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

26 February 2011

Wonder at the gift that we are

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7th Week OT (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Joseph Church, Ponchatula In his Book of Wisdom, Sirach writes, “[God's] majestic glory...
25 February 2011

Coffee Bowl Browsing

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CBO says that B.O.'s Porkulus ran up a $821,000,000,000 tab .  Allegedly 3.6m jobs were "saved or created."  Do the math:  tha...
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24 February 2011

Don't lose an eye

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N.B.  I'd been struggling since early, early this morning to write today's homily for the 5.30pm Mass.  Tossed two drafts.  Finally,...
23 February 2011

Prayers from the New Translation of the Missal

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The USCCB has posted the first prayers we will hear prayed from the new translation of the Missal: First Sunday in Advent 2011 + Collect ...
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Female "deacon" renounces her "ordination"

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Fr. Z. brings our attention to something I have NEVER seen in my 30yrs of dealing with feminists:  a feminist openly, publicly admitting tha...
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On being seduced by New Age occultism

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Archbishop Thomas Winski on "New Age spirituality": Despite the secularism of our age — or perhaps, because of it — many people...
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22 February 2011

Coffee Cup Browsing

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Dem Senators and public unions in WI are losing their allies . . .fast. This won't help the unions:  the average salary + benefits for ...
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21 February 2011

The real drama: belief/unbelief

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Confession:  I got a late start this morning, so part of this homily has been cannibalized from one I preached back in 2007.  Mea culpa ! 7...
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Test Results

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Good News!  There are no alien babies growing in my head. . . MRI's and ultrasound came back clean.  Follow HancAquam & Check ou...
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On Man becoming God: seven more explanations from Catholic Tradition

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The notion that human salvation is to be understood as a form of deification/divinization is solidly attested to in the tradition of the Chu...
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20 February 2011

On Man becoming God: four explanations

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Today's homily provoked a few questions about the nature of our salvation understood as "Man becoming God."  Below are four s...
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19 February 2011

God's ridculous demands

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7th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Joseph Church, Ponchatula One thing we know for sure about God: He ain't shy about demand...
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Abel still bears witness. . .do you?

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6th Week OT (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Joseph Church Think about all the ways that you can change yourself. Buy new clothes. Get ...

Coffee Cup Browsing

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Unions protest for democracy in WI but actively work against democracy in their own ranks . The New Civility?  WI teachers lead by example ...
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17 February 2011

On tranqs, butter, and the MRI

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With a horse tranquilizer, a tub of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!," some prayer, some cussing, and an extra-large shoe...
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