Category Archives: What Fr. Z is up to

LONDON DAY 5: Pain and… we’ll see!

Posted on 16 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I mentioned pain yesterday.  One of the manifestations of the crud I picked up, has been an ear infection.   It has been pretty uncomfortable for days, but, last night, I couldn’t stand it anymore.  By the time I was … Read More →

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LONDON DAY 4: prints and pain

Posted on 15 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I’m having trouble with an ear infection that I just can’t shake. Today is pretty blustery, so the cold air is… bracing. At the National Gallery I got a good quality print of a painting by Murillo which I have … Read More →

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LONDON DAY 4: pies and paintings

Posted on 14 January 2015 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Lunch was a simple steak and ale pie, with chips. When done properly, they are quite satisfying. I went to the Lamb and Flag for this one. Who could ever tire of the National Gallery?   A painting by Salvator … Read More →

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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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