Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!

"A [preacher] who does not love art, poetry, music and nature can be dangerous. Blindness and deafness toward the beautiful are not incidental; they are necessarily reflected in his [preaching]." — BXVI

04 February 2006

Misericordia veritatis

4th Week OT (Sat): 1 Kings 3.4-13; Mark 6.30-34 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Albert the Great Priory, Irving, TX Hear it! Compassion moves J...

03 February 2006

On the Habits and Spirit of Dissent

When we talk about a “Spirit of This” or a “Spirit of That,” I think we mean to point out a deeply seated habit of assenting to and doing Th...

Beheading prophets!

4th Week OT: Sirach 47.2-11; Mark 6.14-29 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Serra Club/Church of the Incarnation, University of Dallas Hear it! How ...

01 February 2006

Can't go home again...

4th Week OT (Wed): 2 Sam 24.2, 9-17; Mark 6.1-6 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Albert the Great Priory, Irving, TX At Christmas, my sister-in-l...

29 January 2006

What are you anxious about?

4th Sunday of OT: Deut 18.15-20; 1 Cor 7.32-35; Mark 1.21-28 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Paul’s Hospital and Church of the Incarnation, Uni...

27 January 2006

Growing in faith, spreading it around...

3rd Week OT (Fri): 2 Sam 11.1-10, 13-17; Mark 4.26-34 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Church of the Incarnation, University of Dallas Hear it! How ...

26 January 2006

Put down the missalette! Hearing a Homily

I’ve written about some of the artsy elements of writing a homily and about some definitions of preaching. I’ve been challenged to write ab...

25 January 2006

Are you ready to RUMBLE!!??

3rd Week OT (Wed): Act 9.1-22; Mark 16.15-18 The Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Albert the Grea...

22 January 2006

An urgent faith...

3rd Sunday OT: Jon 3.1-5, 10; 1 Cor 7.29-31; Mark 1.14-20 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Paul’s Hospital, Dallas and Church of the Incarnation...

20 January 2006

Praedicare! To Preach!

Praedicare! To preach! What does it mean “to preach”? Is reading a homily from the pulpit preaching? Is washing dishes at a homeless shelte...

Summoned? Step up!

2nd Week OT (Fri): 1 Sam 24.3-21; Mark 3.13-19 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Church of the Incarnation, University of Dallas The demons loudly wi...

18 January 2006

Stretch out your hand!

2nd Week of OT (Wed): 1 Sam 17.32-33, 37, 40-51; Mark 3.1-6 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Church of the Incarnation, University of Dallas What ha...

12 January 2006

The Art of the Homily

What is the “art of the homily”? My recent post on the “Mechanics of the Homily” lead some to ask me to share my thoughts on the art of writ...

10 January 2006

A new authority...

First Week OT (Tues): I Sam 1.9-20; Mark 1.21-29 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Albert the Great Priory Why would any of us think that it is a ...

06 January 2006

The Son is life...

Christmas Weekday 6: I John 5.5-13 and Mark 1.7-11 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Church of the Incarnation: Serra Club We are given eternal life....

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