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

14 September 2013

Gratitude Grounds Prayer

CCC 2559 : "He who humbles himself will be exalted; humility is the foundation of prayer, only when we humbly acknowledge that 'w...

Three umpires walk into a bar. . .

Three Major League Baseball umpires are sitting in a bar, having a drink. They start discussing their philosophies of umpiring. . . A...

An Appreciation of Priests

Jeffrey Tucker offers an appreciation of priests . . .frankly, I get up every morning thanking God that He called me to this life, and I r...

13 September 2013

Excessive Mercy Overflows

St. John Chrysostom Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Notre Dame Seminary, NOLA Paul confesses to Timothy that he persecuted the Churc...

Astonishingly Stupid Media Reports

I was working on a longish post about yesterday's blaring headlines: CHURCH RECONSIDERS PRIESTLY CELIBACY! POPE SAYS BELIEF ...

12 September 2013

Catechism: can you pass the test?

Take the Catechism test! Below you will find a practice exam that I gave my pre-theology Catechism class. Catholics will often express...

11 September 2013

Pics of New Faculty Installation at Notre Dame Seminary

Two pics of me signing the Oath of Fidelity on the altar of Notre Dame Seminary's chapel during Solemn Vespers, August 26, 2013. ...

10 September 2013

Revitalizing the Church

10 Ways to Revitalize the Catholic Church . . .from a Jesuit, no less! ;-) 2. A priest in France has attracted people to packed Masses ...

Thanks!

Mendicant Thanks to the Kind & Generous Soul who sent me The Company of Preachers and A Farewell to Truth from the WISH LIST . (No n...

08 September 2013

Love Christ first, last, always

23rd Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Our Lady of the Rosary, NOLA I always think of this Gospel reading as “the one that makes...

Have we surrendered our catechesis to the Enlightenment?

Caution: this post is a bit of a Ramble. . .I'm thinking something through. In a post below I wrote: "All of this means tha...

07 September 2013

Blessed are the cheese makers!

NB. Here's one from 2010 on this Sunday's readings. 23rd Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Blackfriars Hall, Oxford Uni...

05 September 2013

Courage to fish in the deep

22nd Week OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Notre Dame Seminary, NOLA Fr. Rector, I'd like to propose a new motto for NDS: “Put out...

04 September 2013

Thanks/On Method (Updated)

NB. A few days ago a deacon posted his response to my question below. I accidentally deleted the comment. Please, comment again, Rev. Dea...

03 September 2013

Authority alone will not re-found the tradition. . .

I want to draw your attention to a post from Mark Shea titled, "I Hate Being Right All the Time." Mark notes the tendency o...

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