Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Fr. Z is the guy who runs this blog. o{]:¬)

I have a bad feeling about this…

From today’s Bollettino: Possible agenda points: How to deal with “the Americans”. How to deal with a particular American bishop “pour encourager les autres”.

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8 September – Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Today’s feast, the Nativity of Mary, is older than the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which was precisely nine months ago. Stop for a moment.  Consider what our eternal prospects were before the birth not only of Our Lord, but … Read More

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Welcome new registrant. ElizabethG Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE  These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon, but, once in and browsing or searching, Amazon remembers that you used my link … Read More

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YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS

PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! In your charity would you please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. Let’s remember all who are ill, who will … Read More

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VIDEO: Bp. Strickland on the Traditional Latin Mass and the Novus Ordo

This vide of Bp. Strickland of Tyler is a pretty good analogy about the Novus Ordo and the Vetus Ordo. I’ve known priests who think that adding elements of the Traditional Latin Mass their celebrations of the Novus Ordo, “enriching” … Read More

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Welcome new registrant: Charles D. Fraune Meanwhile, white to move and mate in 2. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Interested in learning?  Try THIS. In chessy news, Tata … Read More

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Synod on Synodality: A Poem by ChatGPT

From a reader: Dear Fr. Z, I thought you might appreciate this poem on the Synod on Synodality. It was generated by ChatGPT. Pretty good, eh? All the more impressive is that the GPT-3.5 Large Language Model is only trained … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Is there something wrong in Rome?

At The Catholic Thing today, my friend Dr. Robert Royal asks the elephantine – nay, rather, mastodontic question: Is there something wrong in Rome? The obvious answer is YES. Only a fool or fanatical ideologue (in the real sense) would … Read More

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Photo by The Great Roman™ Welcome new registrants: bevious Al Jolson Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE  These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon, but, once in and browsing or searching, … Read More

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VIDEO: It looks like the Shroud of Turin isn’t a photograph, but rather a movie that shows Christ’s first breath, movement of the Resurrection.

So, yesterday (technically), I posted the previous post (HERE) in which I reflect on how scientific advancements tell us more about things like the Shroud of Turin. Little did I know when I posted that, that I would stay up … Read More

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