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"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

15 July 2018

Making idols of things

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15 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic/OLR When I received my letter of admission into the Dominican no...
11 July 2018

Till He come to rain down justice

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St. Benedict Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, NOLA The prophet Hosea prophesies to a nation in chaos. The nor...
08 July 2018

You are a prophet of God!

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14 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic/OLR, NOLA Bakers bake cakes and pies. Florists arrange flowers. Fir...
01 July 2018

Sin Makes You Stupid

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13 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA Paraphrasing Aquinas' moral theology: “Sin makes you stupid.” Qui...
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24 June 2018

Do you fear a Savior?

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The Nativity of John the Baptist Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA As soon as Zechariah confirms his son's name, Joh...
17 June 2018

Are you courageous?

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11 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP OLR, NOLA St. Paul assures the Corinthians, “We are always courageous. . .for w...
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 ...
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