22 December 2012

Horror!

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Just got off the phone with Scuba Mom. And I was horrified to learn that she has nixed Sweet Potato Casserole from the Powell Christmas...
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Mary: our magnifying glass

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3rd Week of Advent (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Knowing what we know about Mary and her mission to give bi...
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21 December 2012

An apocalypse to remember!

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3rd Week of Advent (F) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA If you are among those who spend the last few days of Adve...
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Anti-realism = Fascism

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Peter Smith, writing at The Bell Towers , reports on an annual public meeting in the UK called Battle of Ideas .  One paragraph of hi...
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Apocalypse Yawn

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Aight. The world didn't end. Unfortunately, those who exploited the Mayan calendar mumbo-jumbo will simply move on to another DIR...
20 December 2012

An ugly failure made worthy

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3rd Week of Advent (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA We read again Luke's account of Gabriel's announc...
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19 December 2012

Hoping. . .twice more

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NB. The first paragraphs of two other homilies on hope. . . If God leaves us, who are we then? Let’s say: God is dead. What now? ...

Hope with endurance

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NB.  By request:  a non-Advent homily on hope!   30th Week OT (T) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP SS. Domenico e Sisto, Roma Sometimes pla...

Regardless of the answer: give thanks

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3rd Week of Advent (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA What do you do/say when God answers your prayers? Notice I...
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18 December 2012

Preaching after a massacre?

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Q: Fr., what do pastors say at funerals after massacres like the one in Newtown? A: Below is the homily I preached on April 17, 2007 at...
17 December 2012

Thank You

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A Merry Thank You to Jenny K. for the books from the Wish List ! What a wonderful  Christmas surprise. . .I'm tempted to leave my ...

Lay claim to your inheritance

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3rd Week of Advent (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA The 17th century French mathematician and philosopher, Ren...
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16 December 2012

O Come Let Us Adore Him, Bananas!

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Gaudete! A primer on Advent joy

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NB. Deacons are preaching this weekend.  So, here's a "Roman homily" from 2009. . .with a few corrections suggested by faithf...

R.I.P.

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