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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

02 January 2022

What has been made known?

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Epiphany of the Lord Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA What has been made known ? That's what an epiphany is – the event, the mo...
12 December 2021

Rejoice in the Lord always!

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3 rd Sunday of Advent Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA Brothers and sisters: shout for joy! Sing joyfully! Be glad and exult with...
09 December 2021

They had nothing to lose. . .do you?

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2 nd Week of Advent (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Dominic Priory, NOLA The Kingdom of Heaven is so great that those eager to ent...
08 December 2021

Our Yes gives birth to Christ

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I.C. Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Dominic Priory, NOLA To be holy is to be in the world but not of it. To live and thrive among th...
05 December 2021

Smoothing your heart and mind

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NB. Deacon preaching tonight at OLR, so here's a homily from 2012: 2nd Sunday of Advent Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Dominic Church, N...
02 December 2021

Word and deed, word and deed

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1 st Week of Advent (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Dominic Priory, NOLA Christ reveals the Father finally and uniquely in word an...
28 November 2021

Waking a drowsy heart

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1 st Sunday of Advent Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA I don't have to tell you that the world is out of whack. Has been for a...
21 November 2021

He is the King b/c he is the Son

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Christus Rex Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA Pontius Pilate – desperate to avoid getting bogged down in a local religious feud – q...
14 November 2021

Do not fear death

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33 rd Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA Life inevitably comes to an end. Your life, my life will end. What happens next d...
31 October 2021

Veritas in caritate!

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31 st Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA You have heard it said, “Love is Love.” But I say to you, “Love is Love.” Uh? Yes...
24 October 2021

What a weird question!

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30 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA Jesus asks the blind man, “What do you want me to do for you?” Weird question . D...
21 October 2021

Burn it all down!

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29 th Week OT (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Dominic Priory, NOLA How does Christ bring division to the world, to a nation, a fam...
17 October 2021

You cannot be a god w/o God

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29 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA The Sons of Thunder – James and John – want to be Big Shots in the Kingdom. Sitting...
03 October 2021

What God has created. . .

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27 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA Last Sunday, we heard Jesus expound on the reality of sin and cringed a little at h...
26 September 2021

It's Gruesome Consequences of Sin Sunday!

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26 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA We have Divine Mercy Sunday and Good Shepherd Sunday. Maybe we should call today Gr...
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