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Pure As The Wind-Driven Snow

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Homily for The Immaculate Conception  Fr. Albert St. Peter’s, New Iberia, LA [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Pure-As-The-Wind-Driven-Snow.wav"][/audio]   Why? Why do we celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary? I can think of three great reasons to do so. First, because the glory of Mary always points to the glory of Christ. It is fitting that the woman who is meant to bear God Himself in her womb should be without any sin or defilement. When something is valuable to us, we often adorn it or place it in something that is also quite valuable. Like diamond for an engagement ring,...Read More

Will This Be The Year?

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Homily for 1st Sun Adv, Year B Fr. Albert St. Peter’s, New Iberia, LA [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Will-This-Be-The-Year.wav"][/audio]   Happy New Year! Now is a time for new beginnings, resolutions, and looking forward to what the future might hold. It’s the time to ask ourselves “will this be the year? Will this finally be the year when I get my act together, be the person I want to be, and show my friends and family the loving, generous side of me they never knew before?” What are your New Year’s resolutions? No, I haven’t got my wires crossed and I’m not off...Read More

Preparing for the King

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Homily for Christ the King, Year A  Fr. Albert St. Peter’s, New Iberia, LA [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Preparing-for-the-King.wav"][/audio]   Jesus Christ is not our senator. He is not our president. His power over us does not come from us and it cannot be changed by a vote. Jesus Christ is our King. He is King of the entire universe. As Americans, as members of a democratic republic, maybe this is lost on us. President John F. Kennedy was the first and so far only Catholic president. When he first ran for office, a lot of Americans were worried about his loyalty being split...Read More

A Lover’s Trust

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Homily for 33rd Sun OT, Year A Fr. Albert St. Peter’s, New Iberia, LA [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/A-Lovers-Trust.wav"][/audio]   “When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls.” That is the encouragement of Proverbs 31, our first reading. In fact, the whole chapter is famous for its description of what makes a woman a “worthy wife.” Immediately, we might want to object at the idea that a woman’s only goal should be becoming a wife. We might object to the comparison of a woman to jewelry or monetary gain, as if she were decoration or someone’s property. But, let’s...Read More

Be Wed to Wisdom

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Homily for 32nd Sun OT, Year A  Fr. Albert St Peters, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Be-Wed-to-Wisdom.wav"][/audio]   $35,000. That’s the average amount of money that Americans spent on weddings last year. Some people spend 100s of thousands or even millions. Evidently, we really care about making that one day special. And why not? It’s a celebration of love and a new life together! Now just imagine if you spent $35,000 or more on a wedding. Imagine that you had 10 bridesmaids whose only job was to show up in the right dress and walk in the procession. Imagine if five of those...Read More

What Makes a Good Priest?

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Homily for 31st Sun OT, Year A Fr. Albert St Peters, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/What-Makes-a-Good-Priest.wav"][/audio]   What makes a good priest? It’s a worthwhile question because today is the start of National Vocation Awareness week. It’s a time to focus on the Church’s need for more priests and religious. So, pray for more vocations. Ask God if he is calling you to one of these states of life. Ask your children or friends to ask God for his guidance in deciding their future. If you genuinely think someone might be a good priest, nun, sister, or brother, tell them. Then, be...Read More

All Saints for All of You

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Homily for All Saints Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/All-Saints-for-All-of-You.wav"][/audio]   All of the saints, want all of you, to be saints too. I said as much in the collect – the opening prayer – for this mass, which says that these holy intercessors are praying for our reconciliation to God. And what else is a saint if not someone who has been fully and perfectly reconciled to God. All of the saints, want all of you, to be saints too. The 144,000 are witness to this. Some of our brethren make much of this number, but...Read More

What Kind of Thing is Love?

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Homily for 30th Sun OT, Year A  Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/What-Kind-of-Thing-is-Love.wav"][/audio]   Have you ever seen Drew Brees throw a football? Or watched an artist produce a painting? Have you ever listened to an orchestra live? How often have you been amazed by some great talent or inspiring feat performed by another human being? Drew Brees just decides where he’ll put the ball, and it goes there. The best orchestras can adjust tempo and pitch in an instant following the conductor. Great artists seem to just conjure up beautiful pictures and perfect forms with casual...Read More

Valuing What Matters

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Homily for 29th Sun OT, Year A Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Valuing-What-Matters.wav"][/audio]   Where do you think that coin has been? The one that these people show to Jesus when asks them for a coin; Where has it been? When was it made? Where did it enter circulation? Who was paid with it? What sort of things did it buy before coming to rest in the human hand of the divine creator? Where is that coin now? These aren’t idle questions either. Jesus’ famous line “render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar” is not a...Read More

Praying Like a Ponderosa Pine

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Homily for Mass @ CHS Fr. Albert Catholic High, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Praying-Like-a-Ponderosa-Pine.wav"][/audio]   Fire. Fire is something of a double symbol for us. Good because of heat, light, comfort, and food. But ask the people in California and they’ll tell you, fire is also immensely dangerous and destructive. This is true for human beings, as well as for most plants and animals. I say “most” because there are some plants that can actually benefit from fire. Yeah, I just said there are trees that benefit from fire. One such tree is the Ponderosa Pine. It’s huge, and it smells like butterscotch, but...Read More