SHOPPING ONLINE? Please, come here first!
Your use of my Amazon link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay for insurance, groceries, everything. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance.
Try AmazonFresh Free TrialShop Amazon Gold Box - New Deals. Everyday
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
CLICK and say your daily offerings!
A Daily Prayer for Priests
Do you have a faithful Catholic website that needs competent and reliable tech support?
Fr. Z’s VOICEMAIL
Nota bene: I do not answer these numbers or this Skype address. You won't get me "live". I check for messages regularly.
WDTPRS
020 8133 4535
651-447-6265
YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
Bob on Part of this evening’s play listAnd let's not forget the perennial favorites of the older generation from across the pond: Geri* and the Pacemakers.
universal doctor on Part of this evening’s play listTom Petty American Girl, surely!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lAz7SPRLKk
Semper Gumby on HOLY SMOKE!Excellent. Fr. Rutler, toiling away in the Scriptorium by candlelight, has unearthed a valuable parchment on incense from the land...
hwriggles4 on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 17th after Pentecost (NO: 26th Ordinary) 2020Fr. Z: Since you asked about in person Masses, in person Sunday Masses resumed in our diocese (I am in...
Gregg the Obscure on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 17th after Pentecost (NO: 26th Ordinary) 2020we had a kindly old priest who was ordained in 1967. OF Mass. he connected the two sons in today's...
Titus on @MassimoFaggioli attacks Judge Amy Coney Barrett and has his “beans” handed back to himAlso of interest are pieces from Michael Moreland (also, interestingly, a Villanova professor) here and from Rick Garnett here. Anyone...
Fulco One Eye on Part of this evening’s play listJust put “Suspicious Minds” by The King on replay.
acardnal on LIVE VIDEO – 27 September 1200h CDT (GMT/UTC -5) – Traditional Latin Mass – 17th Sunday after Pentecost & Exorcism against Satan and Fallen AngelsVideo not loading here or on YouTube channel.
robtbrown on Part of this evening’s play listDuring this time of the year my favorite recording is Bach's Art of the Fugue, transcribed for chamber orchestra by...
Anita Moore, O.P.(lay) on Archbp. Marcel Lefebvre remains translated and VIDEO of Pontifical MassIt is true that God holds all the cards, but He also created us to be social creatures, and to...
djc on Wherein Fr. Z is proud of you readers who helped this monastic vocation.You’re planting a lot of seeds and you won’t see the results in this life-but most assuredly you will on...
oledocfarmer on Archbp. Marcel Lefebvre remains translated and VIDEO of Pontifical MassLet’s never forget the moving story of the Widow, her husband who had committed suicide, and...... St John Vianney. God...
CasaSanBruno on Archbp. Marcel Lefebvre remains translated and VIDEO of Pontifical MassHis relics were used in an exorcism to good effect recently. How the demon shrieked when he Archbishop appeared to...
poohbear on HOLY SMOKE!I have always been prone to respiratory infections since childhood. Several years ago I had an especially bad case of...
adriennep on Part of this evening’s play listI Fought the Law - Bobby Fuller Four I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) - The Proclaimers Seventh Son - Johnny...
Philmont237 on ASK FATHER: Priest says “I absolve you from ALL your sins”. Invalid?I’ve been to priests many times who say “I forgive you..” instead of “I absolve you....” Is this invalid? I...
PostCatholic on LIGHTER FARE… unless you are a DemI'm counting on that debate being very entertaining, WVC. I chuckle each time I think of it. I'll also be...
gaudiumcumpace on HOLY SMOKE!You must be a listener and fan of Dr Chinda Brandolino, the Argentinian Doctor? She is the clarion voice of...
This blog has to earn its keep!
PLEASE subscribe if it is useful.
That way I have steady income I can plan on, and you wind up regularly on my list of benefactors for whom I pray and for whom I periodically say Holy Mass.
For a one time donation...
I set up a
CONTINUE TO GIVE
account, which functions rather like PayPal. Some of you use it. Here is a QCode you can use with your smart phones. Try it!
Also, to receive a link to donate via Continue To Give using your smart phone SEND MESSAGE:
4827563 TO: 715-803-4772 (USA)
Some donations also come through CHASE. That works well. I don't think they take any percentage as fees.Yes, Fr. Z is taking ads…
Because it matters what children read…
Be a “Zed-Head”!
I carry one of these super-strong rosaries in my spare mag pouch! The Swiss Guards have them too!
CHALLENGE COINS!
My "challenge coin" for my 25th anniversary of ordination in 2016.
Want one? I do exchanges with military and LEOs, etc. and you can make a donation.
PLEASE RESPOND. Pretty pleeeease?
Loading ...This is really useful when travelling… and also when you aren’t and you need backup internet NOW! I use this for my DMR “Zednet” hotspot when I’m mobile. It’s a ham radio thing.
If you travel internationally, this is a super useful gizmo for your mobile internet data. I use one. If you get one through my link, I get data rewards.
WDTPRS POLL
Loading ...“Rigid”? Pfffft. “Faithful!” No priest’s desk or kitchen is complete without one, for young, old, and priests in general.
Fr. Z’s stuff is everywhere
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!
GREAT causes to support
Help Monks in Wyoming (coffee – UPDATED LINK) and Norcia (beer) and the wonderful "Soap Sisters" of Summit, NJ!
Please follow me on Twitter!
Tag Archives: confirmation
ASK FATHER: How to “activate” or “invoke” the Sacrament of Confirmation?
From a reader under another post: How exactly does one “activate” or “invoke” the Sacrament of Confirmation? Firstly, make a really good examination of conscience. Then, GO TO CONFESSION! Follow up with a devout Holy Communion. Then, if you have … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Hard time getting kids confirmed with traditional rites. Can you go to another diocese?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I wonder if you can help me out here. I have a good old friend who is having the dickens of a time with the confirmation of his children. He and his wife and children really … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: A soul in anguish about the state of the Church. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Dear Father, I feel [unsafe] going to Church, which I unfortunately cannot bring myself to do. I firmly believe in the Catholic Faith and all of its traditional teachings. However, going to Mass anywhere has proved … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Finding good sponsors for confirmation
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My son’s godmother passed away. He only had 1 godparent, because all the males I know, have not been confirmed. My question is what happens now? My son will be confirmed next year. Can someone else … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Canon Law
Tagged can. 892, confirmation, sponsors
2 Comments
ASK FATHER: 2018 traditional Confirmation in @MadisonDiocese ?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: The last two years about this time of year you have posted a letter from the Extraordinary Ordinary, Bp. Morlino, announcing that he will do Confirmations in the EF. Do you know if he will do … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Validity of sacraments from a schismatic priest
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My wife and I recently discovered that Fr. Paul Wickens was schismatic priest. All we ever knew about him, we learned from our family. We attend Holy Mass at the chapel he built (now run by … Continue reading
28 November 2017 – @MadisonDiocese – Confirmation in the Traditional Rite
His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, has graciously consented to confer the sacrament of Confirmation according to the traditional form of the Roman Rite on the evening of Tuesday, 28 November 2017 at St. Mary’s Church in Pine Bluff, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged confirmation, Sacrament of Confirmation
3 Comments
ASK FATHER: Confirmation at an SSPX chapel?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Thanks for all that you do on this blog. It’s been a real blessing for me and my family over the years. My question concerns confirmation. I live in a diocese where the bishop has established … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, SSPX
Tagged can. 891, confirmation, SSPX
22 Comments
ASK FATHER: Can an Eastern Catholic priest confirm a Latin Catholic
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is it licit for a child who has received the sacraments of baptism and first communion in the Western Rite to receive the sacrament of confirmation from an Eastern Rite priest? Canon 696 of the Code of the … Continue reading
Are you a Sponsor for a Confirmand? Will you be one? Food for thought.
Many of you out there are godparents or sponsors for confirmands (from Latin confirmandus… “someone about to be confirmed”. Some of are are about to take on this responsibility. Yes, this is a “responsibility”. Sometimes you may be asked by … Continue reading
Confirmations in the Traditional Form of the Roman Rite
Last night here in the Diocese of Madison we had Solemn Mass for the Feast of St Andrew and the Sacrament of Confirmation administered in the Traditional Roman Rite by His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, aka the Extraordinary Ordinary. … Continue reading
30 November – MADISON – Confirmation in the Traditional Rite
His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, has graciously consented to confer the sacrament of Confirmation according to the traditional form of the Roman Rite on the evening of Wednesday, 30 November 2016 at St. Mary’s Church in … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Going to another diocese of First Communion and Confirmation
From a reader… My wife and I live in the Diocese of ___ and are devotees of the Extraordinary Form of the Holy Mass. Unfortunately, there are no viable EF Masses available in the Diocese on a regular basis, so we … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Giving Latin Church children sacraments before the usual ages.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My husband and I could potentially have our three children (ages 5, 2, and infant) receive their remaining Sacraments of Initiation while on an extended visit with family in a different state. Though Latin Rite, we … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Is it wrong or illicit to go to a different diocese to be confirmed?
From a reader… Is it wrong or illicit to go to a different diocese to be confirmed? Does an Ordinary have the right to confirm his subjects? Does the Bishop of another diocese have to have permission to confirm someone … Continue reading
