Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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

With so much that is British in the news right now, I have in mind my dearly missed priest friends in England. VIDEO suggestion.

With so much that is British in the news right now, I have in mind my dearly missed priest friends in England. I haven’t been able to visit them for a long time. That being the case, here is a … Read More →

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“The liturgical reform was ‘sold,’ so to speak, on a mighty promise of the countless wonderful blessings it could not fail to bring to the Church.”

I read a story at CNA about a diocese in the Netherlands where the wonderous springtime of Vatican II has revolutionized all of Catholic life. So successful has the Vatican II reform been, that the Diocese of Roermond has said … Read More →

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London’s Brompton Oratory – 1st time prayer after Mass for Charles III and God Save The King and Dies Irae in Requiem for Elizabeth

Sung for the first time at the Oratory upon the accession of King Charles III Dies Irae at the Requiem Mass for HM Queen Elizabeth

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Daily Rome Shot 559, etc.

Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay for insurance, groceries, everything. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE Right now I am working my way … Read More →

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Daily Rome Shot 558, etc.

Priestly chess players, drop me a line. HERE White to move and mate.  Can you weave the net?

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ASK FATHER: “I have often felt used and abused spiritually, psychologically and emotionally by bitchy, nosy, petty, likely psychopathic/narcissist church people.”

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have often felt used and abused spiritually, psychologically and emotionally by bitchy, nosy, petty, likely psychopathic/narcissist church people. What was once a naive and blind trust and obedience was crushed by the sadistic cackling of … Read More →

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WDTPRS – 14th Sunday after Pentecost: God gives us the finger

Working up a translation of a liturgical text is many layered.   For many years I wrote a weekly column comparing the Latin and the translations.  This blog was born of that effort, for I originally thought that it would … Read More →

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UPDATE: DIY Camera Repair

Firstly, THANK YOU to the readers who sent batteries for my camera from my wishlist!  Much appreciated! Continued from… HERE. We rejoin our adventure into camera repair after a break while we awaited the arrival of parts from China. I … Read More →

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Daily Rome Shot 557, etc. including a crazy solution

Yesterday I posted a puzzle I found it in an issue of the Marshall [Club in NYC] Spectator. White to move and mate starting 3.  1.e7… There are several ways to mate black.  However, the most fascinating line is if … Read More →

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King Charles on the Ideology of Modernism

My good friend Fr. Tim Finigan alerted me to this. Perhaps Charles could explain the situation to Francis. We are going to win pic.twitter.com/dqfNdGkywY — Antonius (@boreaaltje) September 8, 2022

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