Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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

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URGENT! Help for a priest with ALS. He needs our help NOW.

UPDATE 20 March: I want to make something perfectly clear. Fr. Christensen did NOT ASK ME to do this. He posted it on his own site. One of you readers saw it and alerted me to it. Hence, on my … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Bishop says no TLM on weekdays

From a reader… QUAERITUR: It seems that the diocese has disallowed the celebration of any daily Masses to be in the EF, after finally adding an official EF to the regular Sunday schedule. You’ve said multiple times that a priest … Read More

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Patrick Coffin interviews ex-gay Milo Yiannopoulos. @FatherZ answers their Latin question. @CoffinMedia

Patrick Coffin has a terrific – and long – interview with now ex-gay Milo Yiannopoulos. Milo, a Catholic, has had an amazing conversion with the help of St. Joseph.  As a matter of fact, he mentioned Fr. Calloway’s book on … Read More

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“Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me…” The mighty Lorica of Saint Patrick

During these dark days, we can benefit from the use of this prayer, called the Breastplate, or Loríca of St. Patrick, “The Cry of the Deer” (Latin Lorica is pronounced lo-REE-ka).  It is said that St. Patrick (+461) sang this when an … Read More

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Another thing about the lawless, heartless St. Peter’s Mass Suppression Stunt

Another point about the lawless, heartless edict from High Atop The Thing against priests who want to offer Holy Mass at side altars of San Pietro… as they have been able to do for decades. The defenders of the sterile, … Read More

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“Portable Personal Air Mobility System” – UPDATE – POLL

I know that Fr. Finigan would agree that these are long over due. [UPDATE: On Twitter Fr. F asked for a poll.  Be careful of what you ask for.] From Military Times: Jet packs are on their way to a … Read More

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On the St. Peter’s Mass Suppression Stunt viewed from the Left

People are still talking about the decision to suppress priests’ individual Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica to force everyone into uniformity. I wrote HERE and HERE.  Card. Burke HERE At Fishwrap, Christopher White – big surprise here – mischaracterized my … Read More

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Reactions to CDF Statement forbidding blessings of same-sex unions – UPDATED

UPDATE 17 March: Within a day and a half after the CDF doc against blessing of homosexual couples, 600 German pastoral workers, half of them priests, declare that they will continue to bless homosexual couples. Two people had started this … Read More

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