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“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
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ThePapalCount on Relief. Pope Leo XIV addressed the clergy of Rome… cordially.: “What a radically fresh approach from Pope Leo. The late pope too often spoke words of criticism and cynicism. And…”
PostCatholic on VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia: “Certainly a beautiful book. I am unclear on something. I thought the Missal of 1963 is the version of the…”
PostCatholic on Relief. Pope Leo XIV addressed the clergy of Rome… cordially.: “I wonder if he’ll reinstate the possibility of monsignor-hood.”
srose on Pentecost Thursday: No Joy in Mudville for Dustman.: “Good post! I got past the vampires, no problem. Now I gotta dodge the Molotov cocktails…”
Geoffrey on ASK FATHER: Communion services simply because the priest is away?: “This is actually quite common, depending on where you live. Before the pandemic, my former parish had daily Masses at…”
TheBackPew on ASK FATHER: Communion services simply because the priest is away?: “Ave Maria’s comment gets to the heart of it. “Got what I came for.” In the frontier days, Catholics went…”
amenamen on Pentecost Thursday: No Joy in Mudville for Dustman.: “Mister Miagi and Daniel-san kept Reseda, California, free from the baneful influences of the bad boys of Cobra Kai. Although…”
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Pentecost Thursday: No Joy in Mudville for Dustman.: “GHP: Just below the combox I have a link for a cite that gives the code for special characters. I’ve…”
Ave Maria on ASK FATHER: Communion services simply because the priest is away?: “We sometimes have communion services when all the priests are called away for the twice yearly meeting with the bishop.…”
GHP on Pentecost Thursday: No Joy in Mudville for Dustman.: “Diacritics do not post and are replaced by ? — kokury? = Kokuryuu — Ky?kai = Kyoukai Sorry ’bout that,…”
GHP on Pentecost Thursday: No Joy in Mudville for Dustman.: “会 Kai, in Japanese, means (1) meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet; (n,n-suf) (2) society; association; club. E.g., コブラ会…”
Imrahil on ACTION ITEM! Pentecost Novena Prayers for Traditional Latin Mass: “Oh, yes, I was in too. Dear Professor Cover, to the seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost, obviously.”
RosaryRose on ASK FATHER: Communion services simply because the priest is away?: “For 6 months now, my Sunday diet has been strictly the TLM. (As opposed to the occasional TLM prior to…”
Servant on Pentecost Thursday: No Joy in Mudville for Dustman.: “Cobra Kai, Father. I hear there is a new Karate Kid coming out with Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan. It…”
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“Until the Lord be pleased to settle, through the instrumentality of the princes of the Church and the lawful ministers of His justice, the trouble aroused by the pride of a few and the ignorance of some others, let us with the help of God endeavor with calm and humble patience to render love for hatred, to avoid disputes with the silly, to keep to the truth and not fight with the weapons of falsehood, and to beg of God at all times that in all our thoughts and desires, in all our words and actions, He may hold the first place who calls Himself the origin of all things.”
- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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frz AT wdtprs DOT comAs for Latin…
"But if, in any layman who is indeed imbued with literature, ignorance of the Latin language, which we can truly call the 'catholic' language, indicates a certain sluggishness in his love toward the Church, how much more fitting it is that each and every cleric should be adequately practiced and skilled in that language!" - Pius XI
"Let us realize that this remark of Cicero (Brutus 37, 140) can be in a certain way referred to [young lay people]: 'It is not so much a matter of distinction to know Latin as it is disgraceful not to know it.'" - St. John Paul II
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Recent Posts
- OLDIE PODCAzT 59: St Leo the Great on Pentecost fasting; Benedict XVI’s Pentecost sermon
- Relief. Pope Leo XIV addressed the clergy of Rome… cordially.
- Pentecost Thursday: No Joy in Mudville for Dustman.
- ASK FATHER: Communion services simply because the priest is away?
- Pentecost Wednesday: Peter’s shadow
- OLDIE PODCAzT 58: Ember Days; Chrysostom on St. Matthias; Prayer to the Holy Spirit
- 7 July: CATHOLIC Mass at Canterbury Cathedral for the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Thomas Beckett –
- VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia
- OLDIE PODCAzT 57: John Paul II on the unforgivable sin; Our Lady of Fatima and the vision of Hell
- Daily Rome Shot 1372 – Confirmation
- WDTPRS – Pentecost Monday: Feast of the Lacrimation of Paul VI.
- OLDIE PODCAzT 56: Octaves – Fr. Z rants & Augustine on Pentecost
- News of the Church 14 – 8 June 2025
- Daily Rome Shot 1372 – Happy Pentecost!
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes: Pentecost Sunday 2025
- WDTPRS – Pentecost Sunday: Holy Church’s fabric, the warp and the weft
- OLDIE PODCAzT 87: Veni Sancte Spiritus – The Pentecost Sequence dissected
- “Under the command of General Eisenhower…”
- Daily Rome Shot 1371
- Daily Rome Shot 1370 – A plea from a traditional group
- “a cringeworthy romp in the very worst that the 70’s and 80’s could offer”
- Si vis pacem, para bellum – If you want peace, prepare war! Hackers, scams and YOU. Some discussion.
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- Wherein Fr. Z recommends a couple of YouTube videos
- Daily Rome Shot 1369
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- News of the Church 13 – 2 June 2025
- Daily Rome Shot 1366
- Pope Leo XIV: “marriage is not an ideal but the measure of true love between a man and a woman”
Let us pray…
Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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Category Archives: Fr. Z’s Kitchen
Wherein cooking and conclaves how the cardinals ate in conclaves come together in a fun video
This is great and the history is pretty good. Just sit back and enjoy and… maybe… make a few notes and TRY the recipe! I’ve forwarded to priest friends who are really into smoking and bbq, … hint hint hint… … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1118 – Fr. Z’s Konyha
Many thanks to LD, JS, DR, CH, and SB who “bought me a beer” on International Buy A Priest A Beer Day! Much obliged. Welcome registrants: Matthias 0 victord White to move and mate in 3. NB: I’ll hold comments … Read More
ROME 24/4– Day 36 (-5): Sacristy secrets, music from nuns, and Fr. Z’s Kitchen (real “all’amatriciana”)
At 06:12 the sun rose over Rome. It will set at 20:05. The Ave Maria Bell will ring – or ought to ring – at 20:15. This cycle lasts until 28th, a few more days. It is the Feast of … Read More
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ROME 24/3– Day 16: Easter Friday (& Fr. Z’s Kitchen)
Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, etc.. At no extra cost, you provide help for which I … Read More
CLASSIC: Fr. Z’s Kitchen: fun new, old book and fun new, old post.
I ran across this post from the past and had to share it again. Fun. From November 2020. The other day a friend of mine was driving through town on his way to his ancestral place and he dropped by … Read More
ROME 23/10 – Day 34: IMPROVISE – ADAPT – OVERCOME
The Roman rising of the sun was at 06:42. The Roman setting of the same will be at 19:05. The Ave Maria bell is still on the 17:30 cycle. Welcome registrant: Angela61 It is a 1st Friday. Yesterday was NOT … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 10: Hardness of water and freshness of brains
05:53 and 20:20 and 20:30 and it is the Feast of St. Isidore the Worker, the same who was canonized on that fateful day, 12 March 1622 by Gregory XV along with Sts. Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier (aka “the real … Read More
ROME 23/04 – Day 30: Fr Z’s Kitchen – Vongole veraci
At the dawn of the tie-breaker between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren the sun broke the horizon at 06:06. When it sets at 20:10, there should be a new official FIDE World Champion. It has been an amazing match. I … Read More
Fr. Z’s Ash Wednesday Kitchen: Sandwich 101 et al.
Sandwich. Easy. Right? At Sandwich 101 level, I’ll share just one tip. When you prepare a sandwich, always make sure to bring your to-be-sandwiched additives all the way to the edges of your bread. Sandwich 102 will deal with dividing. … Read More
Fr Z’s Kitchen: Hardwear and soft-fare.
This was the situation in the oven. I was making supper for my mother, smelled the wrong kind of smoke, looked in the oven. The heating element was on fire. I TURNED OFF THE POWER AT THE BREAKER BOX. I … Read More
Fr. Z’s Kitchen: Rögtönzött Magyar-Római Paprikás Csirke.
Last night I had the plan of making a “Cornish Game Hen” (aka CGH aka little chicken) for supper. Hence, I brined it and determined that I would spatchcock it and put it on the grill. Did you know that … Read More
ROME 22/10 – Day 21: Sirah, Sirloin and Sirleto
Sunrise: 7:27. Sunset 18:22. Ave Maria 18:30. It is the (new calendar) Feast of St. Gaspar del Bufalo, a great saint who fostered devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. An exorcist friend of mine describes how imploring a … Read More
ROME 22/10 – Day 2: Still getting it together and an ASK FATHER question
The Roman sun rose today at 7:06 and will set at 18:53. The Ave Maria is slated for 19:00, which is a 15 minute shift from yesterday. Gosh, things change so fast. Breakfast today was more along the lines of … Read More
My View For Awhile: Southbound
I’m on the hoof today, heading home after a great trip to the freezing cold north. It was only 86 yesterday. Last night my hosts and I had some classics. That’s not Norcia beer in that Norcia beer glass, but … Read More
Fr. Z’s Kitchen: A bit of Rome in Chicago
I’m visiting friends and we decided on saltimbocca alla romana. Happily, even with chain supply problems, since we are in a heavily Italian neighborhood, there was plenty of veal and good prosciutto. There was a lot more than this. The … Read More
Fr. Z’s Kitchen: In honor of Hungary’s Birthday
Some of you were asking me to make food posts. Lately, I have been very lazy in this regard. Frankly, I have not had much motivation to cook, especially do to the disgusting news and photos from Rome lately. There … Read More
Fr. Z’s Kitchen: Roman Birthday Edition
Because yesterday was the 2775th Birthday of Rome, I decided to be Roman in my evening repast. Spaghetti all’amatriciana. I didn’t have any bucatini, but this bronze-cut high-quality pasta is a principled choice. Actually, it is chitarra. All’amatriciana is a … Read More
Fr. Z’s Kitchen: Long-distance breakfast with a reader
I’m having virtual breakfast this morning with one of you readers who sent me a wonderful surprise, which I relish. There was no gift slip in the box from the UK, and the only address suggest that it was not … Read More
OH THE HUMANITY! Overcoming a dire casearian lacuna.
There are serious problems in the world today. For example, at the grocery store I was recently confronted with this dire turn of fate’s merciless wheel. There is, it seems, a nationwide shortage of… CREAM CHEESE. Good grief… it’s like… … Read More