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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 5th Sunday after Easter (N.O. 6th of Easter) 2024
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for the 5th Sunday Sunday after … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 10112 – Brooklyn 24/4– Day 3 – A visit to the seminary
The adventure continued yesterday with a visit to the now defunct Huntington Seminary of the Immaculate Conception. This was the once mighty seminary of the once mighty Diocese of Brooklyn. It had hundreds of seminarians. Then it had tens. Then … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1011 – Brooklyn 24/4– Day 2
Nope, not Rome. Welcome Registrants: Chrissue Lulu Helengrace3712 Sjsprunger Reddog Nancy F. Liz1952 Nipper I was out with priest friends in deepest Queens last night for Chinese food, which is plentifully lacking in Rome. Good Chinese that is. We … Read More
ROME 24/4– Day …. Nope… Daily Rome Shot 1010
Pippo the Florist. If you visit Rome, and you go the Campo de’ Fiori during the day, stop at Pippo’s get some flowers for your hotel room, and say “Hi!” from “don John”. Hey! s*****41@nc.rr.com My thank you note got … Read More
The shift toward “the old ways” is really a step forward into the future.
There is an interesting piece – interesting because it was in the first place written and published – from the AP about the shift among younger Catholics to “conservative” and even – gasp – traditional ways. HERE ‘A step back … Read More
Fr John Hunwicke – R.I.P.
A loss for us all. In my opinion, his wonderful blog should be left intact. Also, if there are such capabilities through Blogger, it should be downloaded and preserved. In your charity, please pray for his soul and for his … Read More
ROME 24/4– Day 41 (0): Se vedemo & My View For Awhile
At 06:04 the sun rose over Rome. At 20:02 the sun will sink past the horizon. The Ave Maria Bell…. poor thing… 20:30. Thank you, Lord, for this 122nd day of this year of Salvation. It is the Feast of … Read More
ASK FATHER: Why do people today freak out about exorcisms?
My mention of a “minor exorcism” the other day prompted a minor flood of email questions. Some of them deal with how people today seem to see or imagine exorcisms. I answered a question a while back along these lines, … Read More
1 May: Feast of St. Jeremiah, Old Testament Prophet
Some people do not realize that many figures of the Old Testament are considered saints by the Catholic Church. They are not celebrated on our main liturgical calendar but they are in the Roman Martyrology, which is one of our … Read More
ROME 24/4– Day 40 (-1): Final restaurant review… for now
My final full day in Rome is also the final day of April. The sun rose at 6:05. It will set at 20:10, to chase the cycle of the Ave Maria Bell, which, like a tease, is to be rung … Read More
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