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

25 November 2006

Second Wedding Homily (11/25/06)

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Sacrament of Matrimony Tobit 8.4-8; Hebrews 13.1-6; Matthew 22.35-40 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Church of the Incarnation, University of Dalla...
24 November 2006

Our own den of thieves?

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33rd Week OT: Revelation 10.8-11 and Luke 19.45-48 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory The temple has become a den of thiev...
22 November 2006

Being who we ought to be while doing what we ought to do

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St. Cecilia: Rev 4.1-11 ; Lk 19.11-28 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Church of the Incarnation (NB. Fr. J.D. is losing his voice. He asked me a...
21 November 2006

Go to Hell (or not)

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Little Gidding , IV The dove descending breaks the air With flame of incandescent terror Of which the tongues declare The one discharge from...
19 November 2006

Jesus is Coming! Look busy!

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33rd Sunday OT: Daniel 12.1-3; Hebrews 10.11-14, 18; Mark 13.24-32 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Paul’s Hospital and Church of the Incarnati...
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18 November 2006

A Wedding Homily

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Sacrament of Matrimony: Marci Strauss & Joseph Lee Genesis 2.18-24; Ps 145.8-9; 1 Cor 12.31-13.8; John 2.1-11 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP C...
17 November 2006

Unnatural, impractical, and downright dangerous

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St. Elizabeth of Hungary: 1 John 3.14-18 and Luke 6.27-38 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Serra Club Mass and Church of the Incarnation The naivet...
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15 November 2006

Wisdom, foolishness, and fried fish

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St. Albert the Great: Sirach 15.1-6 and Matthew 13.47-52 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory, Irving, TX Jesus tells the c...
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14 November 2006

The Spiritual Vision of Pope Benedict XVI

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I rec'd a new book from Doubleday Books on the life and theology of the current holder of the Petrine Office, Let God's Light Shine ...
13 November 2006

Happy Anniversary!

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Happy First Anniversary to "Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!" One year ago today I braved the blog world in answer to the annoying ca...
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12 November 2006

Goofy Theology of "The Monastery"

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Anyone else watching The Monastery ? I saw just about 45 minutes of it tonight and I was struck by the superficiality of the monks' the...
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Divine gift or Demonic bribe? Hmmmm...

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32nd Sunday OT: 1 Kings 17.10-16; Hebrews 9.24-28; Mark 12.38-44 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Paul’s Hospital and Church of the Incarnation I...
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10 November 2006

Blessed are they who gossip...

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Pope Saint Leo the Great: Sirach 39.6-11 and Matthew 16.13-19 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory and Church of the Incarna...
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08 November 2006

Battling Heretics in the Seminary, or Protest at Your Own Risk

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A few commenters on my Exhortation below have challenged me to clarify my statement that we need young men called to the priesthood to battl...
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Neo? Buddha? Or that Guy from NPR?

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Anniversary of Deceased Brothers and Sisters of the Order of Preachers Revelation 21.1-7; John 17.15-21, 24-26 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. ...
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