Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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

Who is funding the violence?

From Lepanto Institute: Violence Erupts as More Catholic-Funded Groups call for Defunding of Police This June witnessed a massive explosion in violent crimes in major urban areas such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City, each of which bowed … Read More

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Communion in the hand was bad enough. Priest tells people to hold hosts in their hands while he consecrates

If only priests were as hard working to develop reverence in their parishes as they are to facilitate communion-no-matter-what and for-anyone-at-all. There is a piece at LifeSite, in which I am heavily quoted, about a priest who came up with … Read More

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URGENT PRAYER REQUEST: Our friend Fr. Johnson (USN) moves to a new stage

Do you all remember Fr. Johnson whose airplane, which I had just been on, crashed and his vestments were ruined in the water?   You wonderful readers helped to replace them.  HERE Today, Commander Johnson is FINALLY leaving the Naval Station … Read More

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My View For Awhile: WV lo

It’s my first dive through the looking glass into Airportland since I returned from the Holy Land pilgrimage. Weirdly empty lot. Strangely empty concourse. Boarding will be interesting. I’m off to a conference for priests in West Virginia held by … Read More

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USS Bonhomme Richard – FIRE! And her forerunners on this blog.

Not good. On 12 July there was a fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Some sailors have been hospitalized. https://t.co/v2c9T7z09S pic.twitter.com/0hdDCnsX5T — Naval Surface Forces (@SurfaceWarriors) July 12, 2020 I’ve written about the Bonhomme Richard!    HERE  A predecessor. … Read More

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 6th after Pentecost (NO: 15th Ordinary) 2020

Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at the Mass for your Sunday, either live or on the internet? Let us know what it was. Also, are you churches opening up?  What was attendance like? For … Read More

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It’s someone else… until it’s your turn: churches attacked, burned in these USA!

UPDATE: 12 July In Elmhurst, NY: Statue of the Virgin Mary in Elmhurst Vandalized; NYPD Investigating as Potential Hate Crime A statue of the Virgin Mary in front of a Catholic high school in Elmhurst has been vandalized and the … Read More

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Another milestone…

Today I noticed on my StatCounter that we’ve surpassed the 97 million visits mark.  This is since I started tracking stats with it in November of 2006, some time after the blog was inaugurated.  The stat meter is on the … Read More

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A man you readers helped has been ordained to the priesthood!

Here’s something to make your day a little brighter. Do you long term readers remember helping an American seminarian, then deacon, for the Institute of Christ the King raise money to pay for his seminary formation?  (Yes, most of the … Read More

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Big Business Abortion NOT happy with “Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania”

Rewire.News is a radical leftist and pro-death internet concern.  It’s chairman is the head of Big Business Abortion (aka Planned Parenthood) in Arizona.   I checked out their site and afterward felt the need to use an eyewash.  These people are … Read More

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