Category: Homilies

Homily for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                                              July 29, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  Do you believe in miracles? I don’t just mean great coincidences or beautiful, though totally natural moments like the birth of a child. I’m talking about defying the laws of nature, doing the impossible, miracles. Believe it or not, miracles are a necessary part of the Catholic faith. It’s not that everyone who wants to go to heaven has to perform miracles, but if we do not believe in them, then this whole thing is pointless. We all...Read More

Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                                      July 22, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  Are you tired? I don’t mean wanting to crawl back into bed. I’m talking about a deeper weariness; a sense of being frayed and unable to find peace. Are you too tired to love? Loving someone can be exhausting, but when you have a primal resistance, a sense that you need to run away from love… then you are not just tired, you are truly weary. And when that happens, what do you do? When you are worn...Read More

Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                                                July 8, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia    Rejection. It’s kind of an ugly word. It stirs up all sorts of negative feelings and a gloomy sense of discouragement. We fear being rejected. We sometimes mock others who are rejected. And yet, rejection is an important part of our lives. We’ve all heard stories of successful people who suffered great setbacks and rejection only to persevere and make it big. Harrison Ford told to quit acting. Steve Jobs being tossed from his own company. J.K....Read More

Homily for the Nativity of John the Baptist                                                   June 24, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  “Do you know who I am?” When asked with the wrong emphasis, it implies a sense of a person’s importance. The actor or politician who shouts this at someone reveals what they think of themselves… it belies an expectation of special treatment that comes with being famous. But, why should being famous change how we treat a person? Why do so many try so hard to become famous? Of course, not everyone actually wants to be movie-star famous, and...Read More

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