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

06 April 2013

Christ: our only rule and measure

2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA What do we know about Thomas? He's one of t...

F1 makes his first curial appointment

Our Holy Father has made his first curial appointment. . . Father José Rodríguez Carballo, OFM will serve as secretary to the Congregati...

Coffee Bowl Browsing: the Return!

I frequently hear from HA readers that Coffee Cup Browsing is their favorite feature of this blog. Of late, CCB has been woefully absent....

05 April 2013

The dark joy of gossip

OY! The Holy Father is hitting close to home with this one : “I don’t know why, but there is a dark joy in gossiping. Sometimes we begin...

3 Revelations of Christ

Octave of Easter (Fri) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA What at first reads like a Bad Fishing Story with a happy en...

Catholic university rejects Catholic student group for being Catholic

Knights of Columbus not welcomed at Gonzaga University : “To embrace the diversity and yet endorse a group based on faith exclusivity i...

When "tolerance" trumps conscience

Expect more of this sort of Tolerance Persecution in the very near future: Two gay seniors who said they felt alienated by the [GWU] N...

Why aren't the media covering an abortionist's murder trial?

Once again, bloggers are left to do the reporting that "journalists" are supposed to be doing. But when the Story doesn't fi...

04 April 2013

Leave no time for trouble

Octave of Easter (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Cleopas and the other disciple tell the others about meeting ...

"I liked the fact that they wore habits."

A decent piece on Dominican vocations in the Province of Ireland and the Eastern Province USA from the (usually execrable) NYT : CORK,...

03 April 2013

Btw Easter and Pentecost

Octave of Easter (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Between Easter and Pentecost, what held Jesus' disciples t...

01 April 2013

Silver cannot save you

Octave of Easter (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA Matthew gives us two gospel scenes this evening. Both describe...

31 March 2013

The tomb is empty!

NB. When I first preached this homily at the Univ of Dallas chapel in 2006, it was something of an experiment for me. Would the very tradit...

30 March 2013

A Prayer for the Easter Season

An Easter Gratitude Prayer (To be prayed especially btw now and Pentecost Sunday): Father, our Abundant Provider and generous Lord: In ...

Good Friday homily???

OK. . .curiousity is getting the better of me: My Good Friday homily got no response at all from the congregation, from Facebook, or f...

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