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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
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
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
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
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
VIDEO: Test your LIZARD’s DNA!
Lighter fare for this Friday. This appeals to my reptilian brain stem!
Greg Hlatky on Some notes for your Sunday Mass in the Vetus and the Novus Ordo: ““By pursuing perfection we will achieve excellence.” – Vince Lombardi”
