John Zuhlsdorf

Who is John Zuhlsdorf?

John Todd Zuhlsdorf is an unassigned American Catholic priest of the Diocese of Velletri-Segni and a Catholic Internet personality, often known as "Father Z". For some time he was a weekly columnist for the Catholic newspaper The Wanderer, and has appeared on EWTN and the Fox News Channel. He is best known for his blog Fr. Z's blog, in which he advocates for reverent celebration of both the Ordinary Form and the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite liturgy of the Mass and the revival of the Sacrament of Penance. He routinely publishes recipes and photos of his bird houses near his Wisconsin home. "The Staggers", the blog of the British magazine New Statesman, listed Fr. Zuhlsdorf's site as one of the top ten Christian blogs in the world. Formerly a Lutheran, his conversion to Catholicism 30 years ago was set into motion after hearing a piece of sacred polyphony on the radio. He was ordained as a priest in 1991 by Pope John Paul II.