Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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

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DEVELOPMENT re: St Peter’s TLM Suppression. This could say something about rumored attack on Summorum Pontificum

BLURF ALERT Bottom line… if there were serious talk in the Curia about suppressing Summorum, this news militates against it. This is like clock work.  I’m trying to get on the road and this pops up.   So, without access to my laptop, … Read More

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22 June (Novus Ordo): St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More

In the Church’s traditional calendar St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More have their  feasts on 9 July.  More was martyred on 6 July and Fisher on 22 June.  In the Novus Ordo calendar they are celebrated today, together. Pope … Read More

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UPDATE: Carmels and Carmelite nuns moving to new places

Meanwhile, I understand that the Carmel in Brooklyn is moving to Scranton.  Deteriorating neighborhood. Remember the story about the Carmelite nuns who left the Carmel in Philly? More information: From: Fairfield Carmelites <fairfieldcarmelites@gmail.com> Date: June 21, 2021 at 2:02:34 PM … Read More

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Amazon Prime Day!

It’s “Prime Day” (or days, actually, two) at Amazon and you can get some super prices on things. Please, when online shopping, always pop over here and use my link to enter Amazon.  It makes a difference. US HERE – UK HERE

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ASK FATHER: In confession, the priest insisted on his Act of Contrition rather than the one I know.

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I went to confession this afternoon. It was my first time going at this particular church. When the priest asked me to say an Act of Contrition, I started, “O my God, I am heartily sorry…” … Read More

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News From The Chaplain: “Bomb go boom”

You long-time readers will remember my good friend Fr. Charles Johnson, presently chaplain on USS Ford, which is undergoing various tests and trails as they shake her down.   We had travel vestments made for Father, when his airplane went into … Read More

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