24 March 2018

Three Scenes from the Field Hospital

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Pope Francis says that the Church is a "field hospital." Brilliant metaphor! Let's explore: SCENE ONE You are experi...
12 March 2018

Do you need signs and wonders?

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4 th Week of Lent (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic, NOLA This scene from John always makes me a little nervous. ...
10 March 2018

By Grace We Have Been Saved

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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. . .

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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...
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04 March 2018

The Church is not a marketplace

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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

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2 nd Week of Lent (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St Dominic Conventual Mass Of all the truly difficult things Jesus asks u...
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25 February 2018

But why do you sacrifice?

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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

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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?

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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 ...
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04 February 2018

Everything is Lost!

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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

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4 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Distraction kills. So does anxiety. But spiritual distraction and anxi...
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26 January 2018

Death is Not the End

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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...
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20 January 2018

Funeral Arrangements for Mom

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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

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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, ...
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11 January 2018

Thanks and an Update on Mom

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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 ...