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

02 June 2012

Most holy mystery, Most Holy Trinity (Audio added)

Most Holy Trinity Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Audio from the 8.00am Sunday Mass The Most Holy Trinity is a M...

01 June 2012

A wee bit of beggin'

Aight. . .I haven't begged for books in a while. . .mostly b/c I'm not in school anymore ( Deo gratias! ) and b/c I've not been...

31 May 2012

Milestone, or millstone?

I hit a milestone today. . .an embarrassing one. . . For the first time in seven years of being a priest, I forgot to celebrate a Mass ...

Visit upon the world the Lord's blessing!

Feast of the Visitation Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Elizabeth greets Mary in her home, blessing both the expect...

30 May 2012

Fisking the Vatican vs. Nuns Narrative

The following is an article posted on the Chicago Sun-Times site titled, "Priests come to nun's defense." It's another ...

The blood, sweat, and tears of divine love. . .

8th Week OT (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Brothers and sisters, this is the Word that has been proclaimed to ...

Coffee Cup Browsing

Fisking the media narrative: Evil Vatican Bullies vs. Poor Helpless Nuns . Two views on The Sisters . The MSM is living in the 1950'...

Wednesday Fat Report (+2)

OK. I gained two pounds: 326. This is actually a relief. After a week on retreat with three full meals a day and lots of snacks AND ...

29 May 2012

Gettin' holy ain't for sissies!

NB. Normally, I'm off on Tuesday's. Fr. Mike and I switched days-off, so here's today's homily from 2010. 8th Week OT (...

Homiletic challenge

I've asked for feedback on my recent homilies and HA readers have responded with enthusiasm! Here's another request: give me...

28 May 2012

If your goal is eternal life. . .

8th Week OT (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Look far ahead, down the road, and off in the distance. . .do you s...

Feedback, please!

Before heading off to Texas last week, I made a cryptic comment about my homilies being BLAH lately and said that a retreat would help to...

27 May 2012

Zombie Apocalypse. . .it's here!

I've been warning y'all for YEARS that the Zombie Apocalypse was coming. . . IT HAS ARRIVED! Sharpen your chainsaw machetes and ...

Burdened to breaking by the Truth

(NB. I wrote this homily in June of 2009 while living in Rome. Since it was never preached, I thought I'd give it a try this morning....

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...

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