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

17 December 2011

Being a mother of Christ

NB. Feedback on this homily would be greatly appreciated. It didn't seem to go over very well with the congregation. Too convoluted? ...

Odor of sanctity?

A quick Thank You to D.G. for the cologne from the Wish List and to Anon. for the book of poems. Now, I can smell refined AND read some ...

A prayer for marriage

Fr. Z. reports that a SSM pressure group has lost its frivolous case against the bishops of MN. What horrible thing did the bishops do? ...

15 December 2011

Notes on being fat

Just a quick Thank You to all those faithful souls here on HancAquam and in the parish who have offered me advice and prayer for losing wei...

14 December 2011

A new bishop. . .

Fr. Charles Morerod, OP, former rector of the Angelicum in Rome, becomes His Excellency, Charles Morerod, OP, Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva, a...

But have you received?

St John of the Cross Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Dominic Church, New Orleans If you've ever talked to an evasive teenager or an Ameri...

13 December 2011

Questions about the homily podcasts

I uploaded an audio recording of Sunday's and yesterday's homily. The hosting site is reporting that these two homilies have been d...

Coffee Cup Browsing

Cardinal John P. Foley has died at 76 . R.I.P. I had the privilege of meeting him once in Rome at a North American College dinner. Great ...

12 December 2011

Mary, Juan Diego, and You (now with audio!)

Our Lady of Guadalupe Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Dominic Church, New Orleans Audio Just last week the Holy Father's household prea...

Grazie

My thanks to Robin O. for the Kindle Book ! Follow HancAquam and visit the Kindle Wish List and the Books & Things Wish List

I need prayer. . .please.

Yesterday at both Masses I celebrated I asked the people present to pray for me as I begin the LONG SLOW process of losing weight. When I ...

11 December 2011

Podcasting is back

F.Y.I. . . Today's homily--"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon US"--is now available as an audio file! Click here to down...

The spirit of the Lord God is upon US. . .

3rd Sunday of Advent Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, New Orleans Audio On a Delta flight from Rome to Atlanta a few days a...

10 December 2011

Coffee Cup Browsing (Late Edition)

Exactly how long (grammatically speaking) can something "teeter on the brink," "verge on collapse," or "balance on ...

09 December 2011

The First Nawlins' Coffee Cup Browsing (with chicory!)

Methinks that the nation's Attorney General was educated at a "univeristy in the Catholic tradition ." The problem here is th...

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