Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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

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What could possibly go wrong?

First, we have the developing COVIET Union, with its humiliating and ineffective face diaper regiment, intended to break the will of the people. Then we have massive election fraud in the most important nation on Earth, which is riddled with … Read More

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Fr. Z asks for help from the readers: containers and storage for vestments

I have a question for the readership.  Are there any seamstresses or experienced sewers out there who have some time and might like to participate in a project useful for the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison? In … Read More

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#ASonnetADay – 112. “Your love and pity doth the impression fill…”

#ASonnetADay – 112. “Your love and pity doth the impression fill…” pic.twitter.com/tyj5AX7vxm — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 9, 2020

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Happy 15th Birthday, Blog!

On 8 December 2005, I posted this photo.  This blog project began. Today is the 15th anniversary of this blog. This photo was a shot from my apartment window in Rome on the evening of the day Pope Benedict was … Read More

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SPECIAL YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH!

On the 150th anniversary of Bl. Pope Pius IX’s proclamation of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, a special “Year of St. Joseph” has been declared from today to 8 December 2021. The Apostolic Penitentiary has yet to … Read More

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#ASonnetADay – 111. “O, for my sake do you with Fortune chide…”

#ASonnetADay – 111. “O, for my sake do you with Fortune chide…” pic.twitter.com/8OQkffLGPY — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) December 8, 2020

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Two important pieces for your reading and watching.

I bring to the readership two offerings which merit your close attention. A First Things there is a piece by Archbp. Charles Chaput – that he is not a Cardinal is a scandal – about … Mr Biden and the Matter … Read More

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I have good news and bad news….

GREAT NEWS! I read that the European Space Agency has created a 3D map of the universe that we can see with tracking of some 1.8 billion stars.  Very cool right?  Surely that’s good news. That’s the good news. Since … Read More

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