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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
ADVENTCAzT 2025 – 07 – Saturday 1st Week of Advent
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Advent preparation The striking figure of St. Nicholas Jesus, Son of Mary Linking Advent and illness Yesterday’s HERE
Daily Rome Shot 1499
The last vestige of the sad little Church of Sts. Simon and Jude in Rome off the Via dei Coronari, lol https://t.co/DHv0lFXN17 pic.twitter.com/BTShNmuQQc — Matthew Hazell (@M_P_Hazell) December 4, 2025 And… Thank **** it’s Friday!??????? pic.twitter.com/HqJTotB674 — ‘The Ronster’ (@BerisfordRon) … Read More
ADVENTCAzT 2025 – 06 – Friday 1st Week of Advent
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Advent preparation Today we hear about an approach to putting up the manger scene and the Christmas tree. Card. Bacci warns against activism. Fulton Sheen on God-life. You hear a … Read More
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Daily Rome Shot 1498 – URGENT VIDEO WHICH FIGHTS AGAINST BOTH *STUPID* AND *HERESY*
Photo from The World’s Best Sacristan™. I’ll just put this here. White to move and mate in 4. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. BONUS SHOT
ADVENTCAzT 2025 – 05– Thursday 1st Week of Advent
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Advent preparation Today, we hear that the Church is perhaps bigger and smaller than we think. Fr. T explains how we will be judged by Christ in his humanity. Published … Read More
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Final Considerations of the 2nd Study Commission on the Female Diaconate
The issue of female diaconate has been effectively deep-sixed by the second commission set up by Francis. The first commission was historical and this one was more theological. The first said, there isn’t conclusive evidence of female diaconate (so… no!). … Read More
ASK FATHER: Does a communicant have the right to receive communion from a cleric?
Under another post there is a question in a comment: QUAERITUR: Does a communicant have the right to receive communion from a cleric? Yes, and no. The 1997 Instruction On Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in … Read More
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ADVENTCAzT 2025 – 04 – Wednesday 1st Week of Advent
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Advent preparation Today Fr. Parsch explains the structure of Advent. Fr. Troadec explains why the world will be destroyed by fire.
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Daily Rome Shot 1497 – Kneeling in Charlotte….
Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, etc.. At no extra cost, you provide help for which I am grateful. Development in Charlotte… kneelers will … Read More
ADVENTCAzT 2025 – 03 – Tuesday 1st Week of Advent
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Advent preparation St. Bibiana is an example for us today How to be “perfect”
NB on THE FIFTH CONJURATION – A Scene in Blank Verse after the Manner of Christopher Marlowe: ““I plead the Fifth, and shall not answer thee.” It reads like a bad Responsorial Psalm.”
