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

14 April 2012

Therefore, peace be with you. . .

NB. Yes, this is an adapted homily from 2006. . .for reasons too complicated and embarrassing to get into, I had to recycle something from ...

12 April 2012

Book Recs for Teen Boys

Wendee wrote to ask about any book recommendations I might have for her 14 y.o. son who loves history. A search on Amazon turned up some ...

Surprise. . .

A box of books from the Wish List arrived yesterday. . .WooHoo!! There was no shipping invoice, so my Kind and Generous Benefactor will re...

11 April 2012

Staying with us in the breaking of the bread

Wednesday of the Octave of Easter Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Have you ever had one of those moments when you su...

10 April 2012

Updates

I've updated the Kindle Wish List with some novels set in ancient Rome. . .my favorites! And I updated the Books & Things Wish Lis...

Coffee Cup Browsing

Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome. . .meditations written by the founders of the Focolare Movement. Save these for next year. ...

09 April 2012

Monday Fat Report

Not sure what to make of this. . . I'm down to 318lbs. That's a nine pound drop from last week. Just to be sure, I weighed three...

From fear to joy. . .

Octave of Easter (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA We have two stories of fear this morning. Mary Magdalene and M...

08 April 2012

Seek what is above. . .

Easter Sunday (2012) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Our Lord, Jesus Christ, is risen! His tomb stands empty! Thre...

07 April 2012

It is done. . .

Just finished the Easter Vigil here at St. Dominic's. . .we received 13 new Catholics into the Church! Happy Easter !!! ___________...

06 April 2012

"It is finished. . ." and begun.

Good Friday 2012 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Our Lord takes a sip of wine and sighs, “It is finished.” Our Lord...

Yes, confessions can be heard on Good Friday. . .

Will your pastor open the confessional on Good Friday? Though celebrating the sacrament is not required, many pastors believe that confessi...

05 April 2012

BXVI: "Is disobedience a path of renewal for the Church?"

From the BXVI's Holy Thursday homily : [. . .] Recently a group of priests from a European country [Austria] issued a summons to disob...

Meditations on Christian Dogma, two excellent books. . .

Two books recommendations for you. . . Meditations on Christian Dogma, Vol. 1 Meditations on Christian Dogma, Vol. 2 Both volumes were...

Just Say NO to P.C. Foot Washings (repost)

NB. Fr. Michael has the Holy Thursday Mass tonight, so no homily from me. I thought I'd repost on the Annual Holy Week Liturgical Que...

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