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

05 December 2009

The Real 2nd Sun of Advent 2007 Homily

[OK. . .this is my homily from 2nd Sun of Advent 2007. . .the repost below this repost is my homily for the Monday after 2nd Sun of Advent. ...

Let astonishment seize you. . .(2nd Sun of Advent 2007)

[NB. This is a repost. I am running up against a deadline for my thesis, so blogging will be very light until Wed, Dec 9th.] [NB. This...

03 December 2009

Desecrating the Host: another try

OK. . .let's try this again: A young man comes into my office and tells me that last Sunday he stole a host at Mass and intends to flu...

Desecrating the Eucharist: how Catholics should respond (UPDATED)

Question: How should Catholics react/respond to Youtube vids of atheists and other anti-religious types desecrating the Blessed Sacrament? ...

02 December 2009

Feminism: men's secret plan to escape responsibility

Matt Patterson of PJTV will have to be drummed out of the "No Girls Club" for posting this piece, "Men, the Gender Wars are ...

Misc Questions

Quick Quick/Quick Answers. . . 1). What? No comment yet on the Anglican Constitution? Ummmmm. . .no. I've read it and the many co...

01 December 2009

Theological Interlude: meriting grace

Question: Over the holidays I got in to an argument with a Protestant friend about how the Catholic Church teaches that we can earn our sal...

Kitty Surprise

I'm no fan of Cuteness. However, even my cold heart is (slightly) warmed by this vid.

Pray the Hours for Advent

HancAquam reader, Michelle, points us to the webpage of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. . . Where we find an exhortation to pray the Lit...

Coffee Bowl Browsing (Eco-scandal Edition)

The White House that was supposed to bring us policies based on the Eternal Wisdom of Science still believes that the "science" of...

30 November 2009

A more perfect knowledge of God

1st Week of Advent (T): Readings Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP SS. Domenico e Sisto, Roma Rejoicing in the Holy Spirit, Jesus gives thanks...

29 November 2009

Climate Gate does not hurt science

Some HancAquam readers are asking if the Climate Gate scandal undermines the authority of science in general. . .the implication being that...

Vigilance for Christ NOT vigilance against fear

1st Sunday of Advent: Readings Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP SS. Domenico e Sisto, Roma If you search on Youtube for vids using the terms ...

28 November 2009

Eco-totalitarianism & the Church

Melanie Phillips of the Spectator gets it exactly right: [. . .] All the manipulation, distortion and suppression revealed by these ema...

27 November 2009

A joke from a friend...

An Irishman goes into the confessional box after years of being away from the Church. There's a fully equipped bar with Guinness on ta...

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