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

15 June 2013

Is Math Real?

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There is an on-going debate about the ontological status of math.  Yes, you read that correctly. People actually wonder about the natu...
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14 June 2013

The soul of godly behavior

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10th Week OT (F)  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic, NOLA  Though we have just heard the Gospel read aloud, it might be difficul...
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A "Black Pope" in white

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For our Lefty Catholic Friends who've been singing hymns of ecclesial democracy and dancing in the new winds of theological reform. . ...

Let the hammer fall!

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Linked from New Advent : "Watch closely, Catholic leaders: Australian Chief of Army demonstrates how you address sex abuse."...
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13 June 2013

We cannot do this on our own

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10th Week OT (Th)  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic Church, NOLA  Our Holy Father caused a bit of a stir a few days ago when h...
12 June 2013

No, the Pope didn't say that. . .

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Figures. . . In response to media flurry, the Latin American Confederation of Men and Women Religious (CLAR) released a statement on Ju...
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Promise Fulfilled

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NB. Here's today's excuse:  went to dinner with a friend last night and sat in the restaurant drinking iced tea for 2.5 hrs. . .so...
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11 June 2013

Pelagians and the Pantheists. . .oh my!

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from Catholic Culture : During his conversation with the CLAR representatives, the Pope reportedly said that he was troubled by two dif...
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10 June 2013

Your reward will be great. . .

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NB.  So, I'm sitting here at 5.45am, casually composing a homily for the 8.30am Mass at St. Dom's and then it hits me:  I have the...
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09 June 2013

Young Atheists: Lessons for the Church?

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A fascinating article in The Atlantic . . .the subtitle of the article reads: " When a Christian foundation interviewed college nonbe...
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08 June 2013

Miraculously strange, indeed. . .

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10th Sunday OT 2013  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP   St. Dominic Church, NOLA  Writing against the heresies of the Gnostic, Marcion in th...
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A Mississippi Mystic

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Being a Dominican friar and a philosophically-inclined poet-theologian (geez), I am at once intrigued and put-off by those who claim to ex...
07 June 2013

Is your heart a Sacred Heart?

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Sacred Heart of Jesus  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic Church, NOLA  Thus says the Lord God, “I myself will look after and ten...
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as terrible as an army with banners

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I confess: I'm not a big fan of Chesterton. (GASP!) I know, I know. . .50 lashes and no dessert for a week.   I find his style jus...
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Doctrinal Homily Outlines

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The USCCB's new document on preaching, Preaching the Mystery of Faith , teaches: ". . .the homilist of today must realize that ...
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