Get updates in your inbox
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
- catholiccomposer on Kudos to the Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston: “My wife and I are members of the Third Order of the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem, and today…”
- on Kudos to the Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston: “One swallow does not a summer make, but given one particular piece of the puzzle it is possible that something…”
- on ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?: “Another thing that should not be equated as humility is: plainness. What happens with plainness in things like the priest’s…”
- on Kudos to the Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston: “The mere fact of appointing such “delegates” for different regions of the diocese is a hopeful sign: if the object…”
- on ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?: “I heard, ages ago from some forgotten wise soul: a priest can deliver great homilies without himself being brilliant: he…”
- on ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?: “The “celebrity priest” trend is a cancer in the Church. When we live in a social media culture in which…”
- on ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?: “There are a lot of different kinds of priests, the intellectual, the charismatic, the practical, the fiery, the calm, the…”
- on ASK FATHER: Is the priesthood dominated by men who are varsity-level players or 3rd and 4th stringers?: “I think it unwise to “classify” priests. I have found from experience that a good priest is not necessarily a…”
CLICK and say your daily offerings!
A Daily Prayer for Priests
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: The Campus Telephone Pole
CTS: New Roman Missal editions
The Catholic Truth Society in England has offered some resources for their new editions of the Roman Missal, that is, the new, corrected translation. Emphasis on corrected. I am sure my confreres across the water are taking note of the … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Catholic Truth Society, CTS, New Translation, Roman Missal
8 Comments
8 Comments
ENGLAND: TLM training for priests and servers concluded, new session announced for August
From the Latin Mass Society in England with a few edits: THE LMS’s Seventh Training Conference for Priests and Servers Successfully Concluded Over thirty clerics and laymen attended the Latin Mass Society’s seventh residential training conference for the training of … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Brick by Brick, England, LMS, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, TLM
Comments Off on ENGLAND: TLM training for priests and servers concluded, new session announced for August
Comments Off on ENGLAND: TLM training for priests and servers concluded, new session announced for August
5 May – Rome – Solemn TLM at St. Mary Major for St. Pius V
For anyone hanging about in Rome on 5 May: On 5 May at 15,30 at the Alta of the Salus Populi Romani in St. Mary Major there will be a Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form to celebrate the Feast … Read More
9 May: Card. Burke sighting predicted for Houston – Pro-Life
I received a note from a reader in Houston: On May 9th, Mother’s Day, Cardinal Raymond Burke will be the guest of Cardinal Daniel DiNardo and keynote speaker at “A Night for Life” Banquet, benefiting the Pro-Life efforts of the … Read More
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Card. Burke, Mother's Day
8 Comments
8 Comments
Something to spark your reading interests
I noticed that Amazon is pushing now their Kindle reader at a lower price with the tradeoff that they can push ads and sponsored screensavers to your device. You can pre-order Kindle with Special Offers (read = ads) for $114 … Read More
It’s Tea Time for Mystic Monk!
Yes, I have been peddling Mystic Monk Coffee, sold by the traditional Carmelite men in northern Wyoming. It’s swell, after all, and when you buy it you are helping them live and build a new monastery. Some of you have … Read More
Conference in Napa Valley with Pontifical TLM… does it get better than that?
From CNA: Napa Institute conference to fortify Catholics for the ‘Next America’ Irvine, Calif., Apr 7, 2011 / 01:53 am (CNA).- Mother Assumpta Long, O.P., has invited Catholics to register for the inaugural Napa Institute conference to help participants respond … Read More
Please read this, help a priest, and many priests and bishops through him
I want to bring to the attention of the readership an important development in our collective spiritual warfare. Holy Souls Hermitage A long-time, some-time participant here, Father George David Byers, CPM, has begun his life as a Hermit dedicated to … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Mail from priests, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged Fr. George Byers, hermit
4 Comments
4 Comments
NYC: All-Night First Friday Vigil with TLMs and Exposition
I was alerted to this event in New York City at one of my usual haunts. This comes from a friend: For all of you planning to be in (or near) New York City this weekend, you won’t want to … Read More
catholiccomposer on Kudos to the Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston: “My wife and I are members of the Third Order of the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem, and today…”
