Author: Father Albert

Fire and Future

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20thSunday OT, Year C  Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia   “And so they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern… There was no water in the cistern, only mud.” I guess it’s a good thing Jeremiah didn’t live in South Louisiana. His little adventure in the cistern would have ended quite differently. He may have been stuck in mud, but this weekend, we’ve been just as stuck in the water. Of course, there’s a crucial difference. We certainly pray for and do everything we can to help those who are suffering because of the flooding, but we...Read More

Evidence of God

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19th Sunday OT, Year C                                                                                 Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia   https://sites.google.com/site/fralbertstorage/recordings/19_OT_C_8-7-16.mp3   What is faith? Once, a teacher asked a group of children that question. One little boy raised his hand and said “It’s believing something even when you know it’s not true!” Where did he get such an idea? You gotta love children. They have a real knack for...Read More

Get Rich!

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18th Sunday OT, Year C Alexander Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia   https://sites.google.com/site/fralbertstorage/recordings/18_OT_C_10-2016.mp3   “Teacher, tell my brother to vote for my candidate!” “Teacher, tell my boss to pay me better!” “Teacher, tell the police to punish that criminal!” And why not, Jesus! Do you not care about injustice? Do you not care that people are being manipulated, rightful property is being stolen, and that evil is spreading everywhere? So why do you not do what I ask, Lord? Why say something so strange as “who has appointed me your judge and arbitrator?” You are the very source...Read More

“Gotta catch them all…” Or do I?

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17th Sunday OT, Year C Alexander Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia   https://sites.google.com/site/fralbertstorage/recordings/17%20OT%20-%20C%20-%207-24-16.wav   “I want to be the very best!” If you recognize that line, you might know something about the game called Pokémon Go. It’s only been around for 3 weeks, but it has made 100s of millions of dollars and is the most popular Smartphone game in the world. It’s pretty clever, really. It uses your phone’s data and GPS to make it seem like these digital monsters, called Pokémon, are actually in different places in the real world. The goal is the same as...Read More

Crafting our own demise: Thoughts on the Warcraft movie

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Been a while! Just watched Blizzard's Warcraft movie. Back in the days when I was just a few kilobytes, I played this game for hours. I'm not sure I'll ever know how much in imprinted itself on my imagination, but I do know that orcs, elves, human, and the whole gamut of siege weaponry in the game will forever swirl around in the mixture of fancy that occupies that part of my mind. Anyway, I mostly enjoyed the movie, but I have a few thoughts I'd like to share on some particular scenes. At this point, I should go ahead and...Read More

Teacher, Teacher

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15th Sunday OT, Year C Alexander Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia   https://sites.google.com/site/fralbertstorage/recordings/15_OT_C_2016.mp3   What is that feeling? You know the one. It’s the feeling you get when you see a person get of their car and leave the lights on. Or when you pass by someone who is clearly struggling with something. All of a sudden, you start thinking to yourself of reasons that you need to keep moving, that you can’t spare a few moments, that whatever you just saw is none of your business and will probably work out in the end anyway. Is it...Read More

Daily Collection: Ash Wednesday

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Collect: Grant, O Lord, that we may begin with holy fasting this campaign of Christian service, so that, as we take up battle against spiritual evils, we may be armed with weapons of self-restraint. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son... "Grant, O Lord, that we may begin with holy fasting this campaign of Christian service" - Christian service is a "campaign," meaning it is like an army making a strategic attack against an enemy. Not only is the Christian life a battle, but the ability to fight is itself a gift; thus, we have to ask for the grace to...Read More

Revenant or Reverent?

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Whoa! If I had to pick one word to describe The Revenant, it would have to be "intense." This movie has made something important very clear to me... people are crazy to live that far north! Grizzly bears, deadly snowstorm, treacherous frozen rivers... Why in the world would someone want to live in such a place?! I know I wouldn't. Thankfully, it's usually pretty warm on the internet with all the electric currents and what not. And what is their to fear? A few viruses, some snobby trolls? Bah, no big deal! With a backup server and a little mental...Read More

Log on for Lent?

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Say what?! Lent is in one week?!!!1!!!!!1!!1! What am I going to sacrifice? What can I possibly give up that will give me all the holiness? Cue the mass exodus of Catholics (and protestants?) from Facebook! Every year, thousands of Christians shut off their accounts in an effort to cut out some noise and make room for listening to God. Not a terrible idea, and it kind of touches on of the three pillars of Lent (and Christian life in general): Almsgiving, Prayer, and Fasting. If that's what you really want to do, go for it, but I have a little proposal...Read More

Throwing Stones

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Mon 4th week OT, Year II - Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy Deacon Alexander Albert Notre Dame Seminary   https://sites.google.com/site/fatheralbertmedia/mp3/Mon_OT_4-II_-_NDS.mp3   “He threw stones at David… he was always bruising himself with stones… And as they were stoning Stephen… he cried out… ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit…’ ‘he who is without sin cast the first stone.” So, why does Scripture love to throw stones into its stories? Why? Because you’d have to be stupid as a stone to commit even a tiny sin in the face of the almighty, all-loving God.  And yet, that is exactly what we do. And how...Read More