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

11 January 2014

ON Lumps and Alien Babies

Insomnia strikes again. . .as it regularly does. The Lump has shrunk down to an annoying bump. I noticed last night that a blood ...

10 January 2014

Diseased Face Update

The Lump has shrunk even more this morning. Anti-b's and megadoses of Vit C are doing the job. And I am sure the prayers of HA re...

09 January 2014

On the travails of infection

Prayers, please! Woke up yesterday with the left side of my face swollen. Went to the Jr. E.R. and found out that I have what appe...

07 January 2014

Satan in OK City?

Posted without comment b/c. . .errrmmmm. . . I just can't . __________________________ Follow HancAquam or Subscribe -----&g...

05 January 2014

What gifts do you bring?

The Epiphany of the Lord Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Our Lady of the Rosary, NOLA Upon seeing the child with Mary his mother,...

On Being Replaced by a More Faithful Generation

Exactly right! From Renewal: How a New Generation of Faithful Priests and Bishops is Revitalizing the Catholic Church . . . The in...

04 January 2014

Spiritual Entropy

Drawing your attention to an excellent article over at The Imaginative Conservative, "Daydreams, Nightmares, and Christian Realism.&q...

What's Dangerous About Christianity? (Updated)

Insomnia last night. I started thinking again. Happens every time. So, here's what got me thinking: Christianity's Dangerous...

02 January 2014

Fat Kid in a Candy Store, or A Dominican in a Bookstore

Just made it back to New Orleans after a two week visit amongst the Squirrels. . .oh, and I said hi a couple of times to the Parentals and...

01 January 2014

Gonna be a squirrely year. . .

HAPPY NEW YEAR! from our Redneck Squirrels Follow HancAquam or Subscribe

31 December 2013

Mother of Our Freedom!

Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Our Lady of the Redneck Squirrels, MS Listen Here (8.00am Mass) ...

29 December 2013

Does narrative rescue God from metaphysics?

There are contemporary theologians and philosophers of religion who challenge the dominance of what they call "onto-theological thin...

28 December 2013

Might Makes "Right," or Fascism Kills

The Feast of the Holy Innocents always prompts me to wonder: how do we -- allegedly among the most civilized nations on Earth -- allow the...

25 December 2013

Squirrels, or I Told Ya. . .

Vicious little rodents are just waiting for me to go outside. . . Attack of the Squirrels from Gregory Bianchi on Vimeo . _______...

24 December 2013

A primer on the Incarnation

My annual post on the nature of the Incarnation: The Nativity of Christ, or Christmas ("Christ Mass"), celebrates one o...

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