Category: Homilies

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary                                                        August 15, 2019Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette Victory! We are here to celebrate victory over sin, death, and decay.. That’s why Mary’s Assumption matters. By being taken body and soul into heaven, she is a sign to all of us what awaits us in heaven. It may be the last enemy to be destroyed, but death is defeated so completely that even our bodies will last forever one day. It’s true that this isn’t explicitly in scripture. Then again, neither is the word Trinity or the phrase...Read More

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, C                                                        August 4, 2019Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette What does it mean to be rich? Having $100,000? $1,000,000? Someone who makes more than $200,000 a year is in the top ten percent of the world. And not just of the present day, but in all of history! Yet so many who make that much consider themselves “middle class” and say they worry about their finances. 70% of millionaires do not consider themselves wealthy.  How can that be? Well, for most people, when they make more, they spend more....Read More

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, C                                                                      July 21, 2019Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette Here we see God visiting Abraham and being fed by him and his servants. Then there is Jesus entering into Martha’s home and eating at her table. And how many times do we see him eating at other people’s houses too; friends, tax collectors, and other sinners? Yet, almost in contrast to what we see, we are in God’s house about to eat from his table fed by his servants. Don’t get me wrong, you do need to be...Read More

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, C                                                                    July 7, Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette Isn’t Jesus being inefficient? He’s short on disciples to send out and he even tells us right here to pray for more laborers for the harvest. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus says the apostles won’t be able to reach every town. Yet, he sends them out in pairs. Their mission is to deliver the message that God’s kingdom is at hand. Isn’t that really a one-person job? Do you really need to send two people to say that? Why not...Read More

Pentecost 2019                                                                                                            June 9, 2019Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette In college, my favorite job was Raising Cane’s. It was fun and I liked my coworkers. One guy in particular was my favorite to work with. Together, we were the most efficient and effective combination of cooks. His name was Moe, as in Mohammed. He was a devout Muslim. That made things interesting. I learned to respect his faith because it gave him a well-developed sense a duty and responsibility. Islam emphasizes serving God well and it was obvious that...Read More