Author: Father Albert

The Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, C                                                      January 20, 2019Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia Have you noticed this ring I wear on my left hand? My wedding ring; a reminder that I am married, not to an single woman, but the Church. Priests marry the Church, so to speak. And like marriage between a man and a woman, my marriage is a sign of something else, something much deeper. It is a sign of what happens in eternity. Yes, we all know that heaven is the great happy place we want to go to...Read More

Epiphany                                                                                                         January 6, 2019Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia Why read books? Entertainment? School or work? To discover something? That last one is what motivates today’s events. Epiphany, the feast of the wise men, the magi, the three kings and their three gifts. Thanks to the creche, we envision three men of different races riding camels across vast deserts searching for the long-awaited king of the Jews; like these men are searching for some hidden treasure. Adventurous and a little exciting. And, it ends with gifts! Look closer and you’ll see something easily...Read More

Holy Family Year C                                                                                       December 30, 2018Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia Subordinate. Submissive. Obedient. Authority. To many in the world, these are dirty words – unpleasant and meant to be avoided or resisted. People resent parents for controlling them, they resent organized religion for having rules, the resent the speed limit for holding them back. But they also want peace and peace requires order and order requires organization and organization requires authority. A family without authority will be broken just as a society without it will fall to chaos and a faith without...Read More

The Fourth Sunday of Advent, C                                                                   December 23, 2018Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia What would you do? Imagine your reaction to an angel appearing to you. A shining light, a voice that echoes with some mysterious power, a heavenly being of pure spirit right there before your very eyes. And, he’s talking to you. “Hail!” He says. I mean, how does someone even process that reality when it happens? And then he has a message! It’s about your mission in this world. “You,” says the angel, “are special, favored by God in a...Read More

The First Sunday of Advent, C                                                                       December 2, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia “Already, but not yet.” That is, or should be, the motto of every Christian in this world. It is also the perfect expression of Advent. We already celebrate Christmas, but it is not yet here. The liturgical new year has already begun, but it is not yet New Years in the world. The Lord Jesus Christ has already come as a child to redeem us, but he has not yet come back as the final judge. That’s why, even...Read More