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
- excalibur on The trip so far… Chicago… conference… etc.: “Superdawg, a hot dog bun with vegetables and a piece of meat.”
- on The trip so far… Chicago… conference… etc.: “A Chicago dog is one of my favorite foods on the planet”
- on YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS: “Fr. Z and beautiful people of the comments section, please pray for my health. I am having problems eating without…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1676 – good news: “Fr. Z: Concerning crime, someone from the Houston Police Officers Association ran an advertisement in New York City days after…”
- on The trip so far… Chicago… conference… etc.: “Your trip update brings me joy. Thank you for sharing.”
- on The trip so far… Chicago… conference… etc.: “Great post! I gained five pounds just reading it. Oh, and thank you for supporting the Carthusians.”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1676 – good news: “That Minneapolis graphic looks like something one would see in a news report about in Gotham City about two minutes’…”
- on The trip so far… Chicago… conference… etc.: “I have been looking for Green Chartreuse without much success. Here in Pennsylvania in our Soviet style State Liquor Store…”
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: “How To…” – Practical Notes
QUAERITUR: Deacons and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
From a reader: A deacon did Benediction at our parish today (full-fledged, cope and all.) Is that legitimate? Yes, in the Latin Church deacons, transitional or permanent, can preside at, give, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. They dress in their … Read More
The music you listen to can rot your brain, make you stupider and kill your soul.
One of my philosophy profs, a former Marine DI, told us that if everything that goes into our brains has no or little relation to reality, then we can’t expect to produce good and rational results. We will be, in … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Aquila, D. Fargo, iPod, music, WYD
61 Comments
61 Comments
Wherein Fr. Z rants about Communion
Get rid of row by row Communion during Mass. Not much of a rant there, come to think of it. But the combox should be rich, if people will self-edit.
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Communion, row by row
82 Comments
82 Comments
CNA: Catholic US Military Archdiocese sees rise in priestly vocations: SPECIAL APPEAL FROM FR. Z TO READERS
It is a regret of mine that I didn’t sign up for military chaplain service when I had the chance. I am more than likely too old now and hindsight is 20/20. In any event, at one point I did … Read More
What Rome’s CDW says about altar boys, girl altar boys, and lay service at the altar in general
I have been getting some… interesting, I think could be the word … email since I posted my praise and defense of Fr. Lankeit, Rector of the Cathedral in Phoenix where the excellent Bp. Olmsted presides. For those of you … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged altar girls, CDW, D. Phoenix, Fr. Lankeit
24 Comments
24 Comments
Antonio Gramsci, the destruction of Catholic identity, and you.
At the Catholic Thing there is a must read article by George Marlin about the uber-anti-Catholic and founder of Italian Communism, the brilliant but twisted Antonio Gramsci. Understanding Gramsci and the Italian version of Communism is verrrrrry important for faithful … Read More
More on the decision about altar boys at the Cathedral in Phoenix
In the diocesan newpaper of Phoenix, The Catholic Sun, there is a follow up article about the decision of the rector of the cathedral to have only altar boys serving. Read here and here for more. You can read it … Read More
In my pursuit of fraternal charity, I may now have a new prayer in my arsenal.
A priest friend, Fr. GR, sent my the link to this story in The Guardian, which I had to share. Tuscan friars ask God to deliver diarrhoea for basilica bible thief Franciscans of San Salvatore al Monte pin up prayer … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Lighter fare, Mail from priests
Tagged La Stampa, San Salvatore al Monte, theft
16 Comments
16 Comments
The power of intercessory prayer
I just heard a fascinating story about a medical doctor who, for his practice, has hired two people to pray for patients and for himself and the staff, to apply also intercessory prayer. The doctor sees this as a necessary … Read More
WOC ISSUES AN “ACTION ALERT” – COPYCAT WDTPRS ISSUES AN “ACTION ALERT” TOO!
After reading this howler from the Conference for Women’s Ordination or COW … no… that’s not it… the Women’s Ordination Conference or WOC…. whatever… take note (below) of our WDTPRS ACTION ALERT! I’ll bet this comes from WOC’s Ministry of … Read More
excalibur on The trip so far… Chicago… conference… etc.: “Superdawg, a hot dog bun with vegetables and a piece of meat.”
