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Well, maybe a little…

But this is a serious question–Does Fr. Z have a REAL job? Or does he spend all of his time checking out what everyone in the known world says about the MP?

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If you were celibate, and your life was dedicated to the faith then you would have a bunch more time.

I know it seems like he does spend an awful lot of time posting on his blog, but compared to the time I spend in chatting with my wife, going to soccer practice, playing with my kids, dealing with the pets, wasting time on these forums…etc
It doesn’t seem to be so much, especially since he is not one of those few wacky priests out there causing trouble, and actually trying to do good.

For those wondering here is his blog
wdtprs.com/blog/

God Bless
Scylla
 
Father Z is awsome and I love his blog. He does update his blog a lot, but he is not afraid to speak his mind and is very othrodox in his views which we need in the priesthood.
 
Fr. Zuhlsdorf works for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (he sometimes mentions his work for the “Holy Office” in his blog). He used to work for the Ecclesia Dei Commission.

He has been on a rather extended vacation since May at his home in the United States. He sometimes travels to give seminars and such, and he has been on television a few times (if you watched Fox news in 2005 during the death of John Paul II, the conclave and the election of Benedict XVI you would have seen Fr. Z being interviewed throughout- he was actually one of the first in the media to see the smoke from the Sistine Chapel).
 
Caesar said:
Fr. Zuhlsdorf works for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (he sometimes mentions his work for the “Holy Office” in his blog). He used to work for the Ecclesia Dei Commission.

He has been on a rather extended vacation since May at his home in the United States. He sometimes travels to give seminars and such, and he has been on television a few times (if you watched Fox news in 2005 during the death of John Paul II, the conclave and the election of Benedict XVI you would have seen Fr. Z being interviewed throughout- he was actually one of the first in the media to see the smoke from the Sistine Chapel).
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This explains a lot more why he has time to spend on his blog updating so often:thumbsup:.

I have to say that my local Parish Priests wouldn’t have any more time than the average married man with a family so that reason doesn’t make sense:D.

Brenda V.
 
A little rudeness backatcha. Are we going to start analyzing all those priests with TLM inclinations now on this forum? Surely we’ll find some schismatic tendencies if we dig hard enough. :rolleyes:
 
scylla said:
If you were celibate, and your life was dedicated to the faith then you would have a bunch more time.

I know it seems like he does spend an awful lot of time posting on his blog, but compared to the time I spend in chatting with my wife, going to soccer practice, playing with my kids, dealing with the pets, wasting time on these forums…etc
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I disagree. A priest is a father to an entire parish as a spiritual father, so he probably is busier than a married man with a family
It doesn’t seem to be so much, especially since he is not one of those few wacky priests out there causing trouble, and actually trying to do good.
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I agree with you here. He seems to be a good, dedicated priest.
 
There is a bit of rudeness in these replies, but I am glad this question was asked. I have looked Fr. Z up a few times, but never could figure out much about him. Ask.com just sends me to his blog and there is nothing on wikipedia (I don’t use google cause of that whole everyone uses it thing)
 
His name is Fr. John Zuhlsdorf and he’s been around a long time. I think he used to say Mass at St. John Cantius. And he says the Novus Ordo too. How much more do you need to know? Is he now going to be treated like Bishop Williamson or Bishop Fellay because he provides information from the Vatican?
 
Just a thought.

I would be real careful about criticizing anyone who you perceive is online “too much.”

Right after I had my surgery, I had hours and days and weeks where I could do nothing except rest my foot. Since I’m not a TV viewer, I wrote a lot, and I was online a lot.

Perhaps the good priest is in the same situation.

When we visited Marytown a few weeks ago, several of the friars were quite infirm of body. They needed assistance of others or mechanical devices to move around. Isn’t it possible that some people who are online a lot are in that situation? God bless them for using their minds and their fingers (or typing devices) even though their bodies have failed them.

Always take the charitable view.
 
Still, I think the original question was quite legitimate, considering that this priest’s blog is regularly broadcast through the forum. So questioning who, exactly, he is, why he spends so much time critiquing on these topics, discerning something about his background and work in “real life”, and what his intentions or agenda is becomes a genuine matter which inquiring minds want to know in order to understand and adjudicate what it is all about, Alfie.
 
I get a kick out of statements that start with, “I don’t want to interrupt, but…”, “Not to be rude, but…” or “Not to irritate or anger anyone, but…” 😃 😃

Off topic, sorry.
 
chicago said:
Still, I think the original question was quite legitimate, considering that this priest’s blog is regularly broadcast through the forum. So questioning who, exactly, he is, why he spends so much time critiquing on these topics, discerning something about his background and work in “real life”, and what his intentions or agenda is becomes a genuine matter which inquiring minds want to know in order to understand and adjudicate what it is all about, Alfie.
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I don’t disagree with the question itself. The writer has every right to ask it. I guess I always question the motives behind such questions. I don’t see people questioning Fr. McBrien’s credentials here, why is that? I can’t believe the M.P. shut him up.

Having said that, I don’t know why I’m defending Fr. Z. His former mailing list was labeled the “heretics hotline” for awhile and I’ve had some serious issues too with him, but that was the past. Now is now. Questioning Fr. Morrison’s credentials I can understand but Fr. Z? I don’t think so.

Now you got me interested in what Fr. Z has to say. Think I’ll favorite his blog.🙂
 
BobP123 said:
A little rudeness backatcha. Are we going to start analyzing all those priests with TLM inclinations now on this forum? Surely we’ll find some schismatic tendencies if we dig hard enough. :rolleyes:
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Why not? Seems to be a lot of analyzing of all those priest who prefer the Ordinary Form of the Mass.
 
His actual writings don’t seem to be all that lengthy. His blog is filled with documents written by others, to which he supplies emphasis (in bold black) and commentary (in red).
 
I think it was a good question. I also always wondered why he was incardinated in an Italian diocese. There must be an interesting story behind that. Also, I assumed that he worked at the Vatican but was curious as to the department. I still wish he’d add a more detailed bio to his website - he’s an interesting guy and has some great insights on the inner workings of the Church.
 
John_Higgins said:
Well, maybe a little…
But this is a serious question–Does Fr. Z have a REAL job? Or does he spend all of his time checking out what everyone in the known world says about the MP?
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Maybe not. Priests have very different workloads. Some are busy some aren’t. Some have parishes to run, some don’t. Some parishes are easy, some are hard. Some are in formal employment with hours of work and conditions of service, most aren’t.
 
spanky said:
His actual writings don’t seem to be all that lengthy. His blog is filled with documents written by others, to which he supplies emphasis (in bold black) and commentary (in red).
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Problem I have with this is the way he does his commentary and the emphasis.

Rather than letting the reader read the actual text and form an opinion independent of what Fr Z thinks, he places his comments within the document and places his emphasis within it so that the reader can not truly form their own opinion outside of Fr Z’s.
 
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