17 December 2017

How to grow in holiness

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3 rd Sunday of Advent Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA If you need a summary of Christian spirituality, something shor...
10 December 2017

What kind of person ought you to be?

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2 nd Sunday of Advent Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Last Sunday, I called Advent “winter's Lent.” And there is ...
03 December 2017

How well do you wait?

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First Sunday of Advent Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP OLR, NOLA I am not a patient man. I yell at the priory coffeemaker to hurry up. I can...
26 November 2017

Feast or Fire? Who's Your King?

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Christ the King (A) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA What do you think of when you hear the word “authority”? Not so lo...
17 November 2017

Watching for Vultures

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St Elizabeth of Hungary Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Dominic, NOLA On the day the Son of Man is revealed we will be doing ...
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14 November 2017

We serve b/c we are servants

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32 nd Week OT (T) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic, NOLA Our Lord is sounding a bit. . .irritated. . .with the disc...
12 November 2017

There are no fools in heaven

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32 nd Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Are you wise? Or, are you foolish? What's the difference? Accordi...
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...