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

12 May 2012

Questions for the Friar: I respond. . .

Q 1: We all know that Christ was fully Man and fully God. Does this mean that while he was walking around Galilee he was able to see behin...

A Cardinal, VC2, and Religious Life

In 1972, French Jesuit Cardinal Jean Danielou gave an interview in which he criticized contemporary religious life as "decadent."...

Working. . .

Thank you all for the questions! Just FYI: I'm working on my responses. Look for them later today. God bless, Fr. Philip Neri, OP ...

Go out and frighten the world!

5th Week of Easter (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Jesus drops a rather somber warning on his disciples, “I hav...

11 May 2012

I'm sick of love.

5th Week of Easter (F) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA I’m sick of love. Sick of reading about it. Sick of hearing ...

10 May 2012

Have you joyed today?

5th Week of Easter (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Do you want your joy to be complete? Before you answer, th...

Questions for the Friar

Ask Father a Question (or something like that) was a regular feature on HancAquam for a year or two. . .mostly from emails or questions a...

09 May 2012

Wednesday Fat Report

Almost forgot to report! Down to 323lbs. ___________________ Follow HancAquam and visit the Kindle Wish List and the Books & T...

Ask for whatever you want. . .

5th Week of Easter (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Jesus says to his disciples, “If you remain in me and my wor...

08 May 2012

Alone with the Alone

Retreat Day for me! I've got some praying to do. . . ___________________ Follow HancAquam and visit the Kindle Wish List and the ...

07 May 2012

Coffee Cup Browsing (Afternoon Edition)

Empty seats for an empty campaign event, starring an Empty Suit . Steyn rips B.O.'s composite (i.e., "fake") girlfriend ,...

Stand Up Straight Outreach Ministries

5th Week of Easter (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA If we were ask Jesus, “Lord, how do we know who loves you?”,...

06 May 2012

Flavored Zombies?

This cracked me up! Follow HancAquam and visit the Kindle Wish List and the Books & Things Wish List Click on St. Martin an...

05 May 2012

Dare to ask for pruning

[NB. An edited homily from 2006. . .] 5th Sunday of Easter (2012) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA During the sum...

PNP, OP Updates

Thanks for the notes inquiring about my blood pressure/general health! My cardiologist has wrangled the HBP into decent shape with a handf...

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