Category Archives: Wherein Fr. Z Rants

Majority of Catholics don’t know about the cruel attempt to suppress the Traditional Latin Mass. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 20 October 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We need to work harder, friends. Some time ago, Pew Research Center did a poll and found that “Two-thirds of U.S. Catholics unaware of pope’s new restrictions on traditional Latin Mass”. HERE This is interesting, because it shows how Catholic … Read More →

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Newly Catholic, formerly Anglican bishop has some goals. Wherein Fr. Z offers thoughts.

Posted on 18 October 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I read at the National Catholic Register that the newly converted, former Anglican Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, has a couple of goals for his new life as a Catholic, under the provisions of Anglicanorum coetibus. Remember: Benedict XVI is the Pope of … Read More →

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Hurricane paths mapped from 1985 to 2005. Wherein Fr. Z rants about life-saving stuff.

Posted on 15 September 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Take in this photo from APOD. These are hurricane paths mapped from 1985 to 2005. A few really bad ones are in there. Disasters always happen to other people… until it’s your turn. You should have plans and backups, especially … Read More →

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Wherein a priest alumnus of the North American College responds. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 3 September 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From an alumnus of the North American College (US seminary in Rome) … edited so that the style of writing can’t be traced to any one priest by those who might recognize it. As a NAC grad, I read your … Read More →

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With the latest attack on the roots of our Catholic identity the Church is one step closer to becoming a punchline. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 14 August 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From Le Figaro via National Catholic Register… with my emphases and comments… by the great Robert Card. Sarah. On the Credibility of the Catholic Church Doubt has taken hold of Western thought. Intellectuals and politicians alike describe the same impression … Read More →

Posted in Be The Maquis, Hard-Identity Catholicism, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, Traditionis custodes, Wherein Fr. Z Rants | Tagged Marshall Plan, Robert Card. Sarah, Traditionis custodes
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Searching for Bobby Fischer’s search for the Catholic Church

Posted on 24 July 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My boyhood summers – when there was still such a thing as boyhood – were in large part spent in Montana and N. Wyoming, running like a brown animal, riding bare-back, swimming, biking, and going to minor league ballgames with … Read More →

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First reactions to “Traditionis custodes”

Posted on 16 July 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today, 16 July, is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. During the Amazonian Synod (“walking together”), it was at her church in Rome, near the Vatican, that the shrine to to the demon Pachamama was set up. Today, … Read More →

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The question of “two Popes” bothers a lot of people. Some thoughts.

Posted on 29 June 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today, the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, is also the 70th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s ordination to the priesthood. It seems a propitious a day to deal with questions that pepper my inbox. Questions about Benedict’s resignation. The … Read More →

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Sober thoughts about a rumored restricting of Summorum Pontificum. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 18 June 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Dom Alcuin Reid, has a good opinion piece at Catholic World Report about the rumored restrictions or retooling of Summorum Pontificum, Benedict XVI’s “emancipation proclamation” for priests and lay people regarding traditional sacred liturgical worship. My emphases and comments. Opinion: On liturgical … Read More →

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You – we – this blog – received an honorable mention

Posted on 19 May 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A friend of mine sent me a link to an interview with Card. Burke published in French by the excellent folks at Paix Liturgique. When His Eminence was asked about the high awareness of Americans about the Traditional Latin Mass … Read More →