Category Archives: Fr. Z KUDOS

Jesuit Amerika Magazine laments: “Where are the millennial Catholic activists?” Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 6 March 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Jesuit-run (hence confused) Amerika Magazine has posted a lament: “Where are the millennial Catholic activists?” The head-scratching writer is bumfuzzled. Protests for favored lib causes are drawing people with lots of gray hair. Where are the young, social media savvy … Read More →

Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Fr. Z KUDOS, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Semper Paratus, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants | Tagged America Magazine, liberals
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Excellent Letter for Lent from Archbp. Chaput of @ArchPhilly – Fr. Z rants, gives 3 points of advice about sin.

Posted on 13 February 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia has issued a great letter on the threshold of Lent. As I read it, the Archbishop’s reference to the history of the Church in German with the Nazi state and the 1933 , could … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Fr. Z KUDOS, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Wherein Fr. Z Rants | Tagged Archbp. Chaput, Archd. Philadelphia, LENT
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Wherein Archbp. Chaput wins the pastoral Super Bowl in @ArchPhilly

Posted on 7 February 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Two items concerning Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles Chaput have come across my scree in the last few hours. First, today I received PDF (PDFs are clunky) of a column that that Archbp. Chaput wrote for their archdiocesan newspaper. In this column, … Read More →

Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Just Too Cool, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices | Tagged Archbp. Chaput, Archd. Philadelphia, Erasmus, homosexualist agenda, homosexuality, manhood, same-sex unions
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An homage to and book recommendation from a giant

Posted on 1 February 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I pick on and poke at Jesuits quite often in these electronic pages because when some weird, division prompting, discontinuous notion is proposed, there’s usually an “SJ” on it. Along with German bishops in general and a token smattering … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Fr. Z KUDOS, Our Catholic Identity | Tagged A.D. Sertillanges, Fr. James Schall SJ
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WRONG: Maltese, Germans, Argentinians and now Braga. “Patently and gravely wrong.” Ed Peters explains the situation.

Posted on 26 January 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My old pastor and mentor, Msgr. Schuler, used to say: When you’re right, you can’t be wrong. The flip side is: When you’re wrong, you can’t be right. There are a lot of people out there who are just plain … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Canon Law, Fr. Z KUDOS, One Man & One Woman, The Drill | Tagged Amoris Laetitia, Archd. Braga, can. 915, can.916, Ed Peters
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The “Gay” (I hate that word) Priest Problem

Posted on 7 January 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I’ll batten the hatches for another round of hate mail and “block parties” and alert the readership of a good piece at The Catholic Thing by Fr. Jerry Pokorsky. He tackles the “gay” (I hate that word) priest problem. Confronting the Gay … Read More →

Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Mail from priests, Sin That Cries To Heaven | Tagged "gay", beavers, Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, homosexualist agenda, homosexualists, homosexuality
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“The world needs proud warriors, animated by their faith” – OORAH!

Posted on 5 January 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There was a meeting in Chicago this week of Catholic young people. Something called SLS18. As it happens, the actor Jim Caviezel made a surprise appearance and gave a heck of a short speech about courage. He talks about “happy … Read More →

Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Fr. Z KUDOS, Just Too Cool, Our Catholic Identity, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices | Tagged Jim Caviezel
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Card. Burke pontificates in Fr. Z’s native place

Posted on 18 December 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For various reasons I had to demur, but at one point I was to be deacon for this. This is how they do it in Minneapolis, friends. Not too bad, all in all. A worthy observance of Gaudete Sunday. I … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Fr. Z KUDOS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000 | Tagged Card. Burke
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INTERNET PRAYER UPDATE: LUXEMBOURGISH! and BAVARIAN! and HILIGAYNON!

Posted on 15 December 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE: Okay… this is quite the day. Since my original posting I have received BAVARIAN (in the comments, below) and by email HILIGAYNON, a Philippine language spoken in much of the island of Panay and the western half of the … Read More →

Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Just Too Cool | Tagged Bavarian, Internet Prayer, Luxembourgish
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MUST READ: Carl Olsen on the #USCCB17 Pro-Life committee vote!

Posted on 15 November 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today’s must fulfill assignment is to go to Catholic World Report and to read thoroughly Carl Olsen’s piece about lib aspirations for the USCCB election of the Pro-Life committee chair and their subsequent spittle-flecked nutty. Olsen brings in the analysis of several other … Read More →