Category: Homilies

Second Sunday of Advent, A                                                                         December 8, 2019Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette “The wolf shall be the guest of the lamb.” “The baby shall play by the cobra’s den.” “Justice shall flourish in his time and fullness of peace for ever.” These are Messianic prophecies from Isaiah and the Psalms. What do you think? Have they come true? Does Jesus – the Messiah – really keep these promises made to the ancient Israelites? Even a quick look shows us war, injustice, and violence even in nature itself. Does that mean we can’t trust...Read More

Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, C                                                     November 17, 2019Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette Repent! The end is near! Repent! To most people, that kind of preaching is a joke, a caricature of a crazy man, out-of-touch with reality, working against his own goals. And yet, any Christian who takes scripture seriously has to acknowledge at least one preacher who made it work: Jesus himself. Jesus began his public ministry with almost the same words: repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand! Now, at the end of his public ministry, what does Jesus...Read More

Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time, C                                                      November 3, 2019Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette What is your mission? The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. But his mission didn’t end with him. We are his body the Church and that mission continues today. Every single one of us shares in that mission to seek and to save what was lost. The first step is to be saved, to let God find and save you. But you’re going to get away with just a general reminder to be a good...Read More

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, C                                                           October 27, 2019Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette The battle continues. Last week, Christ called us to the combat of perseverance in our prayer. This week is the battle against pride.. Pride is often subtle and those filled with it rarely see themselves clearly enough to know it. So, here are some practical ways to keep your personal prayer free from pride. Don’t compare yourself to others. The reality is that you are unique. Your relationship with God is unique. There are things about you and your relationship...Read More

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, C                                                 October 13, 2019Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette In the developed world, we can cure leprosy with medicine. But in ancient times, leprosy was basically a death sentence. It was also a permanent exile from the community. When leprosy was healed by some act of God, it was a big deal, a rare life-changing miracle. And yet, for the ancient Israelites, it wasn’t all that rare. In Leviticus, the book of laws that God gave to the Israelites, there was a ritual, a standard practice for what to...Read More