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

09 March 2013

I will come to you like the rain. . .

3rd Week of Lent (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA A Pharisee and a tax collector go to the temple to pray. The...

08 March 2013

Conclave date is set!

PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ FROM THE HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE The eighth General Congregation of the College of Cardinals has decided that the Conclave...

The Four First Things of Love

NB. Deacon John is preaching this morning. Here's the conclusion of a Roman homily for the 30th Sunday OT (Oct 2008). The whole thing ...

07 March 2013

Lenten Check Up

3rd Week of Lent (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA We're approaching the end of the third week of Lent. It...

Venezuela after Chavez

Excellent article on the Disaster That Is Venezuela post Chavez: What has Chávez bequeathed his fellow Venezuelans? The hard facts are...

05 March 2013

Knotty Brain

All day teaching. . .my brain is mushy. . .I think it might be a sprained or something. Can gray matter get a charley-horse??? ...

04 March 2013

Obedience is a cure-all

3rd Week of Lent (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA The King of Israel is angry. Naaman is angry. The people in ...

03 March 2013

Pregnant Cravings

How do I know it's Lent? Yeah, yeah, yeah. . . Ordo , lectionary, violet vestments, blahblahblah. . . Here's how I know it's...

The pruning ax is always falling. . .

NB. This is a revision of the homily I preached yesterday at the vigil Mass. Feedback is always welcomed! 3rd Sunday of Lent 2013 Fr. ...

02 March 2013

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock. . .

NB. Preached this one at the vigil Mass this evening. I thought it bombed. . .big time. By the time I finished, I'd already decided to...

Everyday warrants a fattened calf!

NB. For a "Vintage Fr. Philip" version of this homily, check out "Wasting Love on Sinners" from 2008 2nd Week of L...

01 March 2013

New priory at UVA

Look! The Dominican friars at UVA have a real priory and not just some suburban ranch-style house built in the 70's! I bet they wear...

Vids on the Popes After Peter

Check out a new Catholic blog: CathWow! The blogger is Jason Surmiller, a former student of mine from the Univ of Dallas. Jason is...

Standing on the Cornerstone

2nd Week of Lent (F) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Our Lady of the Rosary, NOLA Here's a sentence no servant of God ever wants to he...

28 February 2013

Thank You, Papa Benny!

Goodbye, Holy Father! Mille grazie for your ministry to the people of God! Rest well. . .you deserve it! _________...

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