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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
My View For Awhile: Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
I’ve been on the road for a few days. One needs a visit to Buc-ee’s. However, I think I will never visit one of these places on a summer weekend again unless perhaps early in the morning. I was jammed. … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 741
In Rome, in the Borghese Garden the summer Shakespeare season starts at a replica of the Globe, similar to the one on the Surrey side in London. HERE The Rapid portion of the Rapid and Blitz concluded in Zagreb. Magnus … Read More
Any readers from Kotor in Montenegro? – UPDATED
Are there any readers here from the Diocese of Kotor in Montenegro (Dioecesis Catharensis) or from the nearby area of Croatia? Why? I’m looking for a priest. When the recent Grand Chess Tour started in Zagreb, there was a simul … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-07-07 – Tribunal Update and Anniversary
July 7th, 2023 Dear Diary, I asked Fr. Gilbert to ask Vice for the status of the Pie Town couple. Gilbert came back and chirped, “Sheila is working on it!” Sheila. The canonist gal in the tribunal. I’ve hardly seen … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 740
From The Great Roman™ – very cool. Yesterday, Magnus had a rough day in Zagreb where the GCT Rapid and Blitz is going on. He lost two in a row, before coming back to beat former World Champ Vishy Anand. … Read More
16th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end and a fitting song.
Sincerely, I think all this madness will pass one way or another. Today is the anniversary of the release of Summorum Pontificum, the saintly Pope Benedict XVI’s “emancipation proclamation” for those who desired what they ought to have had all along: freedom … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 739
Scaffolding is going up to restore the façade of Ss. Trinità dei Pellegrini in Rome. It is one of the few churches around now that still has a reddish ochre wash on plaster. However, underneath all that is the original … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-07-06 – Poles
July 6th, 2023 Dear Diary, Fr. Janosh* over in the Black Duck diocese is definitely connected to the “Polish mafia” – all the Polish priests know each other! We asked him a couple of years ago if he could help … Read More
Nicaraguan Bishop chooses to stay in jail rather than compromise – “CARDINALE SUBITO!”
Reuters: July 5 (Reuters) – Nicaraguan Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez was returned to prison on Wednesday after negotiations between the government and church representatives broke down over the terms of his possible release, according to local news outlet Confidencial. Citing … Read More
GHP on ROME 26/10-11 – Day 33: All Souls: “Father, piggy-backing on Robert’s question … I’ve often wondered: when you are “on leave” or just out-and-about, are you in…”
