"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
Tom Ryan of the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) has a piece about how people are ignoring Card. Kasper’s book.
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I’d state it: “It can be said that Pope Francis can be called ‘the Pope of the Confessional,’ and therefore he can also be called ‘the Pope of Mercy.'”
You make a good point about belief in the Real Presence. Father Barron made a video a little while ago in which he answered, “What one thing can I do to make my parish better?” and his response was, “start a program of Eucharistic Adoration.” It is true. So many graces flow from Christ Truly Present. Belief in the Real Presence gives rise to better liturgy, less receiving in the hand, lines for confession, weekly attendance at Mass, contributions to collections, true service of God and neighbor.
There can never be too many homilies about the real nature of the Eucharist! At some point people will start to get it!
Thank you so much for this post today. I read it, dropped everything, and went to Confession. It had been too long. Sometimes we moms of many are so busy making sure our older kids are going to Confession regularly while we take care of the babies and toddlers, getting ourselves in falls through the cracks.
Also, I wonder if the problem is that some people actually listen to and/or believe the rotten “communion hymns” (written by two protestants and a Jesuit), which elide or contradict transubstantiation. Lex cantandi, lex orandi, lex credendi.
Thank you for the reminder about Plenary Indulgences, Fr. Z. I fulfilled the requirements for a Plenary Indulgence and asked it to be applied to my sister, gone two months today. Our priest laughed when I told him as soon as they read her name and tolled the bell she was sprung. One less soul in purgatory, please God, because you reminded us.
What I find interesting is the lack of a barrier between the confessor and the penitent. If we did that in this country, we would have much fewer people going than we do now I think.
Go to confession today, tomorrow may be too late.
Given the current state of things, I fear the he is more the Pope of the Confusional.
Given the current state of things, I fear the he is more the Pope of the Confusional.
Every time I see “Go to confession!” I’m reminded of a bumper sticker I saw recently: “Many who think they will turn to the LORD at the 11th hour die at 10:30.”