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 May 2009

Three new books on the Blessed Mother

If you have any interest in learning more about the Blessed Mother, I highly recommend the recently published triology written by Catholic ...

Science, theology: no competition for truth?

Here's a tiny bit of payoff for the Book Benefactors who have helped me purchase books necessary for my studies. . . As part of my on-go...

19 May 2009

Once again. . .Coffee Bowl Browsing!

Dan Brown's One World Religion agenda The painter of Obama-as-Christ gets it wrong. . .again Everything you always wanted to know abou...

Verdict: guilty!

6th Week of Easter (T): Acts 16.22-34; John 16.5-11 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Convento SS. Domenico e Sisto, Roma Christianity is the “one ...

18 May 2009

VERY close call

I'm very clumsy. Turning from the sink last night I rammed my hip into my desk, spilling a bottle of water onto my closed laptop. Draine...

17 May 2009

Caricature of a U.S. President

B.O.'s Notre Dame speech was pretty boring. The best parts were quotes from far better orators/writers. I thought there was one particu...

16 May 2009

Heaven thru Mississippi eyes

This is what Heaven looks like to an over-educated, home-sick redneck priest living in Rome! My thanks to my most generous Book Benefactor ,...

Using Notre Shame vs. the Obamanation

This is a fantastic idea. . . "President Obama speaks at the University of Notre Dame on Sunday. What happens on Monday?" Let...

15 May 2009

Literary Snob Turns Redneck for $7

I'll stand toe-to-toe with the snobbish European elite in a battle of literary tastes. I only read the best poetry and the best fiction...

Mission accomplished

Mission accomplished! I brought all of the intentions I received before the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament this afternoon. My thanks to all o...

We're becoming more pro-life!

Excellent news for the human race! Gallup reports that for the first time in years more Americans are identifying themselves as pro-life ra...

It's time for. . .Coffee Bowl Browsing!

Mark Shea spanks Dan Brown anti-Catholic bigotry. . .keep this handy for that blow-hard anti-papist uncle who shows up at summer family reu...

14 May 2009

Coulter vs. the Burqa-ed Bobble-heads of MSM Broadom

I love Ann Coulter! Liberal Taliban Issues Fatwa Against Miss California (link) [. . .] From Jean-Paul Sartre, Pablo Picasso and Bertrand R...

Pics from yesterday's Eucharistic Procession!

(L) Priests in procession. Typically, the OP's didn't know whether or not we should wear our cappas! (R) Archbishop Burke and deaco...

13 May 2009

Truth-telling is a dangerous business

[NB. For the life of me, I can't finish this homily. Maybe it's b/c I don't feel well. . .for whatever reason. . .it's not...

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