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

27 February 2022

Start shaking your sieve!

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8 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA Lent approaches! Now is as good a time as any to ask ourselves: am I bearing good ...

20 February 2022

Are you happy with your face?

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7 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA Audio File So...there you are: standing before the Just Judge. (You've died, btw...

15 February 2022

"I feel seen"

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6 th Week OT (T) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Dominic Priory, NOLA Kids these day have a saying, “I feel seen.” It means that someon...

13 February 2022

We are blessed right now

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NB. The deacon is preaching this evening, but I thought I'd write a homily anyway. . .just to stay in shape. 6 th Sunday OT Fr. Phili...

08 February 2022

Jesus goes hard

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5 th Week OT (T) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Dominic Priory, NOLA Instead of reading the Pharisees' questions to Jesus as a Got...

06 February 2022

The Secret to a Big Haul

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5 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLW/OLR, NOLA While Simon Peter grouses about his empty nets, Jesus just points to the water...

01 February 2022

Fear is Control losing its power

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4 th Week OT (T) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Dominic Priory, NOLA Fear can be constructive. It makes us cautious when there's a...

30 January 2022

I'm no prophet!

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4 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA I've heard the following in one form or another a thousand times over the year...

23 January 2022

The Word is alive!

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3 rd Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP OLR, NOLA I have been assured by more than one Baptist friend that Catholics do not “believe i...

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...

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