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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
ASK FATHER: Cocktail advice for Our Lady of Victory
From a reader… a little late… sorry! QUAERITUR: Our group of philosopher/theologians meets every Friday and this week we wanted to toast to Our Lady of Victory. Might you have a good cocktail recipe to celebrate our victory over the … Read More
ROME DAY 8: Bridges, Inscriptions, Cheeses
In Rome sunrise was at 7:14 and the Sunset will be at 18:40 and the poor Ave Maria bell is still set, in vain, to ring at 19:00 for the Curia. Under one of these ROME posts someone mentioned a … Read More
Mass for Benefactors ,11 Oct, and Requiem
Dear readers, I am very grateful for the notes of prayers for my swift recovery from this cold (and lest it turn into bronchitis, to which I’m prone here). Also, quite a few of you have clicked that wavy flag … Read More
“Supertradmum” (Marie Dean): R.I.P.
Dear readers, I was informed today that a long-time reader and commentator here, with the handle “Supertradmum” has died. I had posted about her illness a while back. She died in St Joseph’s Hospice, London, this morning. In your goodness … Read More
ROME DAY 7: Weird Amazon Stuff, Death and a Spatula
Sunrise – 7:14, Colors – 18:40, Ave Maria 19:00. Rome is truly “crazy town” right now. Over at Santa Maria in Transpontina there is a display, with people stationed to offer help to the curious, of what (they hope) the … Read More
The Holy See: Goat Rodeo
This is just great. The Communist founder of the anti-Catholic La Repubblica, Eugenio Scalfari had a chat with the Pope. Scalfari, slightly younger than dirt and no doubt still enjoying a perfect memory so he doesn’t have to – you know – … Read More
#AmazonSynod, optional celibacy, divorced and remarried priests, and Amoris Laetitia
Let’s think about “optional celibacy” which the Germans and other iconoclasts want in order to drive the Church towards becoming a well-connected NGO. Let’s use Amoris laetitia (“The Joy of Sex”) as a lens. So, Father is married. The marriage doesn’t … Read More
ROME DAY 6: Twisty Tower, Tuna, and “Tini”
Sunrise was 7:13 and Colors will sound tonight at 18:41. Once again 19:00 is the Ave Maria (as if anyone even bothers with that any more). One of the great rivals of the history of art in Rome was between … Read More
“Amazon rite” proposed at Amazon Synod: more condescension to follow
From Ed Pentin at the National Catholic Register about topics raised at the Amazon Synod: According to a Vatican-provided synthesis of interventions, subjects so far discussed have included a reflection on “indigenous rites” of the Sacrifice of the Mass that, it … Read More
A priest opines on the effect of optional priestly celibacy
I received this from a priest friend who, for reasons that are riotously obvious these days, desires anonymity. He reflects on the discussion of optional celibacy that the Amazon Synod is sure to push. Of course the Germans, who are … Read More
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