Category: Homilies

I post the text and audio of my Sunday homilies here for anyone who wants to go back to something they liked or catch something they missed. I sometimes include links to resources that I mention, so that you aren’t left guessing how to follow up on anything I may have challenged you to do.

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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

Flesh and Blood Must Die

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Homily for Corpus Christi                                                                              June 3, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  Flesh and Blood must die to pay for sin. When a mere mortal creature deliberately chooses to sin, to cut themselves off from the infinite, all-loving God, the consequence can only be death. It’s one reason sacrifice is so important right from the start of Genesis. Abel offers a sacrifice of flesh and blood, but Cain does not… and it is not acceptable. All the great covenants are sealed with a sacrifice of animals… a reminder that the price of...Read More

Graduate, and Make Disciples of All Nations

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Homily for Trinity Sunday                 Homeschool Graduation                     May 27, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            Sacred Heard, Broussard  “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations.” Typically, at a graduation, someone is chosen to encourage the graduates to use what they have learned, to go into the world and make a difference. Then, someone has to stand up and proclaim that they have the authority to grant diplomas before sending those graduates out into the world. So, here we are, on the day of your graduation, which...Read More

Believe, Relate, Love

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Homily for Trinity Sunday                                                                             May 27, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. The Trinity. This doctrine matters. It should change you. This doctrine should be a radical and defining part of your life. Maybe that seems a bit counter-intuitive to you. The Trinity seems kind of obscure and hard to grasp, right? It is the teaching that there is one God who is Three Persons. It’s a mystery, we are told. It’s said to be a profound...Read More

Christian Avengers: The Origin Story

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Homily for the Pentecost                                                                                May 20, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  Just a few weeks ago, a new world record was set. The biggest opening weekend for a movie, ever. Avengers: Infinity War passed up the competition by over $100 million. There are many external reasons for this: a long build up, great advertising, and good timing. But, we have to give credit to the story itself. It’s a comic book movie, a massive story about superheroes – the idea that people with special gifts and abilities work together to stop...Read More

Heavenly Heritage

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Homily for the Ascension                                                                               May 12, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  What is your heritage? What is your ancestry? This has been a year of coincidences: Ash Wednesday and Valentines Day. Palm Sunday and the Annunciation. Easter and April Fools day. Now it is Ascension Sunday and, for the people of New Iberia, today is the day we celebrate our Spanish origins. It’s also Mother’s Day, a celebration of our heritage and ancestry in the direct and personal way of celebrating our mothers. And our heritage does matter. It is part...Read More

Saved by Free Gift or by Free Will?

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Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter                                                     May 6, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                      St. Peter’s, New Iberia  Well, which is it? Are we saved because God loves us or because we obey him? It really seems like Scripture is talking out of both sides of its mouth. The first reading emphasizes doing what is right. The second reading God’s love. And the Gospel seems to flip flop! In that first reading, we see Cornelius being baptized. He was a Roman – a Pagan. But, he evidently acknowledged the God of Israel and even gave money...Read More

Do you belong?

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Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter                                April 22, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                              St. Peter’s, New Iberia  Do you belong? Do you belong to St. Peter’s parish? To the Church as a whole? Sure, many of you are registered parishioners and many of you contribute to the collection, but do you really belong? And it’s not like Fr. Blanda and I just want to brag about the numbers. Truly, this is a question that should matter to you more than anyone else. Because, well, Jesus is quite blunt about what it means for you...Read More

Shepherded by Love

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Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter                               April 22, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                 St. Peter’s, New Iberia  “A good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.” Perhaps these are the words that the Holy Spirit whispers to Peter as he stands before these Jewish leaders, the very same people who killed Jesus. Surely, he knows that challenging these men could very well lead to his death, but it does not stop him. Like a good shepherd, this first Pope boldly proclaims that “There is no salvation through anyone [other than Jesus Christ], nor is there any...Read More

Homily for the Third Sunday of Easter

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Homily for the Third Sunday of Easter                                                       April 15, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  Christianity is on trial. The world is our courtroom and the whole human race is the Jury. The charge is simple: we claim that Jesus rose from the dead and that this means everyone should repent of their sins. And do you know where you are in this trial? The witness stand. Yes, every single Christian believer is testifying to this truth. But we are losing. The vast majority of humanity… about 5 billion people do not...Read More