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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

12 November 2022

Nagging God into submission

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St. Josaphat Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving So, according to Jesus, the key to getting God to give us what we ...
07 November 2022

Say it and be free

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32 nd Week OT (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving Why is it so difficult to forgive someone who's sinned a...
06 November 2022

You CANNOT serve two Masters. . .

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31 st Week OT (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving We cannot serve two Masters. Jesus doesn't say, “You ma...
31 October 2022

Why be generous?

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31 st Week OT (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving Why are we called to be generous to those who cannot or will...
30 October 2022

Details matter: so repent!

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31 st Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving I spent most of my early adult years teaching literature to co...
29 October 2022

Competing for glory

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30 th Week OT (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving Competing for the highest seat of honor at the table is evi...
27 October 2022

"Meh. I've got work to do."

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30 th Week OT (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving Jesus is busy healing, casting out demons, and preaching th...
26 October 2022

Wide Sin, Narrow Gate

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30 th Week OT (W) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving I've fallen off the ship into the icy sea. The crew thro...
25 October 2022

Fungus & Seed

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30 th Week OT (T) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving The Kingdom of God is like a seed and a fungus. A seed spr...
23 October 2022

Know yourself to be a sinner

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30 th  Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Albert the Great, Irving Sirach and Paul assure us that our God is faithful to those ...
22 October 2022

Nothing is free. . .except grace

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29 th Week OT (S) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving Getting “something for nothing” seems like a trap. It's ...
17 October 2022

The recipe for martyrdom

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St. Ignatius of Antioch Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving Ignatius of Antioch, writing to the first century chur...
14 October 2022

Exist for the praise of His glory

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28 th Week OT (F) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving Paul taught us yesterday that were are created, chosen, and ...
13 October 2022

Created, chosen, blessed

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28 th Week OT (Th) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving Do you understand who you are in Christ? Paul teaches us: [Go...
10 October 2022

Hang on to Gratitude

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28 th Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP St. Albert the Great, Irving I grew up in rural Mississippi with more or less tradition-...
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