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 October 2014

Reaching Down for Higher Things

NB. Finally! I get to preach this 2008 Roman homily. I knew that keeping up with my homily writing while in Rome would come in handy one d...

Five Abstracts (II)

Here are five abstracts I recently finished. 16 x 20 canvas board. NB. all the usual caveats about my crappy little camera washing out the...

24 October 2014

WWJD?

29th Week OT(F) Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Notre Dame Seminary, NOLA There's a Facebook meme that reads: “Remember—when someone as...

We have work to do

29th Week OT(F) Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Notre dame Seminary, NOLA The gov't will implant microchips in its citizens. And the compute...

21 October 2014

If the Church is a Field Hospital. . .

1. A severely wounded solider is brought to the Field Hospital. The doctor pokes his injuries with a stick and declares, "These woun...

19 October 2014

He is the LORD and there is no other

29th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Our Lady of the Rosary, NOLA The Pharisees show Jesus a Roman coin and ask whether ...

Synod: desolations, tensions, and temptations

A provisional translation of the Holy Father's closing address to the Synod bishops. The Holy Father mentioned a few moments of ...

16 October 2014

Bishops Revolt!

Looks like the Synod on the Family is back in the hands of the participant-bishops rather than the appointed leadership. Monday's ...

15 October 2014

Take No Other Path

St Teresa of Jesus Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Sisters of Mt Carmel, NOLA Our Lord is unrelenting in his condemnation of hyp...

14 October 2014

Synod Freak Out!!!

Apparently, without the approval of the Pope or the involvement of the Holy Spirit, an interim report from the Synod on the Family radical...

Three Abstracts

Here are three more abstracts. All are 16 x 20 in. on canvas board. Obviously, still struggling to find the right light to take pics. ...

12 October 2014

Invited to be transformed by the feast

28 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Mt. Carmel Academy, NOLA The truth of the Kingdom has yet to be fully revealed...

11 October 2014

Four Paintings

These are the first four paintings I've completed. Because of the lighting conditions and my amateur camera (8.2 megapixel), the paint...

09 October 2014

Painting

Mendicant Thanks to the kind soul who recently browsed the Wish List and sent me some painting supplies! I have thus far painted two ...

07 October 2014

Choosing the Better Part

Our Lady of the Rosary Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP NDS/St Dominic Church, NOLA We have in the sisters, Martha and Mary, two mod...

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