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

04 February 2012

Anti-Catholic Bigtory: A Rant

Excellent article on the contemporary resurgence of American anti-Catholicism: ". . .the new anti-Catholicism does not adopt the post...

Deserts & Gardens

4th Week OT (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Buzzing with life—plants, flowers, fruit, animals, insects—the garde...

Coffee Cup Browsing

It's a B.O. Economy! NYC is on a hiring spree. . . to staff its welfare agencies . Geez. Now Starbucks needs boycottin' by Catho...

03 February 2012

Catholic Military Chaplains Silenced

So, how far is too far? This far? Catholic military chaplains have been ordered not to read aloud to our troops their archbishop's let...

02 February 2012

Being freely reconciled to the Father

NB. I want to acknowledge the didactic tone of this homily. I've found that this feast sometimes prompts preachers to talk too much ab...

01 February 2012

The Fathers, Pope Benedict XVI

My thanks to Michele G. for visiting the Wish List and sending me a book by Pope Benedict XVI! This will be part of my Lenten reading. . ...

On not being stupid

4th Week OT (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA The crowds who witness Jesus' miracles recognize that he is prea...

30 January 2012

Boycott Fat Monday!

Got on the scale this morning. . .didn't like that number, so I'm boycotting the Monday Fat Report until the number gets where I wan...

Why so fearful?

4th Week OT (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA While preaching, teaching, and casting out unclean spirits, Jesus ha...

29 January 2012

Guess which graph I am most embarrassed by. . .

Hint: it's not the one about Moe, Larry, and Curly or the one that looks like a doughnut. ___________________ Follow HancAquam and...

Time for Catholic Girls to Quit the Girl Scouts (UPDATED)

To all Catholic Moms and Dads: Time to pull your daughters out of the Girl Scouts! Here's a vid of GSA CEO admitting that her organiz...

A challenge to Catholic bloggers. . .

Conscience Protection : Bishops Vow to Fight Coercive HHS Mandate. . .(USCCB) Click here to find you what you can do to oppose this unpre...

Bishop raises an alarm. . .too late?

Bishop Jenky of Peoria, IL tells it like it is! WOW. I've never read a more direct description of our current political position in t...

28 January 2012

Just Say NO to B.O.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans asked his pastors to read a letter at this weekend's Masses. When I read the letter to myself,...

Anxiety = Distraction

4th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Paul writes to the Corinthians: “I should like you to be free of anxi...

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