08 November 2017

Ignoring Jesus' command to love

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NB. Another late post. . .oh, and you really need to read this one in an ironic tone! St. Martin de Porres Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP N...
29 October 2017

I command you to love!

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30 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP OLR, NOLA I'm here this morning to check your obedience! Let's see how well you do....
25 October 2017

Peace is not the absence of violence

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NB. I'm a little late posting this one. . . Feast of St Luke Fr Philip Neri Powell, OP NDS, NOLA My younger brother, ...
22 October 2017

ALL of it belongs to God. . .even Caesar

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29 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA What belongs to Caesar and what belongs to God? Notice that Jesus doe...
18 October 2017

Top Ten List

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NB. Eight years ago, while languishing in the Roman heat, I grew cranky. . .okokok. . .crankier and decided to lighten my mood and this bl...
14 October 2017

You do not have to go to the Wedding Feast

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28th Sunday OT Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Another parable of the kingdom and another warning that those unprepared for the...
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08 October 2017

Dangerous for Mary, dangerous for us!

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Our Lady of the Rosary Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP OLR, NOLA It is the most dangerous announcement ever made: “Hail, full of grace! Th...
05 October 2017

Jesus says, "No."

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26 th Week OT (T) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Notre Dame Seminary, NOLA I was not a popular kid in middle school. I know, I...
01 October 2017

Repent first. . .mercy follows

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26th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA So, you're in line before the Pearly Gates, and who do you see in front of you...
24 September 2017

Magnify Christ in Your Body

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NB. I woke up this morning *much* later than I usually do, so I didn't have time to finish my homily for the 9am Mass at OLR. Had to ...
16 September 2017

On the failure to forgive

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24 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Mt. Carmel/OLR, NOLA In Dante's Inferno , those who lived and died as slave...
10 September 2017

Discerning a priestly vocation?

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For those discerning a vocation to the Order of Preachers, there's a new website operated by the OP friars of Memphis, TN. . . Pries...

Don't be a stubborn mule!

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23rd Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Long after celibacy and poverty have become routine for us priests and religio...
08 September 2017

Dogma

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03 September 2017

Don't put down your cross!

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22 nd Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Our Lord names Peter “Satan.” Last week, he named Peter “the Rock,” t...