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

19 March 2011

Mille grazie. . .

Thanks to all those who have been on the Wish Lists and sent me a book recently! Individual notes will be in the mail as soon as books arr...

Tired of Lent? Rise, and do not be afraid!

2nd Sunday of Lent Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Joseph Church, Ponchatoula The motto for the second week of Lent: “Rise, and do not be af...

18 March 2011

The New Youth Catechism

A sneak-peek at YOUCAT: Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church. To view sample pages of YOUCAT, click here . H/T: InsightScoop

Mary, Theotokos

This morning I will celebrate Mass for the children of St Joseph's parish school. The Children's Lectionary follows a different cyc...

Coffee Cup Browsing

Public Union Thuggery in WI : a compilation. Crickets chirping at ABC-CBS-CNN-NBC-NPR-PBS-NYT, etc. Warning: the language from some of th...

17 March 2011

Sparks will fly!

St. Patrick Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Joseph Church, Ponchatula One of the pillars of America's Protestant work ethic is summed up...

Coffee Cup Browsing

Jesus gave Judas communion. . .yea, but Judas wasn't the cause of public scandal . Trial judge warns "fact-finders" to be wa...

16 March 2011

No more signs for an evil generation

1st Week of Lent (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Joseph Church, Ponchatula I spent most of the day Monday reading signs. Driving to the...

15 March 2011

Coffee Cup Browsing (Verbose Edition)

On the way to my grandfather's funeral, I caught a report on NPR about the O'Keefe sting on two of the organization's execs. Th...

14 March 2011

Making a good Lenten confession

Apparently, I'm on a Reposting from the Archives Kick lately. . . Fr. Philip Neri’s Ten Commandments for a Good Lenten Confession: 1....

13 March 2011

Didn't work as a homily (UPDATED)

I wrote "Thanking the Devil" in Feb of 2009 while in Rome. It wasn't written as a homily, more of a reflection. It got a lo...

Thanking the Devil

Something else from the HA archives: A few provisions for your Lenten trek. . . Jesus went into the desert to pray and fast for forty day...

12 March 2011

A prayer to help you through Lent

Found this in the HancAquam archives from two years ago. . . A Lenten Prayer Merciful and loving God, you give us* this Lenten desert fo...

11 March 2011

R.I.P.

Just got a call from my parents. . .my grandfather, Clyde Mitchell, 98, passed away just a few minutes ago. Please pray for the repose of ...

Lying is ALWAYS a sin

Lying is always a sin. Period. Always. The gravity of the sin is determined by intent, circumstance, harm done, and the nature of the tr...

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