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

26 May 2012

So, this is what 48 feels like. . .

Thanks to all who have sent greetings and good wishes on my feast day and birthday! After Mass this morning, I was serenaded by a group of...

He ain't done yet. . .and neither are we!

St. Philip Neri Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA John tells us that if he were write down everything that Jesus said...

25 May 2012

Love, feed, tend. . .in that order.

7th Week of Easter Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA With all these references to eating, we might suspect tha...

We now resume our regularly scheduled programming. . .

Aaaaaannnnddddd. . .we're back! Arrived in Nawlins' last night. All is well. The assembly was a success. Good company, good...

21 May 2012

Off to Texas! See y'all on Friday morning. . . Fr. Philip Neri, OP ___________________ Follow HancAquam and visit the Kindle Wis...

19 May 2012

Road Trip!

So, here's the deal. . . The deacons are preaching this weekend. The province is having our annual assembly in Texas next week....

18 May 2012

Eco-fascism's naked (and hairy) face. . .

Finally! Someone in the Church of Global Warming. . .errrrr. . .I mean, Climate Change preaches the real gospel of eco-fascism. . . ...

"Now is such a time": 3 Rules for Truth-telling

6th Week of Easter (F) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA While on mission in quite possibly the most morally corrupt ...

17 May 2012

Before joy comes grief

6th Week of Easter (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Pius X Church, NOLA They disciples are confused. . .as they often are. Jesus say...

Wednesday Fat Report (Octave)

Yesterday's Fat Report today: 324lbs. Also, please pray for me. . .discerning, contemplating, musing. . .and I need some guidance ...

16 May 2012

Can we bear to hear the Truth?

6th Week of Easter (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Jesus covers a lot of theological ground in his farewell add...

How to get one priestly vocation in 18 yrs. . .

File this one under By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them . . . The Holy Father forced the resignation of Bishop William Morris in the Di...

14 May 2012

Keep his commandments. . .

St. Matthias Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA It was time to choose a replacement for the traitor-apostle, Judas the...

13 May 2012

Love God, Know God

6th Sunday of Easter Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP St Dominic Church, NOLA Jesus says good-bye to his disciples with an order: “This I comm...

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...

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