Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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

1926-2022

1926-2022 Queen from 1952 for 70 years and 7 months. Requiescat in pace. Remember your own mortality. Go to confession.

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Daily Rome Shot 556, etc.

Planning to move? Real Estate For Life can help you find a pro-life agent who will give some of the commission to a pro-life cause. Yesterday was a day off in the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis.  They coagulate again … Read More →

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Daily Rome Shot 555, etc., wherein 64 square drama continueth with videos

The other day I took some of this wonderful beer to a gathering and it was very well received.  It is really good with savory things, such as sausages and cheeses.  Really good. The drama continues in St. Louis.  Yesterday, … Read More →

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Daily Rome Shot 555, etc., high drama

High chess drama in St Louis yesterday where the Sinquefield Cup is underway with some of the best players in the world… except… Yesterday the arguably-best-player-ever, Magnus Carlsen, stunned everyone by withdrawing from the tourney with a cryptic comment intimating … Read More →

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“What, Papa, is ‘Jesuit’?” – “I think you’d better ask your Mother.”

From the might pen of Fr. Hunwicke comes this gem.  You should immediately go also to read the comments.  In case you don’t know already, Christine Mohrmann demonstrated in her 1957 masterpiece Liturgical Latin that in the early Roman Church … Read More →

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Concerning the “bipolar pontificate”

For some years now, Andrea Gagliarducci has issued a weekly news/analysis column called Monday Vatican.   This week is a must read.  HERE Excerpts… Pope Francis and the paradox of the Council […] Pope Francis wants to be the Pope who … Read More →

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Daily Rome Shot 554, etc. including a whopper

This is from a tweet.  The painting was being worked on by restorers. Things are looking grim for black. But it’s black’s move. UPDATE: So that you know, for sure, what we are up against (only figuratively, thanks be to … Read More →

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Daily Rome Shot 553, etc.

What do sports like chess and tennis have to do with the new world order? Quite a bit, as it turns out. pic.twitter.com/mHZ3Mgt59o — Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) September 3, 2022

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4 Sept: St. Moses, Old Testament lawgiver and prophet

Today is the feast of St. Moses, lawgiver and prophet in the Old Testament. Many people do not realize that may Old Testament figures are considered by Holy Mother Church to be saints. Many of them are listed in editions … Read More →

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La Macchina di Santa Rosa 2022!

Some years ago I went to Viterbo for the Feast of Santa Rosa and the incredible spectacle of the Macchina di Santa Rosa. Here is some video from this year.  Yes, this is being carried by a bunch of men.  … Read More →

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