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Category Archives: Priests and Priesthood
IMPORTANT: At First Things by canonist and civil lawyer Michael Mazza – “A Solution to a Kafkaesque Clerical Conundrum”
At First Things find a piece by Michael J Mazza who is one of the best canon lawyers around and who is also a civil lawyer. He has done yeoman’s work in defense of priests and their good reputations. Someone … Read More
Posted in Cancelled Priests, Canon Law, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged can. 1378, can. 1717, can. 88, good reputation, Michael Mazza
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Wherein Fr. Z responds
Under another post, concerning St. John Eudes’ remarks about bad priests being an affliction from God for the wickedness of the people – God gives them the priests they deserve – a sometime commentator here, whom I’ve permitted to have … Read More
Posted in Priests and Priesthood, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged St. John Eudes
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An article at First Things about how Vatican II built up bishops to the detriment of priests
I think this article frames the issue quite well. Vatican II’s document on bishops converted bishops into a sort of “super priests” whereas the document(s) on priests … didn’t do much at all. The article is at First Things. Some … Read More
Every BISHOP! Every VOCATION DIRECTOR!
GREAT CAESAR’S GHOST!!! This is GOLD. Let this be your examination of conscience, pals. Fr. McTeigue rips the mask off the vocations crisis. What (most of you) are doing… gotta change. I want lots of comments here. I want you … Read More
My View For Awhile: “Almost heaven…” Edition
I’m northward bound for the annual conference for priests held by the St Paul Center for Biblical Theology. It’s already been a long morning and it is not even 0500 as I write this. At least at this time of … Read More
Deinde de chirurgo et plumbario. Chirurgus habet urgentem aquae rimam ad reparandam…
Then there’s the one about the surgeon and the plumber. A surgeon has a terrible leak to be fixed. It’s a weekend, so the plumber charges extra. He fixes it in 5 minutes. When the plumber gives the him the … Read More
Relief. Pope Leo XIV addressed the clergy of Rome… cordially.
For the last month and change, one of the most frequent observations I’ve heard from people is that its funny how we are so happy just to have something like normalcy. The most frequent word I’ve heard in Rome and … Read More
WDTPRS: (1962MR) Mass Prayers “Pro seipso sacerdote – For the priest himself”
This time of year many new priests are being ordained and, consequently, many priests observe their own anniversaries. In the traditional, Vetus Ordo of the Roman Rite a priest can add orations “for himself… Pro seipso sacerdote“, on the anniversary … Read More
Priests, Sacrament of Penance again under attack by the State
You have probably heard about law in Washington that priests will be required to divulge to law enforcement anything about child abuse which they learned when hearing confessions (in the internal forum). Fox now reports HERE that priests who obey … Read More
Fr. Reader on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “They can just enter individually, at the same time to st Peters, without the banners. “We are not a pilgrimage,…”
