16 November 2022

Do you love God?

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St. Margaret of Scotland Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving I've been a priest, confessor, and spiritual dire...
14 November 2022

Where's the noise?

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33 rd Week OT (M) Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving Jesus' healing of Bartimaeus – the blind man – isn't ...
13 November 2022

Predicting The End

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33rd Sunday OT Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP St. Albert the Great, Irving I was introduced to the Bible when I was nine years old. An older fr...
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...