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

22 September 2007

Kids These Days: What they don't want from the Church

There’s a lot of hand-wringing over the sharp decline in youth participation in the Church in the last few decades. I won’t go into the st...

21 September 2007

Mercy not sacrifice, sinners not the just

St. Matthew: Eph 4.1-7, 11-13 and Matthew 9.9-13 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Serra Club Mass & Church of the Incarnation ( We are u...

19 September 2007

Dominican Rite

Dominican Rite celebrated in the chapel of the Angelicum(?) I've had a few emails asking about the Dominican Rite of the Mass. . .I know...

Reaction from Santa Sabina

. . .(ahem). . .not just the Roman Dominicans were surprised. . .and appalled and offended and scandalized. . .I mean, come on! We've c...

17 September 2007

Podcast links...

Notice: I've decided to stop linking each homily to its Podcast. Of the last 300 hits there have been only five clicks on the "Lis...

CAUTION! Prayer is dangerous...

Danger! Risk! 24 th Week OT(M): I Tim 2.1-8 and Luke 7.1-10 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory, Irving , TX ...

16 September 2007

Defeated by Love, we are found!

24 th Sunday OT: Exo 32.7-11, 13-14; 1 Tim 1.12-17; Luke 15.1-10 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Paul Hospital , Dallas , TX Listen here! ...

15 September 2007

Agreeing with God

24 th Sunday OT: Exo 32.7-11, 13-14; 1 Tim 1.12-17; Luke 15.1-10 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP U.D. Freshman Retreat (Vigil) & Church of t...

14 September 2007

In name of the Father, and the Son, and the Mother-Destroyer

One of billions of Names given under heaven and on earth for our salvation: Kali, Mother-Destroyer The Exaltation (Triumph) of the Holy C...

13 September 2007

Lest we forget. . .

From John Allen: Fr. Peter Phan under investigation . Read the article carefully. Fr. Phan has had two years to answer questions submitte...

Thanks and Come Again

Thank You notes are going out in the mail this morning! I have been truly humbled by the generosity of my Book Benefactors. The campus mi...

12 September 2007

Learning the Extraordinary Form

As always, Fr. Z. brings us the Good News: Priest Training Latin Mass [sic] Workshops Announced Bellevue, WA, Sept. 11, 2007 – The Priestly ...

11 September 2007

Woe is me...

IF only! Mea culpa! Mea culpa! I am WAY behind in sending out Thank You notes for all of the books I've received in the last three weeks...

09 September 2007

Dogs of the Lord in Poland (WOOF!)

Dominicans in Poland This Youtube vid of our Polish Dominican brothers is amazing! I have no idea what the captions say or what the song is...

Ready to be a convict?

23 rd Sunday OT: Wis 9.13-18; Phil 9-10, 12-17; Luke 14.25-33 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory & The Church of ...

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