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

26 January 2013

Techie-dummy gets it right

I finally figured out the problem btw my Yahoo email account and Firefox. I've been faithfully downloading Firefox updates. However...

All over the place this weekend!

Weird weekend for me liturgy-wise. . . Memorial Mass at Dominic's at noon today. Confessions and Vigil Mass for an Mens' Emmaus ...

24 January 2013

Knowing ain't loving

2nd Week OT (R) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Why does Jesus command the unclean spirits to be silent about his t...

23 January 2013

Silence is not the right answer

2nd Week OT (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA When given the chance to speak out in defense of their most deepl...

No such thing as naked being

One of the fundamental metaphysical insights of the Catholic faith is that creation is good, all creatures are good insofar as they exist...

22 January 2013

We are not servants of the Law (or the State)!

NB. Here's a homily preached in Rome (2010) on today's readings. 2nd Week OT (T): Readings Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP SS. Do...

Day of Penance for Abortion’s Violence Against Human Dignity

NB. I'm teaching most of today at the seminary, so no preaching for me today. . .however, I couldn't let today go by w/o saying ...

21 January 2013

To fast, to mourn, to praise

St. Agnes Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA All the commentaries agree: John's disciples and the disciples of t...

20 January 2013

But are YOU ready?

2nd Sunday OT 2013 Fr. Philip Neri, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA The Wedding Feast at Cana! A fairly straight-forward miracle story se...

19 January 2013

One Way: follow Christ

1st Week OT (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA If I were solemnly process to the back of the church and shout, “...

18 January 2013

Mass Oops!

I celebrated the Mass this morning, but Deacon John preached. Since Friday is Fr. Mike's day off, I also have the evening Mass. . ....

17 January 2013

Email Gremlins

Gremlins have managed to gnaw their way into the Yahoo email system, and I am prevented from replying to emails. If I owe you an email ...

Coffee Cup Browsing (nel pomeriggio)

Existing CT and federal law didn't prevent the Newtown massacre. Neither will B.O.'s impotent, grandstanding executive orders . ...

16 January 2013

Religious Freedom Proclamation: what gets left out?

Much is being made today of B.O.'s proclamation on religious freedom. As many have already noted, this proclamation comes at a time wh...

Grasped and healed

1st Week OT (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Mark tells us a deceptively simple story about Jesus healing Simo...

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