Fr. Z's PODCAzTs
by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
Ordained 26 May 1991 by St. John Paul II in Rome for the Suburbicarian Diocese of Velletri-Segni (ITALY). Classics at Univ. of Minn. STL in Patristic Theology from the "Augustinianum" in Rome. STD candidate at same. Former Moderator: Catholic Online Forum; Former Columnist: The Wanderer. Presently weekly columnist for Catholic Herald (UK). Ministry in Diocese of Madison. Speaker. Blogist: fatherzonline.com Twitter: @fatherz
Episodes
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Voices of the Fathers 05 – St. Jerome’s wide open spaces
Today’s selection is from Letter 14 by St. Jerome to his friend Heliodorus. Jerome (c. 347–420), born at Stridon on the Dalmatian frontier, was one of the most learned Latin Fathers of the Church. Educated in Rome, he mastered classical rhetoric before turning decisively to ascetic Christianity....
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Voices of the Fathers 04 – The Pilgrimage of Egeria
Today we hear an excerpt from The Pilgrimage or Travels of Egeria. It is the earliest extant graphic account of a Christian pilgrimage. Egeria was a late fourth-century Christian pilgrim, probably from the Iberian Peninsula or southern Gaul, whose travel diary, commonly called the Itinerarium...
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Voices of the Fathers 03 – Tertullian on attending public games
Voices of the Fathers 03 – Tertullian on attending public games by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
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Voices of the Fathers 02 – The Martyrdom of St. Cyprian
I was recently going through some old books and found a slim volume entitled The Osterley Selection from the Latin Fathers, edited by Joseph Crehan of Heythrop College, was compiled chiefly for seminarians, especially late vocations, at Campion College, Osterley, a Jesuit formation house in the...
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VOICES OF THE FATHERS 01 - Acts of the Scillitan Martyrs
I was recently going through some old books and found a slim volume entitled The Osterley Selection from the Latin Fathers, edited by Joseph Crehan of Heythrop College, was compiled chiefly for seminarians, especially late vocations, at Campion College, Osterley, a Jesuit formation house in the...
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 30 – Sunday in the Octave: Heartbeat
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today 6 minutes instead of 5. Today we hear from Joseph Ratzinger in the 1st Anniversary of his death. We pray.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 29 – Saturday in the Octave: Sleep of Pain
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today we hear from St. Alphonsus about the the way Baby Jesus slept. Benedict XVI delves into the manger.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 27 – St. Thomas of Canterbury: A Sermon
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. It's a 7 minute, rather than 5 minute podcast this time. Today, we hear the Christmas Day Sermon by Archbishop Thomas from T.S. Eliot's Murder In The Cathedral.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 26 – Holy Innocents: The cold winter of unbelief
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Pius Parsch sets the stage. St. Augustine gets to the point of their rapid life. A prayer.
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News of the Church 06
It's 27 December 2023 and it is the Wednesday in the Octave of Christmas and the Feast of St John the Evangelist. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which years after the Civil War a former confederate officer eeks out a living going about and reading to people who pay a…
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 25 – St. John: Christ's three gifts to John
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today we hear about "Hide and Seek". Then, Fr. Troadec explains the three gifts to John which Christ gave in His "three states." (Fascinating.)
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 24 – St. Stephen: His face was like that of an angel
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Bl. Ildefonso describes the papal doings in the ancient Roman Church. We hear the account of the martyrdom of Stephen. Fr. Troadec prays.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 23 – Christmas: Paradoxical Divinity
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, we are sticking with one of the very best for the whole thing.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 22 – Vigil of Christmas: Joseph
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Schuster on the humility of Joseph. Fulton Sheen reminds us of the ongoing action of Christ. The Collect.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 21 – Ember Saturday 3rd Week of Advent: History
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today Bl. Ildefonso describes how our ancient Roman forebears observed this day. And we hear the last O Antiphon.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 20 – Ember Friday 3rd Week of Advent: Truth smack
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Bl. Ildefonso Schuster's on our Marian devotion, even in time of penance. Fulton Sheen smacks us in the face with the truth.
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News of the Church 05
An audio "gazette" of Catholic things. 00:12 - Init - Winter Solstice 02:50 - Latin Liturgy Newsletter - - 03:08 Detroit - Prayer in Protestant Cemeteries - 04:57 FSSP News - 08:20 Floriani - 10:23 Children's Book on Purgatory. New Friends Now and Forever [US HERE -UK HERE] - 12:20 Why Latin? An...
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 19 – Thursday 3rd Week of Advent: Veni!
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Fr. Troadec drills into the constant cry of "Come!" that we have during Advent. Then a great saint and doctor of the Church prays from the heart.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 18 – Wednesday 3rd Week of Advent: The meaning of Christ's tears
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, St. Paul gives us our marching orders. Fulton Sheen reminds us that we have to trust God. Card. Bacci explains Christ's infant tears.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 17 – Tuesday 3rd Week of Advent: Physician of our souls
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, St. Alphonsus Liguori reflect on Christ as our redeemer and healer of our souls and then raises his heart to God in prayer. O Deus, ego amo te, Nec amo te ut salves me, Nec quod qui te non diligunt, Æterno igne pereunt.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 16 – Monday 3rd Week of Advent: Meekness
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Card. Bacci describes gratitude and Fr. Troadec describes Mary and what we ought to me. Meek, not pushovers... meek in the proper sense.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 15 – Gaudete Sunday 3rd of Advent: We are our rites!
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, because we are our rites, we go back in time to hear something of how our forebears celebrated in St. Peter's.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 14 – Saturday 2nd Week of Advent: Frequency
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, we read from the Imitation of Christ, Benedict Baur talks about the future after confession and Fulton Sheen agrees.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 13 – Friday 2nd Week of Advent: Scandal
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Joseph Ratzinger and Fr. Troadec help us along the Advent road.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 12 – Thursday 2nd Week of Advent: Good intentions
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Cardinal Bacci talks about resolve and intentions. Herein, also, a prayer for priests. You will hear from the wonderful nuns of Gower Abbey.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 11 – Wednesday 2nd Week of Advent: Repentance
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Card. Zen talks about repentance with a view of the future.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 10 – Tuesday 2nd Week of Advent: Marian Dogmas. Why?
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, St. Alphonsus talks about how God chose to save us even though He was already in perfect happiness in Himself. Also, the point of Marian dogmas.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 09 – Monday 2nd Week of Advent: Joseph
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, we hear about St Joseph's choice about Mary: Send her away? Fulton Sheen offers sage advice. I share a timely "secret".
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News of the Church 04
It's 10 December 2023 and it is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which years after the Civil War a former confederate officer eeks out a living going about and reading various newspaper stories from all over to people who pay a dime a head - in...
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 08 – 2nd Sunday of Advent: Prophecy
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Fr. Troadec talks about the foundation of our ability to recognize the Messiah.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 07 – Saturday 1st Week of Advent: Memento
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Fr Alfred Delp speaks from his Nazi prison in 1944. We have a reflection also on the inevitability of death which can be liberating, not oppressive.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 06 – Friday 1st Week of Advent: Immaculate
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Fr. Troadec about Mary as Virgin of virgins. Joseph Ratzinger and St. Maximillian Kolbe pipe up too.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 05 – Thursday 1st Week of Advent: Ambrose
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, St Ambrose and one of his hymns.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 04 – Wednesday 1st Week of Advent
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent 2023. Today we have notes about Santa Claus, a vivid description of a crime scene, and a comforting note about our future. We hear a taste of Nicholai Presuli and a baroque surprise at the end.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 03 – Tuesday 1st Week of Advent: Time
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent 2023. Today, Joseph Ratzinger speaks about the time and creation full of meaning rather than emptiness. St. Alphonsus Liguori prays about being a sinner and begs for help.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 02 – Monday 1st Week of Advent: Gabriel
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent 2023. Today Card. Zen talks about time. We hear about Gabriel talking to Daniel and to Zechariah. There's a taste of a Byzantine Chant for Communion: The Lord Hath Sent Deliverance
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News of the Church 03
It's 3 December 2023 and it is the 1st Sunday of Advent, beginning a new liturgical year. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which years after the Civil War a former confederate officer ekes out a living going about and reading to people who pay a dime a head various…
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 01 – 1st Sunday of Advent: bedight with Alleluias
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent 2023. Today, Card. Zen reflects and Fr. Z rambles and Bl. Ildefonso amazes and Fulton Sheen... well... shines.
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ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 00 - Final Saturday before Advent: "approach"
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent 2022. Today, St. John Henry Newman connects the two ends of the year. Fr. Z rambles. Bookend Collects. The Newman reference is Sermon 3 from Sermons Preached on Various Occasions. It is in Festivals of Faith: Sermons for the Liturgical Year by St.…
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News of the Church 02
An audio "gazette" of Catholic things. 00:39 Quick Re-intro 01:21 "Les Amis du Monastère" #187 10:24 QST - December 2023 14:94 Angelus - Nov/Dec 2023 17:42 Bp. Robert Barron on the Synod ("Walking Together") 26:43 Concealed Carry Magazine Nov/Dec 2023 31:33 Matthew 24 33:15 Exit
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News of the Church 01
An audio "gazette" of Catholic things. 00:00 Introduction 05:50 Livy on the Sacred Geese 09:33 The Wanderer 13:35 Crux 24:00 Catholic News Agency 31:34 Silverstream Priory 34:34 Latin Liturgy Association 40:00 Exit 41:10 Memorare in Latin You will hear sung a version of the Memorare in Latin by...
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PASCHALCAzT 2023 - 54: Low Sunday
Daily 5 minute podcast to aid your Easter joy. Roman Station: St. Pancras TODAY: Low Sunday or Divine Mercy Sunday? Fr. Troadec holds before our eyes the impatience on the road to Emmaus.
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PASCHALCAzT 2023 - 53: Easter Saturday - Don't let your guard down
Daily 5 minute podcast to aid your Easter joy. Roman Station: St. Peter's in the Vatican TODAY: Divine Mercy or Dominica "in albis"? Fr. Troadec offers superb advice about living day by day.
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PASCHALCAzT 2023 - 52: Easter Friday - Getting the demons out
Daily 5 minute podcast to aid your Easter joy. Roman Station: St. Peter's in the Vatican TODAY: We hear and account of the terrifying exorcism of the ancient pagan Pantheon in Rome when Boniface IV consecrated it as a church in honor of Mary of the Martyrs. Bl. Ildefonso remarks on the need not…
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PASCHALCAzT 2023 - 51: Easter Thursday - Two little words
Daily 5 minute podcast to aid your Easter joy. Roman Station: Santi Dodici Apostoli TODAY: Fr. Troadec drills into two little words
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PASCHALCAzT 2023 - 50: Easter Wednesday - St Augustine to the newly baptized
Daily 5 minute podcast to aid your Easter joy. Roman Station: St. Peter's in the Vatican TODAY: St. Augustine explains the situation
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PASCHALCAzT 2023 - 49: Easter Tuesday - Two complementary aspects of holiness
Daily 5 minute podcast to aid your Easter joy. Roman Station: St. Paul's outside-the-walls TODAY: Fr. Troadec on the two complementary aspects of holiness. We also hear what my home parish sounded like on Easter Sunday and why I am, in many respects, who and what I am today.
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PASCHALCAzT 2023 - 48: Easter Monday - Octaves
Daily 5 minute podcast to aid your Easter joy. Roman Station: St. Peter's in the Vatican TODAY: The true source of happiness
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PASCHALCAzT 2023 - 47: Of men and angels
Daily 5 minute podcast to aid your Easter joy! Roman Station: Santa Maria Maggiore TODAY: Fulton Sheen and a surprise.
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LENTCAzT 2023 - 46: Holy Saturday - Waiting
Daily 5 minute podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Roman Station: ... TODAY: Fr. Troadec and Bl. Ildefonso team up
About this show
Ordained 26 May 1991 by St. John Paul II in Rome for the Suburbicarian Diocese of Velletri-Segni (ITALY). Classics at Univ. of Minn. STL in Patristic Theology from the "Augustinianum" in Rome. STD candidate at same. Former Moderator: Catholic Online Forum; Former Columnist: The Wanderer. Presently weekly columnist for Catholic Herald (UK). Ministry in Diocese of Madison. Speaker. Blogist: fatherzonline.com Twitter: @fatherz
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