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- on WDTPRS – 9 November: Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran, Rome’s Cathedral: “Great stuff Fr Z….. are the doors to St John Lateran originally the doors from the Roman Curia in the…”
- on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “As the demographic collapse accelerates, priests may find it prudent to live together in a central location with their deanery.…”
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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
#ASonnetADay – 72. “O, lest the world should task you to recite…”
#ASonnetADay – 72. “O, lest the world should task you to recite…” pic.twitter.com/9ySpLC5m50 — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) October 25, 2020
Posted in Poetry, Sonnet A Day
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Sunday of Christ the King – Act of Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
In the Church’s traditional calendar, this final Sunday in October is celebrated as the Feast of Christ the King. This feast was implemented by Pope Piux XI in 1925 with Quas primas, in the face of secularism, the spread of materialistic … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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ASK FATHER: Recent comments about same-sex unions… a “slap in the face” of those trying to leave homosexual lifestyle?
From a reader in a comment… QUAERITUR: When “going to the periphery” crosses the line is when the exception becomes the rule of law. What about COURAGE ministry, isn’t this a slap in the face of those trying to enact … Read More
Venezuelan dictator Maduro cites Francis to promote same-sex marriage legislation
The other day I posted my thoughts about the dreadfully confusing and anxiogenic remarks on video made by Francis in which he obviously condoned same-sex civil unions, as he has done in the past. HERE Some have tried to explain … Read More
Posted in Francis, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Francis, same-sex unions, scandal, Venezuela
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#ASonnetADay – 71. “No longer mourn for me when I am dead…” (with bell… not cowbell)
#ASonnetADay – 71. “No longer mourn for me when I am dead…” (with bell… not cowbell) pic.twitter.com/SLmEYxmSNX — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) October 24, 2020
ASK FATHER: “What prayers or novena for a Trump victory?”
From a reader… I’m writing from New Zealand and I’m a great believer in the power of Novenas. It will soon be the United States election which not just concerns the States but the entire political axis of the World. … Read More
#ASonnetADay – 70. “That thou art blamed shall not be thy defect…”
#ASonnetADay – 70. “That thou art blamed shall not be thy defect…” pic.twitter.com/ZAp3QDAAaV — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) October 22, 2020
Posted in Poetry, Sonnet A Day
Tagged slander
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#ASonnetADay – 69. “Those parts of thee that the world’s eye doth view…” (With advice!)
#ASonnetADay – 69. “Those parts of thee that the world’s eye doth view…” (With advice!) pic.twitter.com/decksDqCle — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) October 21, 2020
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APX on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Many priests live alone, with no one to notice if they fail to rise, suffer a fall, or become suddenly…”
