Category Archives: What Fr. Z is up to

LONDON DAY 2: dumplings and Turner

Posted on 13 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Lunch is Dim Sum!   The buns, above, were light an fluffy.  Not at all as they usually are, that is, something meant for stopping a hole in a dike. Now off to the Tate to see some Turner! UPDATE: … Read More →

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LONDON DAY 1: “Blognic”? After the 6:30 Mass?

Posted on 12 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Several people have written about meeting up with me while I am in London (which is only for a few days). I don’t know if people regularly go to The Coal Hole after the 6:30 PM Mass at Corpus Christi … Read More →

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My View For Awhile: Blighty Edition (and an appeal)

Posted on 11 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

See my UPDATE, below. Farewell to Rome. Off again. It must be 90F on the plane.   UPDATE: Our flight to London suffered some delay but I made it. I met some folks and the first thing we did was … Read More →

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22 Jan: Pontifical Mass (TLM) after March for Life!

Posted on 9 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On Thursday, 22 January in Washington DC, at 4:00 PM, after the March For Life, there will be a Pontifical Mass at the Faldstool celebrated by His Excellency Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield in Illinois. Mass is … Read More →

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ROME DAY 4: priests and other bottom feeders

Posted on 8 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I had a lot to do in Rome today, many errands. I won’t bore you with them. Most of you want to know what I ate, anyway. I made breakfast in my own place: eggs over easy with prosciutto in … Read More →

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ROME DAY 3: Conference continues

Posted on 7 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy conferences continueth. Today we have as our speaker His Excellency Most Reverend Augustine DiNoia, OP. He is speaking on … wait for it… priesthood. He is a gifted teacher. UPDATE The talk about priesthood we … Read More →

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ROME DAY 2: CCC Edition

Posted on 6 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The was a beautiful Mass at the FSSP church today, a Pontifical Mass at the Faldstool, Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli. Some of the Family of the Immaculate there in choro. And now lunch. Coratella Carbonara Coniglio UPDATE The Confraternity of Catholic … Read More →

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ROME DAY 1: Jet Lag

Posted on 5 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I am on the ground at FCO. On the way down we had some splendid mountains and at the end a nice view of the ruins of ancient Ostia. Alas I didn’t have my camera ready early enough for a … Read More →

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My View For Awhile: Roads to Rome Edition

Posted on 4 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I am waiting for my first flight of the new year. Oh joy. Weather is not good here, but I built in extra time for delays. Meanwhile, I have pulled up the funeral of the murdered NYPD officer on my … Read More →

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My View For Awhile: Final Flights Edition

Posted on 19 December 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Two more flights to wind up this calendar year. Alas, it has to be one from Orlando. Happily it’s a short hop to the next, and last leg. I think Orlando may be the airport I hate more than all … Read More →

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