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

29 June 2012

Why we fight. . .

Ss. Peter and Paul Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Peter has the keys and Paul has a sword. With these two devices...

Mandate for Dummies

That $2.35 will be $23.50 in about five years. ___________________ Follow HancAquam and visit the Kindle Wish List and the Books ...

28 June 2012

Faith + Works = Holiness

St. Irenaeus Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Not everyone who says, “'Lord, Lord' will enter the Kingdom of...

ObamaCare ruling no favor to B.O.

Everyone else is blathering on about today's Supreme Court ruling on ObamaCare, so I might as well blather some too. . . The Court ...

Fr. Philip Neri at 4 y.o.

Here's a Christmas pic of part of my family from 1968. I'm the only one smiling. This was taken at my grandparents' house ...

Fat Report

Scale says, "326, fatso." Yup. Still fat. Still stuck. I can only surmise that someone out there isn't praying hard enou...

27 June 2012

What sort of fruit do wolves produce?

12th Week OT (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA The flock is fairly warned by Christ to beware false prophets, tho...

Coffee Cup Browsing

That B.O. speech: ". . .no oratory will make up for a flawed record and a vague, fissiparous, and unappealing agenda ." Fissipar...

25 June 2012

Gamble on mercy instead

12th Week OT (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Let's get to the nitty-gritty of Jesus' admonition against...

24 June 2012

Remember John and unstick your tongue (UPDATED)

Nativity of John the Baptist Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Audio File Link Elizabeth, a woman advanced in years...

23 June 2012

Leave tomorrow to God

11th Week OT (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Back in the 90's—my grad school days—a popular theme developed...

22 June 2012

Dare the darkness with faith and reason!

11th Week OT (F) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Coming as they do immediately after the Beatitudes, Jesus' sho...

Fortnight for Religious Freedom: dispatches from the field!

Archbishop Charles Chaput, OFM : " First , religious freedom is a cornerstone of the American experience [. . .] Second point : Freed...

Dominican friars spotted in the wild!

Two pics from the Corpus Christi Mass and procession in Rome: Above: Rev. Frs. Alan Moran, OP (Eastern Province, USA) and Michael Mo...

21 June 2012

Religious liberty IS under attack. . .

So, you think religious liberty isn't under attack. Here are six cases that might change your mind: 1) EEOC – The Ministerial Exempti...

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