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

28 February 2009

New suppl(e)mental posts

Two new posts at suppl(e)mental . . . "Big Bang, Lemaitre, and scientific dogma" and "Biblical basis for western science"...

26 February 2009

The Devil preaches on Lent

Back in Lent 2006, I preached one of my more experimental/literary homilies, "With the Devil in the Desert." Some loved it, some ...

24 February 2009

Godzdogz: English OP's "do" Lent

Not a penance but a pleasure! Godzdogs Unsigned comments will be deleted. Permission is given to re-post or reprint with attribution for non...

Seminar report on science, theology, philosophy

I had decided not to post my science, philosophy, and theology seminar report b/c it needed some re-working. Then I thought, "You'r...

Sr. Ginger Peters, OP. . .RIP

I ask your prayers for the repose of the soul of one my favorite Dominican sisters, Sr. Marygrace "Ginger" Peters, OP. Ginger died...

A Lenten Prayer

Merciful and loving God, you give us* this Lenten desert for our purification, for our chance to become your faithful friends. Because we ar...

Thanking the Devil

A few provisions for your Lenten trek. . . Jesus went into the desert to pray and fast for forty days and forty nights. The devil shows up ...

22 February 2009

Benedict, Monkeys, RCIA...

Questions. . . 1). What's going on in the Vatican? Why all the tumult around the Pope? There's always been tumult around the Pope....

On purpose, with a purpose

7th Sunday OT: Is 43:18-25; 2 Cor 1:18-22; Mark 2:1-12 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Convento SS. Domenico e Sisto, Roma [NB. This homily is a...

New podcast!

Lazy me. . .I finally got around to posting the podcast of last Tuesday's homily, "Resisting the world's leaven." Check it...

21 February 2009

Question for book benefactors

A question to my book benefactors. . . Someone (or someones) recently purchased about six books from my Wish List. . .mostly the books on Ea...

19 February 2009

Some navel-gazing. . .

BE WARNED : this is a fairly rambling piece of somewhat self-indulgent navel-gazing. . . Normally, I am all-too aware of "where I am&q...

18 February 2009

post-Pelosi announcement from the Vatican (Updated)

The Vatican Press Office published the following notice after Pelosi's visit with the Holy Father: Following the General Audience the Ho...

17 February 2009

Recent arrivals

Grazie mille! Mille grazie! Recent book arrivals from the WISH LIST : Metaphysics and the Idea of God Aquinas: God & Action...

16 February 2009

Resisting the world's leaven

6th Week OT (Tues) Gn 6.5-8; 7.1-5, 10; Mk 8.14-21 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Convento Domenico e Sisto, Roma Is Jesus surprised or disappoi...

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