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

31 August 2011

New Angelicum video

A new promotional video about the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas in Rome. Please link to the video here or on Youtube. . .get ...

29 August 2011

Can you hear me now. . .?

Beheading of St. John the Baptist Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Blackfriars, Oxford U. The feasts and memorials of John the Baptist always ril...

24 August 2011

Coffee Cup Browsing (Better Late Than Never Edition)

Frugality during a recession is for the Little People , i.e. NOT for Michelle and B.O. Note well: we have to get this info from a Brit ne...

Shout out

Mama Becky told me that HancAquam has a fan working with her at the local bank and that I should say hello to her next time I am blogging. ...

23 August 2011

Arrived in the U.K.

Made it to Oxford, UK! No problems at all. . .well, a Sikh immigration officer at Heathrow grilled me rather mercilessly about my travel p...

14 August 2011

Fr. Philip's Annual Squirrel Retreat

Heading to Mississippi bright and early tomorrow morning (Monday) for my annual frolic with the squirrels. It's a seven hour drive, so...

12 August 2011

Divorce, insanity, & the Real

19th Week OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory Much like reporters trying to force a politician into an embarrassing p...

11 August 2011

A parasitical political culture

One of the (um) less-flattering terms applied to the U.K. looters/rioters this week was "parasites." Calling folks parasites mak...

10 August 2011

Vicious Rioting in Manchester, UK!

If British Prime Minister, David Cameron doesn't call in the military after seeing this video. . .he should be removed from office. T...

Coffee Cup Browsing (Anarchy in the UK Edition)

"What’s the cause of the riot? I’m guessing lack of incoming fire." Heh. Watching the news about the U.K. looting/rioting, I ke...

We cannot die fast enough

St. Lawrence Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Albert the Great Priory Growth often requires death. Hold in your imagination for a moment the...

09 August 2011

Nihilism, Logos, & the New Evangelization

No, I'm not sick. . .nor have I been assumed into heaven! U.D.'s server was down from Saturday to early Monday morning. So, when...

05 August 2011

Abounding Weirdnesses

Around 4.30am I was sipping my coffee and browsing the First Things website. I landed on a poetry post written by Gabriel Torretta . Tur...

Following Christ isn't a theory or a game

NB. I got to the end of the second page this morning at Mass and discovered nothing but a blank page. Apparently, the printer just spit o...

Catholic Laity & the New Evangelization

A reminder about tomorrow's (Say, Aug 6th) day-long retreat: The topic of the retreat will be: “'Putting Out into the Deep': ...

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