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

05 June 2018

Awaiting a new heavens. . .

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St. Boniface Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP 9 th Provincial Chapter, Navasota, TX Brothers, who or what are we waiting on? Wh...
29 May 2018

Prayers, please. . .

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The Dominican Province of St. Martin de Porres begins its 2018 Provincial Chapter today in Houston with a retreat and a Mass of the Holy S...
13 May 2018

Go and proclaim! NO EXCUSES!!!

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The Ascension of the Lord Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA The Lord's ascension into heaven reveals a truth abou...

Holy Name Litany

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[NB. Re-posting this by request. . .this is the litany that prompted me to compose two books of litanies, novenas, and an alternative rosa...
06 May 2018

I dare you to pray this. . .

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I gave an OP Laity retreat this weekend. We spent our time together reading and discussing BXVI's Deus caritas est . Thus, the followi...
29 April 2018

What Needs Pruning in Your Life?

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5th Sunday of Easter 2006 Fr. Philip N. Powell, OP Church of the Incarnation, University of Dallas That summer I sat on a five-gallon pic...
22 April 2018

No other Name

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4 th Sunday of Easter Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Lest there be any confusion about who saves us from sin and dea...
15 April 2018

We are witnesses to these things!

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3 rd Sunday of Easter Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA The disciples are “startled and terrified.” They're trouble...
07 April 2018

Make your witness worthy of trust

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2 nd Sunday of Easter Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Mt. Carmel Sisters, NOLA How do we not see and yet believe? That is, how ...
31 March 2018

You know what has happened. . .now what?

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[ NB. The bracketed words are responses from the congregation. . .and, yes, they responded!] Easter Sunday 2006   Fr. Philip N. Powel...
29 March 2018

Perfected through obedience

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NB. from 2015 Office of Readings: Holy Thursday Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA All that we read and hear rea...
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25 March 2018

He goes to Jerusalem knowing. . .

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Palm Sunday (B) Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Between today and next Sunday we will hear again and again how Christ ...
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 ...
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