08 December 2012

Confused about the Immaculate Conception

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I've been somewhat surprised this weekend by the reaction to my homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception .  Every...
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07 December 2012

By singular grace and privilege: Immaculate!

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NB. About a dozen people told me after Mass that this homily was the first time in their Catholic lives that they'd ever heard the Imma...
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Anniversaries

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Today marks the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. And my first anniversary as parochial vicar of St Dominic, NOLA. ...
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06 December 2012

Consecration of the U.S. to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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ACT OF THANKSGIVING TO THE BLESSED TRINITY AND CONSECRATION TO MARY IMMACULATE, PATRONESS OF THE UNITED STATES Most Holy Trinity...
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05 December 2012

Pride, idolatry, injustice

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1st Week of Advent (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA If we were to draw a graph representing the history of our...
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03 December 2012

Lord, I am not worthy. . .

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St. Francis Xavier Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Despite their voracious appetite for military conquest, the Ro...
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02 December 2012

It's the End of the World!

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1st Sunday of Advent Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA There are many and various ways to be awakened from a deep s...
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30 November 2012

Death. . .from whom no one can escape.

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E.H. Funeral Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Lake Lawn Funeral Home, NOLA Writing in the  15th century, Thomas a Kempis 13th century, St ...
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29 November 2012

Thanks!

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Another Big Dominican Mille Grazie to the anonymous Book Benefactor who sent me Sergius Bulgakov's Unfading Light . This is the fi...
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28 November 2012

Are you worthy of persecution?

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34th Week OT (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA We can tell from this evening's reading that Jesus doesn'...
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Fond memories. . .

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My thanks to the anonymous Book Benefactor who sent Cassier's Essay on Man my way. This book brings back fond memories of a class I...
27 November 2012

Coffee Cup Browsing

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A lesbian walks into a Muslim-owned barber shop in PC infested Canada. . . Speaking of PC infestations: Muslim group to "mutilate...
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26 November 2012

Making your sacrifice perfect

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34th Week OT (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA We all know the lesson to be learned about stewardship from the ...
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25 November 2012

Viva Christo Rey!

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Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King! The origins of this solemnity are rooted in the Cristero War (1926-28), a war fo...
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24 November 2012

Who sits on the throne of your heart?

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NB.  The deacons are preaching this weekend.  Here's my Christ the King homily from 2006. . .written in a style very different from wha...
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