"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" -
HERE
- 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
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I concur with Fr. Z ‘ s choice. I would also suggest “Nothing Superfluous” by Fr. James Jackson, FSSP.
[GOOD CHOICE!]
Fr. James W. Jackson, a priest of the FSSP
Nothing Superfluous: An Explanation of the Symbolism of the Rite of St. Gregory the Great
US HERE – UK HERE
Just this morning I took this same book to Holy Mass with me to give to the Director of Religious Ed–albeit, in a discreet brown envelope. It’s been circulating for some time now and is always returned with much gratification.
Treasure and Tradition is a wonderful book! They have a illustration for every movement the priest makes. It really helps you to drill down into what’s going on. Besides the illustrations there are lots of pictures and charts, which really help people like my wife, who enjoy learning through more visual means.
There’s also a section that shows some of the similarities between what the Jews did and used in the temple with what we now do in our churches.
Plus…St. Augustine Academy Press just announced this morning that they are trying a new program with huge discounts on international shipping. It’s only live in the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada for now, and the interface is kinda clunky, but for those outside the US it may finally make purchases of this book feasible.
I’d suggest “Turning Towards the Lord” and “Signs of the Holy One”, both by Fr. Lang.
Also, and this wouldn’t apply to Low Mass but would potentially apply to a Latin Novus Ordo, “Reflections on the spirituality of Gregorian Chant” by Dom Jacques Hourlier.
And what about “Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness”? It might make a slightly uncomfortable read but I think if taken in good faith it could at least provide an impetus for a more… vertical… and overtly beautiful celebration.
[Yes, laywomen can be liturgical geeks too].
“Turning Toward the Lord: Orientation in Liturgical Prayer” by my friend the Oratorian Father Uwe Michael Lang.
US HERE – UK HERE
Signs of the Holy One: Liturgy, Ritual, and Expression of the Sacred.
US HERE – UK HERE
The FSSP have an entire page of relevant resources:
http://www.fraternitypublications.com/prtrki.html
So too do the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius
http://www.sanctamissa.org/en/index.html