Fr. Z’s Podcasts RSS Feed
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
YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
- hvratstpls2 on PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 54: Low Sunday – “scandal, hypocrisy, bland liturgies, false teaching, broken families, sin and sinners everywhere.”: “Fr. Z – Thank you for the “chirping” and spiritual encouragement to leave the nest and soar on as on…”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 17: Easter Friday: “Isn’t it checkmate in one move? Qd8#. I don’t see any moves that remove the black King from checkmate.”
- on Sonnet about the papal funeral procession: “The Great Roman once again reading Er Belli, another gem! Thank you for these exquisite 46 seconds.”
- on Sonnet about the papal funeral procession: “Yeah, but they could have done something to jazz up the truck. Black streamers, even. Some bunting along the sides…”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 19: Low Sunday – with a grand digression: “I loved that Inspector Morse series! The Brits know how to make really excellent detective stories. Same for Endeavor, etc.…”
- on Sonnet about the papal funeral procession: “I think it was the usual “Popemobile” but with stuff removed. The license was SCV 1.”
- on Sonnet about the papal funeral procession: “I was surprised to see this – a wooden box stuck in the back of a white pickup. For the…”
- on Pray for a new Pope to who will be… better than we deserve! : “Cardinal Burke has a Novena prayer for the conclave which may be found at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine…”
- on Sonnet about the papal funeral procession: “Satire, Socratic irony, rhetorical musings — written by Charles Haddon Spurgeon; though not Catholic, a contemporary of Giuseppe Gioachino Belli.…”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 17: Easter Friday: “yeaeeaaah, that is NOT a Fiorentina. The only proper one I’ve ever eaten was in … well … Florence, as…”
- on Closing Francis’ coffin – What did they put in there with him?: “I was going to write what Maelwys’ wrote. The self-referential line made me laugh out loud when I read it.…”
- on Sonnet about the papal funeral procession: “I didn’t catch any of the jokes, but I loved the Great Roman’s voice! I could hear the drumroll.”
- on Sonnet about the papal funeral procession: ““A pope dies, ya’ make another.” Simple man, simple life, no better way to go to the grave than on…”
- on Pray for a new Pope to who will be… better than we deserve! : “donato2 – you took the words out of my mouth. I was just thinking: how quiet and peaceful it all…”
ABORTION PILL RESCUE NETWORK
Everyone, work to get this into your parish bulletins and diocesan papers.
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.
I am an affiliate. Click and join or at least explore! If you join, I’ll get credit.
Polls
Loading ...Donate using VENMO
GREAT BEER from Traditional Benedictine Monks in Italy
CLICK and say your daily offerings!
A Daily Prayer for Priests
NEW OPPORTUNITY – 10% off with code: FATHERZ10
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
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 comPLEASE RESPOND. Pretty pleeeease?
Loading ...WDTPRS POLL
Loading ...Great WINE USE COUPON CODE: fatherz10
Use my code for a discount
Tag Archives: Roman Curia
Card. Müller on the proposed reform of the Roman Curia
Yesterday I mulled over the draft of the proposed reform of the Roman Curia. I’m not optimistic. Today I see in the National Catholic Register (thanks M) an interview by Ed Pentin with Gerhard Card. Müller. Müller opines… PENTIN: What … Read More
Francis’ projected restructuring of the Roman Curia – wow…just…. wow…
I’ve been reading around the topic of Francis’ proposed restructuring of the Roman Curia. It is, in Latin terms, revolutionary: Res novae. At the National Catholic Register there is a summarizing piece by Ed Condon. Within, you read… The most dramatic reform … Read More
Posted in The Coming Storm, The Drill
Tagged jurisdiction, potestas regiminis, Praedicate Evangelium, Roman Curia
18 Comments
18 Comments
ASK FATHER: Corruption, sodomy, drugs, infidelity… How can we trust anything from Rome? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
UPDATE: Feedback from a reader… In a recent post, you respond to a question about the distress that is caused by the latest homosexual scandal in the Vatican. You pointed out that the enemy will attack, “in particular,” those who have influence over … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!, ASK FATHER Question Box, Be The Maquis, Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Fishwrap, hell, Jesuits, liberals, Roman Curia
41 Comments
41 Comments
Will Pope Francis confirm Card. Müller for another term on 2 July 2017? UPDATE – NO.
UPDATE: I got another confirmation from a separate source that Card. Müller is, indeed, out as of Monday. It will be interesting to see where he lands. UPDATE: What is scary are the names my spies and I are bandying … Read More
Pope Francis’ Christmas Address to the Roman Curia
His Holiness Pope Francis today gave his annual Christmas “greetings” address to members of the Roman Curia. HERE With his extemporaneous words at the end, it amounts to some 43oo words and covered 8 single-spaced pages of Times 12 point … Read More
The Pope, The Five Dubia and the “Formal Correction”
His Eminence Raymond Leo Card. Burke gave interview to LifeSite. He said that the “formal correction” of Pope Francis he had mentioned before could “probably” be issued sometime after the upcoming Feast of the Epiphany, thus after 6 January 2017 Among the … Read More
Interesting meetings: Pope with Curial heads, USCCB’s election of officers
The Bolletino today shows that His Holiness had a meeting with the heads of dicasteries of the Roman Curia this morning. That’s interesting. Does this mean anything? It is particularly interesting in that it happened directly on the heels of … Read More
More reasons for the promotion of Summorum Pontificum
The Congregation for Divine Worship in Rome received a new Prefect last November, His Eminence Robert Card. Sarah. He should be a good, solid Prefect. At the same time, however, there was a bit of a purge of, say, the … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Be The Maquis, Decorum, Liberals, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Anscar Chupungco, Archd. Cebu, Benedictine Arrangment, Card. Sarah, Joseph Ratzinger, Marshall Plan, Roman Curia, tabernacle, The Philippines
43 Comments
43 Comments
Pope Francis greets Curia for Christmas, and rips them to shreds
Each year it is customary for the Roman Pontiff to meet and greet members of the Roman Curia just before Christmas. The Pope gives an address. Often that address is a kind of “State of the Union”, describing things that … Read More
Posted in Francis, GO TO CONFESSION
Tagged Christmas Address, examination of conscience, Pope Francis, Roman Curia
76 Comments
76 Comments
One of the aims of reform of the Roman Curia – weaken it.
One of the things I have been saying all along is one aim during the present pontificate is the reduction of the number of Cardinal Prefects and Presidents (and therefore Archbishop Secretaries) in dicasteries of the Roman Curia. Put several … Read More
Posted in The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Andrea Tornielli, Card. Rodriguez Maradiaga, Roman Curia
24 Comments
24 Comments
The possible demotion of Card. Burke. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Now that the cat is out of the bag, I’ll post this. I do not like the fact that Sandro Magister posted in this way, however. I’ve been biting the inside of my mouth for a while now. The optimist … Read More
Spectator’s hard-hitting commentary on pontificate of Pope Francis
At The Spectator there is a must read piece by Damian Thompson for anyone who is puzzled about what Pope Francis may be up to, especially in regard to the Roman Curia. Here is an excerpt with my emphases: […] As … Read More
Posted in Francis, The Drill
Tagged Card. Pell, Card. Rodriguez Maradiaga, Damian Thompson, Pope Francis, Roman Curia
36 Comments
36 Comments
Reese makes his 6577th mistake
Over at Fishwrap the cracks are widening. They are losing John Allen. They closed the combox. MSW is deeply into logorrhea. They are panicky. Now I see a piece by Thomas Reese, SJ, who was removed from his editor’s position … Read More
Pope Francis and Christmas Greetings to the Roman Curia
The Holy Father exchange the traditional Christmas greetings with the Roman Curia today. The Pontiff opted not to reflect on the year past, but instead gave a brief address which included some words of thanks to those who are retiring … Read More
“Francis”can learning curve
I have mentioned at various times since last March that Francis needs to learn how to be Pope and that we need learn how to let him be Pope. I saw this in a Reuter’s piece (about the Empty Chair) by my … Read More
Posted in Francis, Linking Back, The Drill
Tagged empty chair, Phil Pullella, Pope Francis, reform, reform of the Curia, Roman Curia
26 Comments
26 Comments
Schadenfreude and Reform of the Roman Curia
Years ago in the hall of the Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio I ran into the then-Prefect Cardinal Ratzinger, who was always happy to chat and let me pick his brains. On one occasion, he quipped that he was glad that Peter … Read More
Francis, the G8, and reform of the Roman Curia – some musings
Over here I posted about the new G8 that Pope Francis will call together in October. They are supposedly to help with alterations to the constitution called Pastor bonus, that governs the Roman Curia. We all agree that reform of … Read More
Francis to say Holy Thursday Mass at a prison
I was right on the verge of extending my time in Rome through Holy Week… right on the verge…. then I got on the airplane at the appointed time, which I properly guessed (the day after the “inaugural” Mass). I … Read More
Posted in Francis, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged holy thursday, Pope Francis, prison, Roman Curia, washing of feet
229 Comments
229 Comments
Changes in the Roman Curia affecting catechesis and seminaries
I was busy yesterday and missed this at News.va. The Holy Father changed the “competence” of some dicasteries of the Roman Curia. He moved responsibility for Catechesis from the Congregation for the Clergy to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization … Read More
Benedict XVI on the destructive evil of “gender” confusion
The Holy Father today provided insight into how evil and destructive the homosexual agenda is. Each year shortly before Christmas the Roman Pontiff exchanges greetings with and addresses the members of Roman Curia. He gives them what some call a … Read More
hvratstpls2 on PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 54: Low Sunday – “scandal, hypocrisy, bland liturgies, false teaching, broken families, sin and sinners everywhere.”: “Fr. Z – Thank you for the “chirping” and spiritual encouragement to leave the nest and soar on as on…”
Loading ...
