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

10 March 2018

By Grace We Have Been Saved

NB. I almost forgot that I am celebrating a Vigil Mass for the Carmelite sisters and their benefactors today. 4 th Sunday of Lent ...

I'm WAY holier than you. . .

NB. The deacon is preaching the Sunday Mass at OLR, so here's a Vintage Fr. Philip Homily. . . 4th Sunday of Lent 2006 Fr. Philip...

04 March 2018

The Church is not a marketplace

3 rd Sunday of Lent Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP OLR, NOLA When is the church a house of prayer, and when is it a marketplace? What is p...

26 February 2018

Could be scary. . .or not

2 nd Week of Lent (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Dominic Conventual Mass Of all the truly difficult things Jesus asks u...

25 February 2018

But why do you sacrifice?

2 nd Sunday of Lent Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA God commands Abraham to slaughter Isaac, Abraham's only son, ...

18 February 2018

We must be made ready

1 st Sunday of Lent Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA The Holy Spirit drives Jesus into the desert. Why? Jesus is the...

11 February 2018

Why does God love us?

6 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Why does God love us? One answer to this question goes like this: God ...

04 February 2018

Everything is Lost!

NB: from 2006 a Vintage (oh boy) Fr. Philip Neri homily! (The deacon preached tonight. . .) 5th Sunday OT Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Chu...

28 January 2018

Anxiety Kills

4 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Distraction kills. So does anxiety. But spiritual distraction and anxi...

26 January 2018

Death is Not the End

Mom's Memorial Mass Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Notre Dame Seminary, NOLA Death is not the end. We know this. Death is not the en...

20 January 2018

Funeral Arrangements for Mom

Mom's visitation and funeral arrangements: Family will receive guests on Sunday, January 21, 2018 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at Olive ...

18 January 2018

RIP

I ask your prayers for the repose of the soul of my mother, Nancy Rebecca. She died this morning at 9.15. God bless, Fr. Philip Neri, ...

11 January 2018

Thanks and an Update on Mom

Big Mendicant Thanks to Jenny K. for the bottle of paint. Thanks to the anonymous donor(s) of all the jars of paint. Mom is only able ...

10 January 2018

Great News!

Great News! Mom is breathing on her own this morning. The vent tube is still in place in case she needs it, but she's been doing all...

08 January 2018

Prayer Request for Mom

Prayer Request. . .for those of you who are not on Facebook: my Mom, Becky, has been in the ICU since Jan 2nd. She caught the flu and expe...

View web version

Powered by Blogger.