Category: Homilies

Divine Mercy Sunday                                                                                                 April 19, 2020Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette Video of Mass: https://youtu.be/u6Erxe3n9WI Dispersed. That’s the context. The second reading, from the first letter of St. Peter, is addressed to those who have been dispersed. For the Ancient Israelites, a central part of their religious and cultural identity rested on God’s promise of a land to call their own. The Promised Land was and still is a crucial theme for all of Scripture. This idea of a divinely-given homeland made it all the more painful, therefore, for a Jew...Read More

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