’s License material and could do that exam at any time, but right now life is really – excuse the … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Ham Radio, Just Too Cool, TEOTWAWKI
Tagged Ham radio, IRLP, KF7ETX, mensch, USNERDOC
11 Comments
11 Comments
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Were there some good points in the sermon you heard for Pentecost? Let us know what they were.
A Sunday afternoon riff on salty bread and Chinese noodles
I am enjoying a break in my evening for a bit of frivolous entertainment. I was going to watch Bladerunner, but opted for something considerably lighter. However, in a moment of post-modern self-conscious connection-making I’ll make a connection between this … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, Patristiblogging, Random Thoughts, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Christus via et patria, dante, exile, Mr. Ping, s. 123, St. Augustine
9 Comments
9 Comments
FISHWRAP EXCLUSIVE: COALITION PROTESTS VATILEAKS BUTLER ARREST
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! You have by now heard that the Holy Father’s valet, or butler, has been arrested for stealing documents and leaking them to the press. The Butler is presently confined in the Vatican jail (yes, … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare
Tagged Daniel Ellsberg, Fr. Roy Bourgeois, LCWR, Pentagon Papers, satire, The Butler, Vatileaks, WOC
54 Comments
54 Comments
UPDATE on the dust up in the Diocese of Madison and YOUR signs of support
Some time ago I wrote here about the sad situation in Platteville, WI, in the Diocese of Madison where His Excellency Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino is bishop. As you may remember, some liberals got their knickers in a knot … Read More
Routine gizmo maintenance and reminders
Before I travel overseas I like to update my phones (USA and UK my old iPhone 3gs) and make sure everything is working well. I do the same to the laptop, of course. I did a jailbreak on my old … Read More
mickeyfitz on Mass this afternoon – Unity of the Church… differently: “Thank you Father.”
