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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
GOOD NEWS in the Diocese of Phoenix regarding TC and the DD
TC and the DD… Traditionis Custodes (aka “Jailers of Tradition” aka “Taurina cacata”) and the Dubious Dubia. In effect, this doesn’t exactly “round file” TC and the DD. It is more like to… … leaving it out on the steps … Read More
An important note about the Dubious Dubia™ for “Traditionis custodes”. The way to cut through the obvious cruel intent and BE TRULY PASTORAL.
Traditionis custodes, a cruel and incoherent document, exceeded in incoherent cruelty by the Responses to the Dubious Dubia™, must fail. Together, they do something unprecedented: they attack diocesan bishops. However, for all the bishops out there who are wondering what … Read More
ASK FATHER: Not AGAIN! “Does attending an SSPX Mass fulfill one’s Sunday obligation?”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Does attending an SSPX Mass fulfill one’s Sunday obligation? I’m asking because I ran across the linked article below written by John Salza in November of this year arguing that attending an SSPX Mass does NOT … Read More
Posted in Canon Law, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, SSPX
Tagged can. 1248, SSPX, Sunday Mass Obligation
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ASK FATHER: How does one get invited to the Synod (“walking together”) on Synodality
From a reader.. QUAERITUR: I wanted to thank you for your original and powerful exhortation, via the death of a rabbit, to go to confession. As a consequence I did indeed go to confession and made a clean breast of … Read More
Hey! Typos happen.
This is rather amusing…. This is a screenshot from the Bolletino on 18 December 2021, which had the infamous Responses. Let’s look at the last part more closely, with some emphasis. As of the time of this writing, that’s still … Read More
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FATHERS! ACTION ITEM! Great idea from a priest about the Dubious Dubia and the Traditional Latin Mass for New Year’s Day
I received this great suggestion from a priest friend: There is great deal of angst among TLMers after Saturday’s Responsa. Thank you for what you have written in the aftermath. In addition to encouraging prayer and Confession, perhaps we could … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!, Mail from priests, The Coming Storm
Tagged indulgences, New Year
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NEW VATICAN OFFICE! Congregation for the Bulletins of the World
Picking up from something someone said to me the other day, if we were able to combine Youtube, Twitter and Facebook, would it be YouTwitFace? I found a new Twitter feed to follow. (Please follow mine! I lost some 10K … Read More
