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

06 December 2007

"Messing with the Mass..."

Here's an excellent article on priestly narcissism from Homiletic and Pastoral Review (Nov 2007) . Excerpt: It is important for priests...

05 December 2007

Music List...

NO! I haven't forgotten about my poetry reading or writing. . .with all that's been going on--Rome plans, classes, sinus infection,...

04 December 2007

Advice on buying philosophy books...

What most sensible people look like about two and a half minutes into a Derrida essay! In the combox under “Philosophy’s Evil Twins,” SJH wr...

03 December 2007

Sister Soap

Yes, I know! It's Advent. . .and you will not find a more fervent Advent-Nazi than yours truly. However, shopping for Christmas now is ...

Preach...or die

St Francis Xavier: 1 Cor 9.16-19, 22-23 and Mark 16.15-20 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Albert the Great Priory During my novitiate ...

02 December 2007

Do nothing special for Advent

1 st Sunday Advent (A): Isa 2.1-5; Rom 13.11-14; Matt 24.37-44 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Paul Hospital and Church of the Incarnation ...

30 November 2007

Spe Salvi!

Our Holy Father's latest brilliance has been published, Spe salvi , "In hope we are saved. . ." Look for reflections, homileti...

Beautiful Word, beautiful feet

St Andrew: Romans 10.9-18 and Matthew 4.18-22 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Albert the Great Priory and Church of the Incarnation B...

29 November 2007

FREE Indulgences (. . .sorta. . .)

Click HERE to receive a partial indulgence! You must also say a decade of the rosary, go to confession, buy me a book, and pray for the H...

26 November 2007

"Liberal" Priest & the Extraordinary Form

Hat tip to Fr. Z. for pointing out this excellent piece by Fr. Michael Kerper. If, like me, you are a priest who would rather boil and eat...

The Mother of All Critiques?

A few posts down from this one, I ask regular readers to give me some serious feedback on my homilies. Since I firmly believe that the pr...

Two mites, two scandals

34 th Week OT(M): Daniel 1.1-6, 8-20 and Luke 21.1-4 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Albert the Great Priory, Irving , TX When mixin...

25 November 2007

Can a King rule from a Cross?

Christ our King! Christ the King (C): 2 Sam 5.1-3; Col 1.12-20; and Luke 23.35-43 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Paul Hospital...

Help make me a better preacher. . .

I need some feedback from regular readers/listeners. . . My homilies have been kinda BLAH lately. I haven't really enjoyed writing them...

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