Author: Father Albert

Good Friday of the Lord's Passion                 Part 2 of Triduum 2020                        April 10, 2020Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette Part 1 - Holy Thursday Video of entire Service: https://youtu.be/k8EE0pJbQP4 Though there is a crowd this time, it is still only a few who actually have access to Jesus on the Cross. Instead of twelve men, it is mostly women, Jesus’ mother the most notable among them. Of the select few chosen to represent us all at the Last Supper, only one is also present to represent us at the foot of the Cross. Perhaps this...Read More

Fifth Sunday of Lent, A                                                                                  March 29, 2020Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette Video of Mass: https://www.facebook.com/stjohnjtown/videos/1430435507117449/ Perhaps you, like me, are starting to get tired of just how well these readings line up with our bizarre situation. I don’t really want to keep preaching about the Coronavirus, but I can’t seem to escape it. The Gospel keeps setting up the topic too perfectly. Like today. A gospel about a sick man who dies. Really, Jesus? The whole world is dealing with sickness and death right now – can’t you just give us...Read More

Fourth Sunday of Lent, A                                                                               March 22, 2020Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette Facebook Stream Video: https://www.facebook.com/stjohnjtown/videos/836609773487639/ It’s all about the lighting. Photography, the mood in a restaurant, the football field at night, the choice of entertainment. Light can make or break any one of these things. Indeed, how many people are right now staring at the thousands of flashing colored lights that make up a computer screen or a television? The lights we use say a lot about who we are. Even the lack of light becomes a defining characteristic –...Read More

First Sunday of Lent, A                                                                                              March 1, 2020Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they were naked.” Adam and Eve were naked the whole time, why is it suddenly a problem? Because of what their nakedness covers up. Now, that might seem like a strange thing to say. How can you be covered up when you’re not wearing anything? Because there is more to the world – and our bodies – than what we can see. When it says their...Read More