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

23 February 2013

RIP: fra. Benedict Ashley, OP

R.I.P. Fr. Benedict Ashley, OP . I knew Fr. Benny in St Louis during my studium years. The Church and the Order have lost a grea...

Dark clouds over Lent

2nd Sunday of Lent 2013 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Cloud, shadow, and darkness. On this second Sunday in Len...

22 February 2013

Not even the gates of hell. . .

Chair of St. Peter Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA In just six days, Feb. 28th, the Chair of St. Peter will be em...

"Domini canes" beg for help!

How much does it cost to create a Dominican friar? From novice to solemnly professed Dominican friar it costs approx. $250,000 . . . Th...

21 February 2013

Courage & Wisdom through Humility

1st Week of Lent (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Jesus is offering us a pretty good deal! Ask and receive. ...

20 February 2013

You need faith to read the signs

NB. After the fifth phone interruption, I just gave up on today's homily and edited an older one. I'm getting even crankier in my ...

18 February 2013

On Mercy and Roasting Goats

1st Week of Lent (M) 2013 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Dominic Church, NOLA To the sheep on his right our Lord will say on the Last ...

16 February 2013

Papal prophecies, etc.

As I have said. . .REPEATEDLY. . . prophecies, seers, apparitions, etc. are nonsense . The next Pope will be The Pope. And the next one a...

It's a trap!

NB. Deacons preaching this weekend. Here's my 1st Sunday of Lent homily from 2010. Never preached b/c I was in Rome at the time. Co...

No African Witch Doctor for Pope!

Mark Shea has a great post up . . . A self-identified "TradCatholic" writes in to say, "I’ll tell you right now: If some...

Get out there and evangelize!

Saturday after Ash Wednesday Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Jesus makes it sound so easy, doesn't he? Spend ...

14 February 2013

I can be god without God

Thursday after Ash Wednesday 2013 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Yesterday, we wore ashes as a sign of repentanc...

13 February 2013

Just dirt on your face unless. . .

Ash Wednesday 2013 Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Dominic Church, NOLA We are reminded of our mortality, that we will all die one day:...

12 February 2013

A Message from the Ash Wednesday Grinch. . .

Please Note: Ash Wednesday is NOT a holy day of obligation . If you can't make it to Mass. . .it's no big deal. You ...

Vid of me

Here's a video of me today. . .Grouchy then Whiney then Sleepy. . . _________ Follow HancAquam or Subscribe------>

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