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

10 November 2012

Bread & Circuses

from George Will : [. . .] Liberals have an inherent but not insuperable advantage: As enthusiasts of government, to which many ...

On serving two Masters

St. Leo the Great Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA The multi-millenial history of God's relationship with His ...

09 November 2012

Have you rented your temple?

Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA With an angel, Ezekiel watches a temple w...

08 November 2012

Wincing at easy mercy

31st Week OT (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA We are all familiar with the Prodigal Son, the one lost sheep, ...

07 November 2012

Discouragement is NOT an option

Between reading for class tomorrow, working on a homily, and napping, I've been browsing around the political blogs reading post-electi...

All Dominican Saints

Today we celebrate the Feast of All Saints of the Order of Preachers ! The universal Church celebrates her feast of all the pure of h...

Gawker or disciple?

31st Week OT (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA It looks like Jesus wants to thin the crowd that's following...

Four more years. . .

Congrats to B.O. for pulling out a victory. . . To me this means one thing: the U.S. has reached a tipping point in her decline toward i...

06 November 2012

An Election Prediction

Anyone wanna make an election prediction? Might as well. . .everyone else is doing it, right. . . Here's the thing for me: I h...

An Election Day Prophecy

Thank God this horrible presidential campaign season is almost over. Literally, thank you, God. I've been paying attention to...

05 November 2012

Divisiveness is a disease

31st Week OT (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA If the pollsters are telling us the truth about tomorrow's e...

04 November 2012

Hear it!

Audio File for my homily: 31st Sunday OT Preached at Our Lady Star of the Sea _____________ Follow HancAquam or Subscribe

Coffee Bowl Browsing

NB. CBB has suffered from my Political Fast. . .there's not much out there that isn't political these days. For some reason, loote...

Sorry, kids, we ate your Halloween candy

Parents! Watch this vid with your kids and ask them how they would react: The twins at 1:30 are amazing. . .and the kids right at the...

03 November 2012

Heart, mind, strength

31st Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Our Lady, Star of the Sea Audio File With All Saints and All Souls, the Church has heard ...

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