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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
Analogies usually limp, but they are still helpful
I saw today sometime, I don’t recall where exactly for it has been busy day, that Joseph Ratzinger referred to the Church’s care of her sacred liturgical worship as like to tending a garden. I like the analogy. We prepare … Read More
READER REACTION: “My first inclination is, ‘Really? On the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel?'”
From a reader… A couple of thoughts on this great Feast of Our Lady (sigh) ….. My first inclination is, “Really?” On the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel? It seems so disrespectful to co-opt her Feast day in … Read More
“I urge everyone to think carefully about how to approach your local bishops.”
At Rorate there is a strong piece which examines the Motu Proprio. It is by a canonist writing with a nom de plume. I’ve read it over a couple of times, along with Traditionis, and I’ve been contacted by, and have … Read More
Today, 16 July, is World Snake Day
Here’s an interesting factoid. Today, 16 July, is World Snake Day. Just saying. Comments are OFF.
First reactions to “Traditionis custodes”
Today, 16 July, is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. During the Amazonian Synod (“walking together”), it was at her church in Rome, near the Vatican, that the shrine to to the demon Pachamama was set up. Today, … Read More
Motu Proprio Day
My desire for salvation constrains me from significant commentary at this time. Accompanying Letter to Bishops: HERE (Italian, English, Spanish) Motu Proprio: HERE (Italian, English, Spanish) Accompanying Letter: Rome, 16 July 2021 Dear Brothers in the Episcopate, Just as my … Read More
This story has it all. Grand backdrops! Carabinieri … in clerics? JESUITS!
When the movie is made, it must star Peter Sellers as the Capo of the Guardia di Finanza‘s Bunko Squad on load from the Paris Sûreté, at one point impersonating an Argentinian in white. From Crux: Undercover as priests, Italian … Read More
D. Richmond: Another cancelled priest
The internecine war on priests continues. Fr. Mark White has been in the news before. He is a priest of the Diocese of Richmond. He wrote on his blog about the sex abuse crisis until the Bishop of Richmond told … Read More
Wherein Jesuit Fr Thomas Reese kicks in a goal for the other team
Archlib Jesuit (tautology?) Fr. Thomas Reese at RNS has perhaps scored an auto-goal (aka own goal). In a plaintive mewl, Reese laments the cool reception and, I suppose, implied resistance to Francis. “It’s the beginning of the end!” Get this: … Read More
