Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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

Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 11th Sunday after Pentecost (19th Ordinary – N.O.)

Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at the Mass for your Sunday (obligation or none), either live or on the internet? Let us know what it was. Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Will happiness in heaven be incomplete if our loved ones aren’t there too?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I always hear that when we die and go to heaven we will see our loved ones again. That we will be together again. But how can that be? How can It be if someone you … Read More

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WDTPRS – 19th Ordinary Sunday: God will come to us not as “stranger God”, but as Father God!

The Collect for the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time was not in previous editions Missale Romanum before the 1970 Novus Ordo. It has roots in the 9th century Sacramentary of Bergamo and thus is ancient text.   Well… sort of. Note that … Read More

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6 August 1221 – 800th Anniversary of the Death of St. Dominic. Imagine what things would be like without him.

Today is the 800th Anniversary of the Death of St. Dominic. In other words it is also his “birth day”. The term used for the death of saints is “Dies Natalis“, one’s “birth” into heaven. Imagine what things might have … Read More

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ACTION ITEM! Help fix the roof of a small parish with the TLM. Keep those doors open!

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their … Traditional Latin Masses. I received this plea from a reader… I was hoping you could assist our parish by getting the word out, who … Read More

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