The Reverend John T. Zuhlsdorf |
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Ordination | May 26, 1991 by Pope John Paul II |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
October 28, 1959
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
Motto | Zelus Domus Tuæ (Zeal for your House) |
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Ordination history of John Zuhlsdorf | |
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Priestly ordination
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Ordained by | Pope John Paul II |
Date of ordination | May 26, 1991 |
Place of ordination | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
John Todd Zuhlsdorf (born October 28, 1959) is an American Catholic priest, of the Diocese of Velletri-Segni, and currently living in the Diocese of Madison. He is also a Catholic Internet personality known as "Father Z". He currently works in Madison, Wisconsin.
Zuhlsdorf was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1959. As a young man he studied at the University of Minnesota. Formerly a Lutheran, He says his conversion to Catholicism was set into motion after hearing a piece of sacred polyphony on the radio. He felt called to serve as a priest and eventually was ordained a priest in Rome by Pope John Paul II on May 26, 1991.
Later, Zuhlsdorf became a weekly columnist for the Traditionalist newspaper The Wanderer, and has appeared on EWTN and the Fox News Channel. He is best known for his blog Fr. Z's Blog (previously named: What Does the Prayer Really Say?), in which he posts photographs of Chinese and Italian food, and advocates for reverent celebration of both authorized forms of the Roman Rite liturgy of the Mass, the ordinary form and the extraordinary, and for revival of the sacrament of Penance. "The Staggers", the blog of the British magazine New Statesman, listed Zuhlsdorf's site as one of the top ten Christian blogs in the world.