Fr. Barnabas Powell, Author at Faith Encouraged Ministries

A Fitting High Priest

BlogJanuary 25, 20237Views 0Likes 0Comments

In World War 1 the two opposing armies would dig in and conduct what was then called "trench warfare." The land between the two armies entrenched in the fight was called "no man's land" because anybody who tried to attack would be shot by the other side! Not a pleasant place to be. In fact, it's…

Learning Wisdom

BlogJanuary 24, 202313Views 0Likes 0Comments

A recent conversation with my youngest daughter was a real eye-opener. It all started with a common selfie pose I saw among her friends. It was the exact same pose as a young man who had been arrested at a violent protest in the news. I shared this concern with her and she immediately got…

Not Lawful on the Sabbath

BlogJanuary 23, 202310Views 0Likes 0Comments

As a former police officer, I remember well having to memorize the rules of the road so that I could ENFORCE the rules. Of course, all these laws were on the books for people's safety, but I can't tell you how tempting it was to reduce that central purpose to the mere enforcing of the…

Transcendent Power vs. Temporary Problems

BlogJanuary 20, 202314Views 0Likes 1Comment

"But, father, why is this happening to me?" It was a hard question to hear, mainly because I didn't have an answer. I was sitting across from this precious father as he told me about the medical diagnosis of his little girl. It wasn't good, and he didn't understand why God was allowing this to…

Tamed Passions Produce Spiritual Fruit

BlogJanuary 19, 202311Views 0Likes 1Comment

There ought to be a law! Isn't it fascinating that the first thing most people think about when there is some conflict or disagreement or some unwanted actions in our society is that there should be some governmental control issued to make people "behave" the way they "should?" Why is "passing a law" or getting…

An Eternal City

BlogJanuary 18, 202311Views 0Likes 0Comments

"This world is not my home. I'm just a'passing through. My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me from heaven's open door. And I can't feel at home in this world anymore." That's an old spiritual that I use to sing as a boy in church. And it strikes me…

Pray for Those Who Watch After Your Soul

BlogJanuary 17, 20239Views 0Likes 0Comments

Several years ago a priest asked his brother priests to finish this sentence "The priesthood is ..." and one priest finished the sentence in this way - "The priesthood is a type of martyrdom, with times of great joy and the incredible privilege of serving the Holy Mysteries and Divine Services thrown in to keep…

Temporary Chains/Eternal Wisdom!

BlogJanuary 16, 20239Views 0Likes 0Comments

We learn how to make all of life sacred by making one moment of our life sacred. While that may really sound paradoxical, it makes perfect sense when you consider that it's only by a focused effort I can wake up to a wider truth. If I try to take in the whole world, eternity, and…

Do You Know HOW You Know?

BlogJanuary 13, 20239Views 0Likes 0Comments

I never will forget the moment in college when I was confronted with the question "how do you know?" It was in an undergraduate philosophy class and I had actually never really thought about "how" I knew things. The fancy name for this is "epistemology." And epistemology is the study of how we know. It…

What Is Your Definition of Freedom?

BlogJanuary 12, 20238Views 0Likes 0Comments

The old Janis Joplin song declares "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose." Is that your definition of freedom? Nowadays the word "freedom" is usually used in the context of politics or revolution. And folks have reduced the definition of freedom to mean "doing what I want to do." Of course, this is…

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Fr. Barnabas Powell

A Fitting High Priest

Learning Wisdom

Not Lawful on the Sabbath

Transcendent Power vs. Temporary Problems

Tamed Passions Produce Spiritual Fruit

An Eternal City

Pray for Those Who Watch After Your Soul

Temporary Chains/Eternal Wisdom!

Do You Know HOW You Know?

What Is Your Definition of Freedom?

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