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

30 January 2010

Grammar Nazis Unite!

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For all the Grammar Nazis out there. . . Is "snuck" the past-tense of "sneak"? Yes and no .  Yes, it has become one of...
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Coffee Bowl Browsing

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The hits keep on comin'!  IPCC chair knew that the so called "glacier meltdown" was false before Copenhagen.  I do believe th...
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The coming Nunja smack-down

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Hilarious! In the face of Sisterly defiance of the Apostolic Visitation, the Vatican authorizes the use of its secret weapon:  the Nunjas!...
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T0rture: Right and Wrong

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Tom K. at Disputations does what I do not have the patience to do:  round-up the Church teachings on the immorality of torture . Noted man...
29 January 2010

Your generic news report

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. . .the only thing missing is the "Blame Bush" meme and a gratuitous slap at Tea Partiers.  NB.  The "f-bomb" is droppe...
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What is fulfilled in your hearing?

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Finally!  Better late than never, I guess. . . 3rd Sunday OT: Readings Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP SS. Domenico e Sisto, Roma History is p...
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28 January 2010

On the Church & T0rture*

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from the Catechism : 2297 [. . .] Torture which uses physical or moral violence to extract confessions, punish the guilty, frighten oppon...
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Coffee Bowl Browsing

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B.O. demagoguing over the recent Supreme Court decision to invalidate McCain-Feingold.  For a former constitutional law professor, B.O. see...
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26 January 2010

Coffee Bowl Browsing

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Bishop Jose S. Vasquez appointed as ordinary for the Diocese of Austin.  Excellent choice.  I met the good bishop while serving as a deacon...
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Poets to Read (two lists): UPDATED

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Per a reader request:  Fr. Philip's Modern/Contemporary [American] Poetry Recommendations! Modern (deceased) Hart Crane Robert Lowe...
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25 January 2010

Coffee Bowl Browsing (Mini-edition)

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Words and phrases that drive progressive Catholics crazy .  I nominate "Dominus Iesus."  Drove some of my seminary professors nuts...

No spirit of cowardice among us

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Timothy & Titus: Readings Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP SS. Domenico e Sisto, Roma We are not born again of water so that we might wit...
24 January 2010

Coffee Bowl Browsing

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National Book Critics award nominees announced .  I'm only familiar with three of the poets (Louise Gluck is one of my top ten living Am...
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23 January 2010

Coffee Bowl Browsing

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Lord, when will the embarrassing revelations end?  More IPCC goofs . Creepy Scientologists in Haiti touching people. . .I'd have to s...
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Coming soon. . .

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There will be a homily for the 3rd Sunday in OT! And the question have piled up, so I'll get to those as well. Don't forget to c...
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