Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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

Daily Rome Shot 07

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#ASonnetADay – 100. “Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget’st so long…” Thanks, @sirpatstew …

#ASonnetADay – 100. “Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget’st so long…” Thanks, @sirpatstew for inspiring one of my readers to ask me to read the Bard’s Sonnets, old friends now read through the lens of greater age. pic.twitter.com/Or08UZ0OcJ — … Read More

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“Devout” Biden and the Palmist

“Devout Catholic” Joe Biden doesn’t know the “P” in “Psalmist” is silent, not the “s”.pic.twitter.com/P4VAaYbJWT — LifeNews.com (@LifeNewsHQ) November 26, 2020 I get “salmist”, with not attempt at lip-closure at the begin, to get something of a plosive.  I get … Read More

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Wherein Fr. Z reacts to a seminarian’s “cri de coeur”

I have written quite a few times here that – in this time of erosion and reversal in the Church – young priests and seminarians will increasingly be exposed to the sort of thing we older guys had to endure … Read More

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A brief moment of relief from SCOTUS for religious liberty in Brooklyn

Here’s something to be thankful for.  On Wednesday night the SCOTUS granted the request of the Diocese of Brooklyn and two synagogues to block enforcement of NY state’s killer-in-chief and highest executive thug Gov. Cuomo to restrict religious worship.   The … Read More

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#ASonnetADay – GUEST Sonnet – Dorothy Parker – “I dunno yer highfalutin’ words, but here’s th’ way it seems…”

#ASonnetADay – GUEST Sonnet – Dorothy Parker – “I dunno yer highfalutin’ words, but here’s th’ way it seems…” pic.twitter.com/l3ThkM0Bwh — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 26, 2020

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#ASonnetADay – 99. “The forward violet thus did I chide…” (weird)

#ASonnetADay – 99. “The forward violet thus did I chide…” pic.twitter.com/8Bw1OIPGTy — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 24, 2020

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I saw an amusing story that about a pastor in California, where the hypocritical pols have restricted church services under the excuse of being non-essential during the Wuhan Devil DEATH WAVE but have left strip clubs open because they are, … Read More

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