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

13 October 2007

Murphy/Tassin Wedding

Holy Matrimony: Murphy & Tassin Wedding Song of Songs 2.8-16, 8.6-7; 1 Cor 12.31-13.8; Matthew 7.21, 24-29 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Ch...

12 October 2007

Al Gore: Master of Peace? (Updated)

That thundering crash you heard sometime last night was the credibility of the Nobel Peace Prize dropping through the earth's crust. App...

Spiritual Warfare: who's the enemy?

Satan in victory? 27 th Week OT(F): Joel 1.13-15; 2.1-2 and Luke 11.15-26 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Albert the Great Priory and Ch...

11 October 2007

Books for the Novices (update: BOUGHT!)

As always I am overwhelmed by the generosity of the readers of this blog! I have received several books this week from used bookstores. . .t...

10 October 2007

Texas Bishops: NO to Amnesty International

The bishops of Texas have issued a statement on Catholic involvement in Amnesty International: Texas Bishops Respond to Amnesty Internationa...

Fr. Paul Hinnebusch's Homily Archive

I recently received word from Celine Powers that the homily archive of the Dominican preacher, Fr. Paul Hinnebusch is up and thriving. If yo...

09 October 2007

Not a conspiracy, after all...

An update from Fr. Z. on the Mystery of the Misplaced Latin Adverb in the motu proprio : Here is what we can surmise. Some days before th...

08 October 2007

Making it up as we go along. . .(UPDATED)

Holy See – online USCCB – pdf online Art. 5, § 1. In paroeciis, ubi coetus fidelium traditioni liturgicae antecedent...

Jesus' Inconvenient Truth

Praedicator primum sibi praedicet! 27 th Week OT(M): Jonah 1.1-2, 2.1-2, 11 and Luke 10.25-37 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Albert ...

07 October 2007

How Not to be a Gospel Coward

27 th Sunday OT: Hab 1.2-3, 2.2-4; 2 Tim 1.6-8, 13-14; Luke 17.5-10 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Paul Hospital and Church of the Incarna...

...and for what do we pray...?

Several of you have sent emails promising to pray for me. And most of you have asked, "What are we praying for, Father?" I'm ...

06 October 2007

Tentative Plans/Discernment Woes

This isn't me. . .but this is how I feel! Asking for prayers. . .again! The discernment process for my next assignment is slowly coming ...

05 October 2007

Wicked Hearts and Enemies of God

26 th Week OT: Baruch 1.15-22 and Luke 10.13-16 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Serra Club Mass & Church of the Incarnation Cell phon...

03 October 2007

Zombie Christianity?

The Dead on their way to bury the dead 26 th Week OT: Neh 2.1-8 and Luke 9.57-62 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Albert the Great Priory...

02 October 2007

Saying the Unsayable, teaching the unteachable

I received word recently that the senior/grad student seminar I had proposed to my department chair has been approved and scheduled for spri...

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