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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

14 February 2017

New paintings

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A new bunch of paintings. . .all 18x24, acrylic, canvas board  The Spirit scrutinizes everything  Immense is His wisdom  He...
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12 February 2017

Coffee Cup Browsing (Sunday Edition)

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Sentimental Catholicism . . .we are most like God in that we are rational not that we experience emotions. Letting East and West enr...
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11 February 2017

Coffee Cup Browsing

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Apologies for the absence of CCB! I recently received a comment on the blog that prompted me to reboot this HA feature. Thanks, Anonymous...

Jesus & Zombies

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NB. Last Sunday I celebrated the 8.00am Mass at St Dominic's and the deacon preached. Today I'm celebrating at Our Lady of the Ros...
29 January 2017

Blessed are the Weirdos!

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4th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA It wasn't until I got into seminary that I realized just how strange...
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15 January 2017

The other half of your soul

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2 nd Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA John the Baptist says about Jesus twice tonight: “I did not kno...
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11 January 2017

Recent Paintings

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A selection of recent paintings. . .all but the last one are 18x24, acrylic, canvas board.  Accidental Rainforest    But You Did...
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08 January 2017

Prostrate. Open Treasures. Offer Gifts.

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Epiphany of the Lord Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Upon seeing the Christ Child, the magi do something remarkable. M...
25 December 2016

Notes on the Homily

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NB. I was asked recently by the Office of Worship to write three bulletin inserts on preaching and the homily. I found this post from Dece...
18 December 2016

Real Faith, Real World, Real Christ!

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  4 th Sunday of Advent Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Thinking abstractly is one of the ways we mark a child's ...
11 December 2016

Is Jesus the Savior you're looking for?

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3 rd Sunday of Advent Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA What are we waiting for? Better yet: who are we waiting for? O...
04 December 2016

A Fearful Prediction

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2 nd Sunday of Advent Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Humans respond to fear. This is both a good and a bad thing. If...
26 November 2016

THE Final Exam

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1 st Sunday of Advent (2016) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Dominic/OLR, NOLA The prophet, Isaiah demands that we “walk in ...
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