Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Fr. Z is the guy who runs this blog. o{]:¬)

ADVENTCAzT 2025 – 00 – Saturday 24th and Last Week after Pentecost

Welcome to the ADVENTCAzTs for the year of our salvation 2025. A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Advent 2025 preparation. Some remarks about Advents for this “zeroeth” podcast. St. John Henry Newman describes being watchful. The … Continue reading

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Welcome registrant: RC_in_Tennessee Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links.  US HERE – WHY?  This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, etc..  At no extra cost, you provide help for which I am grateful. I’d like … Continue reading

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Daily Rome Shot 1493

Why this, today? Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links.  US HERE – WHY?  This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, etc..  At no extra cost, you provide help for which I am grateful.   Travel … Continue reading

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MUST READ for those interested in the title Co-redemptrix and the recent DDF document

Diane Montagna posted at her Substack page: HERE Cardinal Fernández Clarifies: “Co-redemptrix” Off Limits in Official Vatican Documents, Permitted in Private Devotion In comments on Mater Populi Fidelis, the DDF Prefect explains what the doctrinal Note means in stating the … Continue reading

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Welcome registrants: 20Mercy16 Blum elucio Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links.  US HERE – WHY?  This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, etc..  At no extra cost, you provide help for which I am grateful. … Continue reading

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Diocese of Knoxville: Because… communion and unity… and Peter and Paul… and the Holy Spirit!

Here’s the raw material. Highlights…  my emphases: […] In light of this knowledge, I wish to share a bit of background. Shortly after I was named Bishop-Elect of this beautiful Diocese, I received communication from the Dicastery for Divine Worship … Continue reading

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HERESY from Pope Leo!

Look. Ketchup is divinely revealed as a basic food group.  I get it.  I get it, in fact, by the demijohn. But this has to stop.  Something must be done.   I cannot be silent.   If not I, who?  If not … Continue reading

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25 November – St. Catherine and mystical marriage

Today in the calendars of both sides of the Roman Rite is the Feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria, virgin, martyr.  As a matter of fact, she is celebrated by just about all Christians (who have any doctrine and history). … Continue reading

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Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links.  US HERE – WHY?  This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, etc..  At no extra cost, you provide help for which I am grateful. Hey Fathers!  How about a clerical Guayabera … Continue reading

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The new “General Regulations of the Roman Curia” and Latin

In today’s Bollettino we are informed that the new Regolamento Generale della Curia Romana (General Regulations of the Roman Curia) is out. Toward the end we find… Titolo XIII LINGUE IN USO Art. 50 §1. Le Istituzioni curiali redigeranno di … Continue reading

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