"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. -
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Friday done. Now it’s Ember Saturday here.
And prayers offered for you Father Z and for all our Bishops.
A recent article and memory http://www.ncregister.com/blog/dlittle/fasting-ember-days-and-reparation-of-sins, which I admit to in part incorporating led me to ask:
Is this outdated in any Ordo?
Ember Days are making a comeback. These were days of fast and abstinence observed at the turn of the season, and also a wonderful way to take the pagan celebrations and sanctify them into the Faith.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after the feast day of St. Lucia (Dec. 13), after Ash Wednesday, after Whitsunday and after the feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Sept. 14). Were not these days of penance introduced to thank the Lord for the gifts of nature, to teach us the importance of moderation and to provide for the needy.
We used to learn:
Post Lucem, post Crucem, post Cineres, post Ignes.
After Lucia, after the Cross,
after the Ashes and after Flame(Pentecost).
Ember Days are part of the agrarian heritage of our Faith. The Church recognizes our dependency on God for His gifts of nature. The Liturgy reflects this connection with nature and God. Before man became so civilized, weather, crops, farm animals and the change of seasons were a part of daily life for everyone.
Not everyone lives in rural locations, but there is a recognition of that connection of the land to our life. The agrarian connection also recognizes that, while man could work the land, he can never control the elements. Returning to our agricultural roots brings true humility in remembering man’s role on earth as being completely beholden to God.
The gift of nature is from God, and man is not in control of it, even to its minor bio, insidious techno or nano-synthetic incursions, or major, nuclear, possible actions; since what would be achieved insofar as actual control of the true creation?
And, if in the city, one never can be so sure that she or he will not be returned to that basic land and its requirements.
Fasting for the reparation of the sins of the clergy during Ember Days is an easy way to reintroduce this most valuable spiritual discipline. Three days each season in addition to Ash Wednesday and Good Friday add up to only 14 days of fast. Only 14 days, but what a difference that will make in our lives and in the Church.
Fall Ember Days of 2019 are Sept. 18, 20 and 21.
We pray for you every day, Father. God bless you and all our priests.
Did it last week without knowing Fr. Z was calling for it. Of course, I wouldn’t know much about Ember Days if Fr. Z hadn’t mentioned them so much in previous quarters of the years!