About this blog…
“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
Coat of Arms by D Burkart
Recent Comments
- Not on Daily Rome Shot 1669 – important notes!: “Pat S, Talking my language. The character of Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind was based on Margaret Mitchell’s…”
- on A JESUIT SAYS: “If you are able to go to confession once a month and choose not to, I would not want to be responsible for your soul.”: “Confession is hard. I need to go. It’s been a while. Tip for some people. Our secondary local parish has…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1669 – important notes!: “I am inclined to agree with Vir Qui Timet Dominum. As a matter of principle, one ought to stand on…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1669 – important notes!: “Even Hollywood knew it: ” evidently Mr. Ringo is an educated man…”… https://youtu.be/6gSj1G4Vf0w?si=vYdgWVeWIERYLMZC”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1669 – important notes!: “Re Schopenhauer on Latin: Two years of Latin were mandatory at my little Catholic high school in Arizona back in…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1669 – important notes!: “White to move and mate in 4 Lots of variations here so I labeled them using a letter preceded by…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1669 – important notes!: “Millennial here (38, M). In my opinion, not much is going to change until this wretched generation of Boomer prelates…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 9th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 17th Ordinary): “Seek God above all else”
CLICK and say your daily offerings!
A Daily Prayer for Priests
Fr. Z’s Podcasts RSS Feed
Federated Computer… your safe and private alternative to big biz corporations that hate us while taking our money and mining our data. Have an online presence large or small? Catholic DIOCESE? Cottage industry? See what Federated has to offer. Save money and gain peace of mind.
ABORTION PILL RESCUE NETWORK
Everyone, work to get this into your parish bulletins and diocesan papers.
Donate using VENMO
GREAT BEER from Traditional Benedictine Monks in Italy
Good coffee and tea. Help monks.
I use this when I travel both in these USA and abroad. Very useful. Fast enough for Zoom. I connect my DMR (ham radio) through it. If you use my link, they give me more data. A GREAT back up.
Help support Fr. Z’s Gospel of Life work at no cost to you. Do you need a Real Estate Agent? Calling these people is the FIRST thing you should do!
They find you a pro-life agent in your area who commits to giving a portion of the fee to a pro-life group!
This blog has to earn its keep!
PLEASE subscribe via PayPal if it is useful. Zelle and Wise are better, but PayPal is convenient.
A monthly subscription donation means I have steady income I can plan on. I put you my list of benefactors for whom I pray and for whom I often say Holy Mass.
In view of the rapidly changing challenges I now face, I would like to add more $10/month subscribers. Will you please help?
For a one time donation...
To donate monthly I prefer Zelle because it doesn't extract fees. Use
frz AT wdtprs DOT com
Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
ASK FATHER: Must the priest wear the cassock to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is the cassock required for a priest to wear a cassock under his vestments when celebrating the Extraordinary Form Mass? I did not think so, and I know other priests who celebrate the 1962 Mass without it, … Read More
ASK FATHER: What is a “privileged altar”?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I’ve occasionally seen high altars inscribed with the phrase, “altare privilegiatum.” 1) What does (did?) this mean and how did an altar become privileged? 2) Does this still apply today? Sometimes you will find in older … Read More
ASK FATHER: Considering moving to a Ukrainian Catholic Parish
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I attend a NO parish and am considering moving to a Ukrainian Catholic Parish for a variety of reasons but mainly because I am attracted to the Divine Liturgy and the beautiful traditions they have held … Read More
ASK FATHER: In what scenario would you give Holy Communion to the divorced and remarried?
QUAERITUR: You wrote in a recent post, “Holy Communion for the divorced and remarried (which in 99.99% of cases would be sacrilege).” Can you tell me what scenario would permit your conscience to give communion to the remarried? I can … Read More
PODCAzT 155: Latin Forms of Absolution, Vetus and Novus Ordo
From a priest…. QUAERITUR: Fr. Z, Grace and peace. Do you have an audio pronunciation of the absolution prayer (1962) or know of a link? Thanks for the question. Here is a brief PODCAzT, which can also be a PRAYERCAzT, … Read More
ASK FATHER: Priest uses the Common Preface on a Solemnity
From a reader… What do you think of a priest who by reason of not able to find the Preface of Christ the King uses the the Common Preface instead in a mass for the Solemnity of Christ the King? … Read More
ASK FATHER: How early can seminarians start learning to say Traditional Latin Mass
From a seminarian… QUAERITUR: I recently read your post encouraging priests to learn the TLM. It made me think, how early should a seminarian begin to learn it? Would it be jumping the gun for someone in 1st Theology to … Read More
ASK FATHER: What can we do to get these men into seminary?
From a reader: I am a Youth Minister at a parish and have probably a dozen young men (age 12-19) who are discerning calls to the priesthood and are interested in seminary. I have young priests at the parish, but they are reluctant … Read More
ASK FATHER: What’s so difficult about learning to say the Traditional Latin Mass?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Maybe this question is too broad, but here goes: What is so difficult about saying/learning the EF? My pastor recently mentioned that he simply does not have time to learn the EF well enough to say it himself (he … Read More
ASK FATHER: Resources to explain Collects in parish bulletin.
From a deacon: Let me begin by thanking you for your vocation and ministry. You have been a tremendous resource over these past few years, especially as I was in formation. The main reason I am emailing your today in light of a … Read More
Not on Daily Rome Shot 1669 – important notes!: “Pat S, Talking my language. The character of Melanie Hamilton in Gone with the Wind was based on Margaret Mitchell’s…”
