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

28 May 2011

The world hates us. . .

5th Week of Easter (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Joseph Church, Ponchatoula As persons wholly owned by God through our baptism in Chri...

27 May 2011

R.I.P.

Earlier this week Sr. Therese Huong Do, OP was killed in Houston by a drunk driver . Sister was on her way to teach a confirmation class. ...

Missing Kindle book

A kind HancAquam reader purchased a Kindle book from my Wish List recently. . . Bright of the Sky . I didn't get an email notificat...

Grazie. . .mille grazie!

A quick Mille Grazie to those who sent books on my birthday ! I hit 47 yesterday. Mama Becky denies that I am that old. . .but the birth ...

On being leaders in love

5th Week of Easter (F) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Joseph Church, Ponchatoula Of all the strange things our Lord has said—and he's s...

26 May 2011

Back in town. . .

Back in Ponchaoula! I managed to lose my wallet on the shuttle btw Hobby and Bush. The driver kindly returned to the airport to give it ba...

23 May 2011

Just say NO to idols

5th Week of Easter (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Joseph Church, Ponchatoula Paul and Barnabus find themselves in an awkward situation....

Away into the wild blue yonder. . .again.

I am off today to Houston to attend our Provincial Assembly. Be back in Ponchatoula late on May 26th. Pray for the Province of St. Marti...

22 May 2011

What Sisyphus Can Teach Us About Faith

5th Week of Easter (A) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Joseph Church, Ponchatoula The king of Corinth was a clever man. He was also pridefu...

21 May 2011

Anniversary

Please pray for me and my OP brother, Fr. Scott Daniels. . .we are celebrating the sixth anniversary of our priestly ordination today! We w...

Knowing THAT Jesus is in Father

4th Week of Easter (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Joseph Church, Ponchatoula “Knowing” is a complicated business. For example, can know...

20 May 2011

Coffe Cup Browsing (Late Edition)

If The One gets his way, some of the most sacred sites of Christianity in Jerusalem will be under the control of the terrorist group, Hamas...

19 May 2011

The Adult Faith of a Dissident?

4th Week of Easter (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Joseph Church, Ponchatoula I recently ran across an article about an upcoming gather...

Coffee Cup Browsing

New study argues that the clergy sexual abuse scandals were caused largely by poor seminary training, a permissive culture, and bishops who...

18 May 2011

Target vs. Wal-Mart

I found this quote on Instapundit . . .still waiting for my Instalanche,* btw. “Target is Wal-Mart for pretty people.” I like both store...

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