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

25 May 2013

Preaching & Poetry

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My thanks to M.R. for the book on preaching . And B.M. for the Hirsch book of poetry.   I plan on using both in my classes come the Fall...
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"According to the whole"

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Fr. Z. drew my attention to the Pastor's Page of Fr. George Welzbacher, wherein Father expounds: The technical term Catholic, wh...
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The kingdom belongs to The Leapers

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7th Week OT (S)  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic Church, NOLA   Jesus says, “Let the children come to me; do not prevent them....
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24 May 2013

My Big News

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OK. . .here's my Big News. . . Archbishop Gregory Aymond has approved the recommendation of the faculty of the Notre Dame Seminary...
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The BIG News

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The B I G Event of this last week? The Solemn Profession of V ows by three men of the Southe rn Province:  f ra. Francis Oro ...
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23 May 2013

Made it Home. . .Thanks be to God!

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After multiple weather delays , I've made it back to Nawlins'! Had a very good time with the brothers at ou r new stud ium  i...
18 May 2013

Update for Next Week

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No blogging this next week. . . Our provincial assembly starts in St Louis on Monday, May 20th and runs through Thursday, May 23rd.  ...
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God keeps His promises: the Holy Spirit!

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NB.  There's a 63.5% chance that I will revise this one in the morning.  Me h. Pentecost Sunday (C)  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St...
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17 May 2013

How do you love the Shepherd?

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7th Week of Easter (F)  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic Church, NOLA  I always find this reading from John a little embarr...
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From terrorist to teen idol

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The surviving Boston Marathon Terrorist has become a "teen idol." How? Defiance of authority — adolescent rebellion against...
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16 May 2013

We've returned to the Golden Calf. . .

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Ad dressing four new ambassador s to the Vatican, Pope Francis hits one ou t of the park! Certain pathologies are increasing, with th...
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We must be saints

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NB.  Well, this one was a bust.  Normally, my daily homilies are exactly three pages long.  This one was three plus two lines on a fourth....

Papal Catholicity Update

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Is the Pope still Catholic? Let's see. . . Liberation theologians extol him, but between him and them there is a chasm. The progr...
15 May 2013

Your word is Truth

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7th Week of Easter (W)  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic Church, NOLA  If Truth were a commodity—like cotton or oil—its stoc...
13 May 2013

Brave New World

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The Laptop arrived today!    Deo gratis! [with apol ogies to the ever-vigilant Latinists] It uses Windows 8. . .and this means it will tak...
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