29 August 2017

Glittering gold, burdensome lead

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St. Augustine Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP NDS, NOLA Painting a vivid picture of their woe, Dante consigns Hypocrites to the Eighth C...
26 August 2017

Tape it to your coffee pot or steering wheel. . .

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21 st Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Anthony of Padua, NOLA Here in New Orleans we are experts on a few things...
19 August 2017

We don't teach the Lord

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NB. This Sunday's Gospel reading tempts Catholic preachers into Christological error. You may hear your pastor/deacon say that the Can...
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06 August 2017

Mankind's definitive deliverance from evil

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NB. The new pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fr. Jonathan Hemelt, will be celebrating all of the Masses there through the month of August...
23 July 2017

The Weeds of Prayer

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16 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA In prayer we are “beggars before God.” Having nothing, we ask for ev...
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16 July 2017

Looking is not seeing. . .

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15 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA I failed algebra twice in high school and once in college. In every o...
09 July 2017

Two Steps: Yoke Up and Learn

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14 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Last Sunday we heard a discomforting truth: it is possible for us ...
04 July 2017

Two Revolutions (2009)

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Independence Day (2009) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Sisters of St Mary of Namur, Fort Worth, TX Jesus says to John's disciples, “No...
02 July 2017

Worthy OR Unworthy. . .not both

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13 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA It's standard Catholic fare these days on the internet and on TV ...
29 June 2017

Are you a Parlor Christian?

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Ss. Peter and Paul Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA In his homily for this solemnity, Pope Francis asks ...
25 June 2017

Fear No One

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12 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA “Fear no one,” Jesus says. Fear is an enemy of faith, a first-cousin ...
20 June 2017

Reading List for Fall Semester 2017

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In case anyone is interested in what Notre Dame pre-theologians and theologians are reading in my classes next fall. . . HP 201: Intro to...
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18 June 2017

Updates

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I've been away for three weeks! Now I'm back. Spent two weeks amongst the Squirrels of Mississippi. Yesterday, I drove...
28 May 2017

No time for doubt. . .there's work to do!

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The Ascension of the Lord Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA His disciples abandon him in the garden. They betray him in fear. They...