Category: Homilies

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

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

Homily for 4th Sun Lent, Year B                        March 18, 2018 Fr. Albert                                Sacred Heart, Baldwin What do you hear? When the Father’s voice echoes out in response to Jesus’ prayer, some in the crowd thought it was mere thunder. Jesus tells us that this voice is for our benefit, but what benefit is the sound of thunder? God speaks in many ways, all for our benefit, but if we do not know how to recognize it, if we have not the ability to listen, then what good is...Read More

Homily for 3rd Sun of Lent, Year B                        March 4, 2018 Fr. Albert                                St. Peter’s, New Iberia “Zeal for your house will consume me.” A mother protecting her children, an activist fighting for justice, an Olympic athlete with their sport of choice – these are all examples of zeal. But Jesus is zealous for what matters most: the love of God. His “Father’s house” is important not because it was a pretty awesome building, but because it was the necessary physical manifestation of the worship of God. But...Read More

Homily for 1st Sun of Lent, Year B Fr. Albert St. Peter’s, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/This-Means-War.wav"][/audio]   Baptism means battle. When someone is baptized, they join the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of God is at war. St. Peter hints at this when he explains that Baptism is “an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to him.” Notice that last part – the angels, authorities, and powers – that’s a reference to Jesus’ victory...Read More