Category Archives: The Drill

What Does The Pope’s Motto Really Say? The Latin motto explained.

Posted on 18 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The motto of Pope, “Miserando Atque Eligendo” has aroused some people to send me questions. What’s with the Latin? What are those -nd- forms? Are they gerundives? People are getting some things wrong. “Lowly and chosen”, some have suggested. … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Francis, The Drill, WDTPRS | Tagged gerunds, miserando atque eligendo, motto, Pope Francis, stemma, Ven. Bede
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I am thinking about those red shoes.

Posted on 18 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I am thinking about the infamous red shoes. I am thinking about the non-wearing of the mozzetta. I am thinking about the growing juxtaposition in some conversations of simple liturgy versus lofty liturgy. Some people are saying, “O how wonderful … Read More →

Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill | Tagged gestures, priest, rubrics, solita oscula, victim
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What Did St. Francis Really Say? – 3

Posted on 18 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Now that we have a Pope named Francis, and all sorts of people are making references to St. Francis of Assisi in an attempt to pigeonhole this new Pope, we should consider who Francis of Assisi really was, what he … Read More →

Posted in Francis, The Drill | Tagged ecumenism, Pope Francis, St. Francis of Assisi, Sultan
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Liberals will soon turn on Pope Francis

Posted on 17 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We are still a bare few days into the pontificate of Pope Francis. I have therefore declined to gush out lots of entries here, burbling my every half-formed notion about what is going to happen. I have also avoided surfing … Read More →

Posted in Francis, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged ciellini, CL, Communion and Liberation, Fishwrap, Jamie Manson, National Catholic Reporter, NSR, Pope Francis
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Annual appeal videos during Mass. Fr. Z posts an example. POLL ALERT!

Posted on 3 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This morning, before celebration of Low Mass in the Usus Antiquior, it fell to me to introduce a video from the Diocese of Madison about the Annual Catholic Appeal. Since last night I ran into the Bishop, His Excellency Most … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, POLLS, The Drill, What Fr. Z is up to | Tagged annual appeal, Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, poll, UE 28, Universae Ecclesiae, videos
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Don’t believe in mortal sin? Card. Arinze explains the situation to you.

Posted on 2 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

First, GO TO CONFESSION! Why? Because of mortal sin and the results of mortal sin. Don’t believe people can commit mortal sin? That it is really hard to commit an actual mortal sin? Over at the blog of my friend … Read More →

Posted in New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, Year of Faith | Tagged Card. Arinze, fundamental option, mortal sin
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Dr. Peters v. National Schismatic Reporter – MAKE POPCORN!

Posted on 1 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At the National Schismatic Reporter, editor Tom Fox had a grand-nutty. This time, however, I offer black and red treatment by none other than Prof. Ed Peters (who has no open combox – be sure to visit him and boost … Read More →

Posted in HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged Ed Peters, Fishwrap, National Catholic Reporter, National Schismatic Reporter, NCR
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WaPo and lefty, pro-homosexual advocacy “journalism”

Posted on 27 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is an interesting piece at The American Conservative which illustrates an obvious problem in the mainstream media. Rod Dreher nailed this one. Dreher looks into WaPo‘s commentary an exchange between an editor, a journalist, and a concerned reader. The point made … Read More →

Posted in Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice | Tagged advocacy journalism, journalism, WaPo, Washington Post
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Bp. Sheridan: the Fishwrap is “an embarrassment to the Catholic Church”

Posted on 23 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You know that I am now calling Fishwrap (aka National catholic Reporter) the National Schismatic Reporter. You know that Bp. Finn of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph finally called out the NSR and pointed out that his predecessor determined … Read More →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, Liberals, Linking Back, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill | Tagged Bp. Finn, Bp. Sheridan, D. Colorado Springs, D. Kansas City-St. Joseph, Fishwrap, National Catholic Reporter, National Schismatic Reporter
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Question to readers for clarity’s sake: Girl Scouts and Planned Parenthood – What’s up?

Posted on 21 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have found that when I place a question here to the readership, experts (and non-) come out of the woodwork. So, I put a question to the readers. Do you know what the situation is right now with the … Read More →