Author: Father Albert

Working at Resting

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Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                                      July 22, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  Are you tired? I don’t mean wanting to crawl back into bed. I’m talking about a deeper weariness; a sense of being frayed and unable to find peace. Are you too tired to love? Loving someone can be exhausting, but when you have a primal resistance, a sense that you need to run away from love… then you are not just tired, you are truly weary. And when that happens, what do you do? When you are worn...Read More

The Gospel’s Dirty Word

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Homily for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                                       July 15, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia    It’s true, I do like challenging people from the pulpit. Not because I like conflict or controversy – I don’t – but because it affects people. It moves them and it, hopefully, invites them to grow, to rise up to the challenge. For the last two weeks, I’ve been pretty blunt and challenging. It’s what the readings called for and what came in prayer. Well, what about this week? Jesus sends out his Apostles, he gives them...Read More
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Daily Collection: Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

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The Collect for the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time: [During Ordinary Time, the masses during the week use the same collect as the previous Sunday] "O God, who in the abasement of your Son have raised up a fallen world, fill your faithful with holy joy, for on those you have rescued from slavery to sin you bestow eternal gladness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever." Reflection This world is fallen. The sin of Adam and Eve affected all of...Read More

Rejection

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Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                                                July 8, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia    Rejection. It’s kind of an ugly word. It stirs up all sorts of negative feelings and a gloomy sense of discouragement. We fear being rejected. We sometimes mock others who are rejected. And yet, rejection is an important part of our lives. We’ve all heard stories of successful people who suffered great setbacks and rejection only to persevere and make it big. Harrison Ford told to quit acting. Steve Jobs being tossed from his own company. J.K....Read More

Who Touched Me?

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Homily for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                                                July 1, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia    “Who touched me?” What an absurd question. Who hasn’t touched Jesus? In the Gospel, the crowd are all touching him. Now, nearly a billion people touch Jesus every week when they receive the Eucharist at Mass. “Who touched me?” he asks. Why does it matter? Being touched by people is a part of life and, most of the time, it doesn’t mean anything. So, forget the touch and just move on, right? Wrong. Touch does matter....Read More

Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time

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The Collect for the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time: [During Ordinary Time, the masses during the week use the same collect as the previous Sunday] "O God, who through the grace of adoption chose us to be children of light, grant, we pray, that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error but always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever." Reflection After the fall, the kingdom of darkness...Read More

Famous for Nothing

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Homily for the Nativity of John the Baptist                                                   June 24, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  “Do you know who I am?” When asked with the wrong emphasis, it implies a sense of a person’s importance. The actor or politician who shouts this at someone reveals what they think of themselves… it belies an expectation of special treatment that comes with being famous. But, why should being famous change how we treat a person? Why do so many try so hard to become famous? Of course, not everyone actually wants to be movie-star famous, and...Read More

Daily Collection: St. Anthony of Padua

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The Collect for the Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor: "Almighty ever-living God, who gave Saint Anthony of Padua to your people as an outstanding preacher and an intercessor in their need, grant that, with his assistance, as we follow the teachings of the Christian life, we may know your help in every trial. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever." Reflection St. Anthony lived in the 1200s in Portugal, France, and Italy. He was known for his...Read More

Daily Collection: St. Barnabas

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The Collect for the Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle: "O God, who decreed that Saint Barnabas, a man filled with faith and the Holy Spirit, should be set apart to convert the nations, grant that the Gospel of Christ, which he strenuously preached, may be faithfully proclaimed by word and by deed. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever." Reflection St. Barnabas is mentioned in Scripture in the Acts of the Apostles as well as in some of St. Paul's letters....Read More

I Will Not Forgive

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Homily for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                                                        June 10, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  “I will never forgive you.” These are the worst words a Christian can ever hear. They are also the worst words a Christian could ever speak. For a Christian, forgiveness is everything because God is everything and we can only be with God if we forgive and are forgiven. It didn’t start out that way, though. This world is a messy and broken place, but it wasn’t supposed to be that way. In the beginning, forgiveness wasn’t...Read More