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

01 November 2014

Purgatory: the intensity of our failures

NB. I will not be preaching at Mass tomorrow. So, here's a 2012 homily for All Souls. Feast of All Souls Fr. Philip Neri Powell, O...

Two More Abstracts V

Garden of Babylon (18 x24) SOLD First Plague (16 x 20) RECYCLED _______________________________ Follow HancAquam or Subs...

31 October 2014

Three Abstracts IV

^ Shrouded ^ Monet Goes to the Beach ^ Rock Rolled Away ______________________________ Follow HancAquam or Subscribe...

30 October 2014

Four Abstracts: III

Four abstracts. . . ^ Pentecost ^ Dark Night of the Soul ^ Les fleurs du mal ^ Temple: Rough Draft Foll...

Nothing less will see you complete. . .

30 th Week OT (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Notre Dame Seminary, NOLA We must continue on The Way – today, tomorrow, and the f...

27 October 2014

Varnish & Red Paint

Mendicant Painterly Thanks goes out to M.R. for sending me some varnish and red paint from the New Artiste Wish List ! Let's pray...

26 October 2014

30th Sunday OT: audio file

Reaching Down for Higher Things : audio file for my homily on the 30th Sunday OT _________________________ Follow HancAquam or Subscr...

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 ...

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