Author: Father Albert

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

Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A                                                   February 23, 2020Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette The devil is real, you know. As are the fallen angels who serve him. When I talk about demons, though, most people start thinking about ghosts. They fear shadows and strange sounds. That stuff does happen, but it’s actually pretty rare. It’s also not that big a deal. Scare tactics and not much more. Other think of possession. That is real. Superstition, Ouija boards, fortune telling, witchcraft. These things are much bigger problems – don’t dabble in them. But possession is still pretty rare....Read More

Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, A                                                                 February 9, 2020Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette “Are you salty?” That’s a question you may have heard from a young person, a tv show, or seen on in the internet. When someone is “salty,” it means they are angry or bitter. But when Jesus called his disciples “the salt of the earth,” he didn’t mean they should go around angrily fussing at people. Sadly, that’s exactly what many people think of when the imagine Christians “preaching the Gospel.” They think of angry hypocrites using their religion to...Read More

Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, A                                                                January 26, 2020Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette Zebulun and Naphtali. What’s a Zebulun? Who is Naphtali? Just some more funny biblical words… surely I don’t need to pay too much attention to them, right? Well, I won’t say it’s a matter of life and death, but notice that those names are said three times in the readings today. Once in the first reading and twice in the Gospel. Just like your mother, when the Bible repeats something, it means it is important. Before I tell you what...Read More

Baptism of the Lord, A                                                                                   January 12, 2020Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette What does it take to get to heaven? Depending on who you ask about it, you’ll get a wide variety of answers. So many people today assume that basically everyone, including themselves, will get to heaven. Some are afraid that almost no one makes it, including themselves. Many Christians say that all it takes is accepting Jesus into your heart. Others will say it’s just a matter of being baptized and maybe going to confession close to the end. Some people...Read More