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

24 February 2007

What do you want from the Desert?

1 st Sunday of Lent: Deut 26.4-10; Romans 10.8-13; Luke 4.1-13 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Luke Parish, St. Paul Hospital , Church of ...

23 February 2007

Fasting vs. dieting (Round One)

Friday after Ash Wednesday: Isa 58.1-9 and Matthew 9.14-15 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory and Church of the Incarna...

21 February 2007

"WASH YOUR FACE!" --Jesus

Ash Wednesday: Joel 2.12-18; 2 Cor 5.20-6.2; Matthew 6.1-6, 16-18 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory, Irving , TX PODC...

17 February 2007

Deep and Wide: stretch pants and morality

7 th Sunday OT: 1 Sam 26.2 (et al); 1 Cor 15.45-49; Luke 6.27-38 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Luke’s, St Paul ’s, Church of the Incarnation ...

16 February 2007

Deny, take up, follow, repeat

6 th Week OT (F): Gen 11.1-9 and Mark 8.34-9.1 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Serra Club and Church of the Incarnation PODCAST! One voice...

15 February 2007

Translation Wars?

I’ve had a few emails asking me to comment on the “translation wars” raging in the English speaking Catholic world. I’m not sure I have an...

12 February 2007

Making Cain's sacrifice

6 th Week OT (M): Gen4.1-15 and Mark 8.11-13 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory, Irving , TX PODCAST! Tim and I enjoy...

10 February 2007

In praise of curses

6 th Sunday OT: Jer 17.5-8; 1 Cor 15.12, 16-20; Luke 6.17, 20-26 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Luke’s Parish, St. Paul ’s Hospital, Church...

09 February 2007

Walk while you talk or just shut up

5 th Week OT(Fri): Gen 3.1-8 and Mark 7.31-37 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory and Church of the Incarnation PODCAST...

05 February 2007

Martyrs and Fools Attend!

St. Agatha: 1 Cor 1.26-31 and Luke 9.23-26 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory, Irving , TX PODCAST! How wise is it to ...

04 February 2007

Fish as if the Church depended on it!

5 th Sunday OT: Isa 6.1-8; 1 Cor 15.1-11; Luke 5.1-11 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Paul Hospital and Church of the Incarnation PODCAST!...

02 February 2007

"Master, according to your word..."

The Presentation of the Lord: Mal 3.1-4; Heb 2.14-18; Luke 2.22-32 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Serra Club and Church of the Incarnation PODCA...

29 January 2007

Prayer to Mary, Mother of Priests

Prayer to Mary, Mother of Priests, Pastores dabo vobis , JPII, 1992 O Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ and Mother of priests, accept this title ...

27 January 2007

Death of an Old School Master

I recently heard that Fr. Jordan Aumann , OP of the Central Dominican Province died this last Tuesday (1/23). I never had the pleasure of m...

Love is cruel, possessive, & easily angered

4 th Sunday OT: Jer 1.4-5, 17-19; 1 Cor 12.31-13.13; and Luke 4.21-30 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Paul Hospital and Church of the Inc...

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