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"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

29 June 2013

The dead bury the dead

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NB. Deacons preaching this weekend. So, here's a homily of mine from 2007. . .a little Vintage Fr. Philip. 13 th Sunday OT 2013 Fr...
28 June 2013

Squirrels, nuns, and fried chicken

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This will be my final weekend as Parochial Vicar for St. Dominic Church.   Early Monday morning I will head north to spend a few weeks...
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27 June 2013

The storm's debris

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St. Cyril of Alexandria  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic, NOLA  We pick up where we left off yesterday with Jesus telling the ...
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26 June 2013

Why am I not comforted?

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No worries, Religious Bigots. . .errrrr. . .People, B.O.'s got your back* : “On an issue as sensitive as this, knowing that Americ...
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Are you a false prophet?

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12th Week OT (W)  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic, NOLA  The Christ's Herald, John the Baptist, has been on the Church...
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24 June 2013

Why does the Christ need a herald?

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NB. Yesterday's homily took me about five hrs. to wring from my brain.  I think I sprained something. Just wasn't up to the task t...

New Dominican Priests!

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Congratulations to the Rev. Frs. Augustine Dermond, OP and Thomas Schaefgen, OP who were ordained to the priesthood this last Saturday!  ...
23 June 2013

Heirs according to the promise

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12th Sunday OT 2013  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic, NOLA  Deny yourself. Take up your cross. Follow Christ. If you will save...
22 June 2013

O, you of much worry!

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11th Week OT (S)  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic Church, NOLA  Jesus tells us that we cannot serve two masters b/c a servant ...
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21 June 2013

Permanently stored in heaven

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St. Aloysius Gonzaga  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic, NOLA  “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth. . .But store ...
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20 June 2013

Can you ask for what you need?

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11th Week OT (Th)  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic, NOLA  Our Father knows what we need before we ask. He knows that we need t...
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19 June 2013

The mob has nothing to give you

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11th Week OT (W)  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic, NOLA  So that we might not confuse our pious behavior for truly contrite he...
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18 June 2013

In the mail. . .

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OP Thanks You's to: M.R. for Knowing the Love of Christ and Anon. for Critics on Trial: An Intro to the Catholic Modernist Crisis...
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17 June 2013

Let heaven find you

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11th Week OT (M)  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic Church, NOLA  Last week, today, and the rest of this week, we hear Jesus usi...
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16 June 2013

How big can your love be?

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11th Sunday OT 2013  Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP  St. Dominic/Our Lady of the Rosary, NOLA  Let's get right to it: why does the not...
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