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"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.”
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"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.
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[T]he even more mainline Catholic Fr. Z. blog.
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"Fr. Z's is one of the more cheerful blogs out there and he is careful about keeping the crazies out of his commboxes"
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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."
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Exactly my point in saying that a little persecution is not a bad thing.
The
Loser’s
Prayer
The present profound
Given
To thee…
The sacred Mass eternally.
No money, car
House or thing
Will ever make
Your soul quite sing
The way it does
If rich or poor
Makes sinners saints
A holy lure
Will take your tears
You shed in pain
And turn all loss
Into your gain.
Where heavy hearts
They go to pray
At dawn’s first light
At break of day.
Where miracles
That never die
Will lighten hearts
So they can fly
Out in the world
But never of…
Candle light
And rock salt love.
The sacred Mass
Toward rising sun
And sun she scolds…
“He rose, you’ve won!”
Thank you for this reminder, Father Z. All day, I’ve been thinking of St. Benedict fleeing Rome to start anew. To reject the old world, gasping on it’s death bed, is not cowardice, but wisdom.
Reminds me of Isaiah 40:31
“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint”.
Is it too much to hope that Christ will renew the Church with a youthful, faithful episcopate?
Ya know, sometimes, I just want to ask why. Why are we here. Why did God make us if he knew we were going to be awful and have to go through all sorts of trials. It’s just crazy to think about sometimes. Today is a dark day for our country and I’m depressed. Tomorrow, I get back to fighting.
Thank you, Fr. Z. I really needed that!
In the deepest darkness is when the Light of Christ shines most brightly.
Take courage, put on the armor of God, be brave like Joan of Arc and humble like St. Therese de Lisieux.
Christ has already won the victory. Ours is but to join the Victor in battle.
Holy Martyrs, Confessors and Holy Virgins, pray for us.
Interesting translation (rather liberal) of S. Augustine: Here is the original text:
Noli adhaerere velle seni mundo, et nolle juvenescere in Christo, qui tibi dicit: Perit mundus, senescit mundus, deficit mundus, laborat anhelitu senectutis. Noli timere, “renovabitur juventus tua sicut aquilae”.
Amen.
Discussed the age of St. Benedict with my homeschooler co-op class this morning as a matter of fact. Ages 9 through 12, they got it. On a day like today, it was a joy to look into their bright young and many faces. Voting is just a very small aspect of my life. I have the privilege of viewing the future from their vantage, and their faith is quite solid.
Dittos Lucy.
I ask myself the same questions as you. I often think about the trials I have in this life and I sometimes feel like the prey of a cat which is being pawed before the kill. Then I feel guilty for questioning God for allowing this as well as feeling guilty when I remind myself (for the umpteenth time) I’ve been blessed far beyond what I deserve and certainly far beyond many in this world.
Fortunately I was blessed to marry someone who is very strong in her Faith and who has endured far more than I – all with Faith, Hope & Charity.
Thanks for the Augustinian note of encouragement, Father Z. One feels quite depressed knowing the majority of the country and even of Catholics don’t give a toss about moral decency, sanctity of life, religious freedom, subsidiarity, or solidarity in civil society outside of government.
“He likened the decline of his civilization to the olive press. Christians who are faithful under pressure yield a higher quality of pure oil.”
Eeek! That also means that we’re getting squeezed, probably pretty hard.
You’ll forgive me, I hope, if I admit that I’m not exactly looking forward to this eagerly.
If I’m called to suffer, so be it, but I can’t say we’re well prepared.
Hope my choir mates are fairly close when things get bad. If we must suffer, at least we can alleviate some of the horror if we can sing in 4 parts or Chant something.
This is a beautiful quote. It speaks to something I was never really able to put into words. The traditional EF church I attend is not in a great part of the city. I have often felt so strange while chanting or singing Palestrina at Mass knowing that within a very short distance of the church people are doing hard drugs or perhaps selling themselves. I have to think that the Mass being said in the midst of such depravity has to have a redemptive effect on these poor people somehow. I would love to hear the rest of the sermon.
Not really much of a sack, btw. Pretty tame, as sacks go.