Category: Homilies

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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
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Bring Your Baggage

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Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday                                            April 8, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                   St. Peter’s, New Iberia  When you’ve been on a long trip, what’s the first thing you want to do when you get back? Perhaps you like to take a nap, grab a bite to eat, or just take a few moments to unwind. But what if, instead of all that, you were to go over to your neighbor’s house, take out the trash, mow the lawn, sweep, mop and clean up their whole house? Sounds fun? Well, that’s kind of what Jesus did. Jesus...Read More
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Disproving Christianity

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Homily for Easter Sunday                                                                              April 1, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  Christianity is easy to disprove. Or at least, it should be. Our faith, the whole religion, the entire worldwide, two millennia old Catholic Church rests upon a single historical fact: that Jesus actually rose from the dead. If you can show that Jesus did not rise from the dead, then we are a bunch of fools… two billion people radically altering their lives all for the sake of some supposedly miraculous Jew from two thousand years ago… that would...Read More
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What is Truth?

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Homily for Good Friday                                                                     March 30, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                           St. Peter’s, New Iberia  “What is Truth?” Pilate asks Jesus this question and our Lord says nothing in return. But he does give him an answer, just not with words. Yesterday at the Last Supper, we reflected on the meaning of words in general and one word in particular, love. We saw that Jesus’ new commandment, “love one another as I have loved you,” is a deadly, but truly beautiful command. Today however, we will not go very far with words. Love, and its...Read More
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The Deadly Commandment

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Homily for Holy Thursday                                                          March 29, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia  “I give you a new commandment… love one another as I have loved you.” This is a dangerous commandment. It led to the death of the one who gave it. It has lead to the deaths of countless millions throughout history. And if you follow it, it will lead you to your death. But I’m here tonight to say to you… you are here tonight to say to the world that this deadly new commandment is the only thing worth living...Read More

Announcing Salvation

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Homily for Palm Sun, Year B                                                                        March 25, 2018 Fr. Albert                                                                                            St. Peter’s, New Iberia Tradition tells us that March 25 is the date of the Annunciation, when Mary agreed to be the mother of our savior. St. Augustine once wrote that March 25 was also the actual date of the crucifixion. That makes this Passion Sunday a wonderful coincidence. On March 25th, God offered to Mary the chance to be the Mother of Jesus Christ, the messiah. But, this required her to have a special share in Jesus’ suffering and death too. Now,...Read More

A Most Eloquent Sermon

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Homily for Solemnity of St. Joseph        March 19, 2018 Fr. Albert                                Catholic High School, New Iberia [Silence for 2.5 minutes] Did that make you uncomfortable? Are you afraid of the silence? Maybe it bothers you because you expect me to speak, to teach and preach and bring God to you. True, that is what I am called to do, but today is a fitting day to follow the example of a man much greater than I. What better day than this to quote St. Joseph, to let him speak first. And that’s...Read More