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Divine Footsteps

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Homily for 27th Sun OT, Year A  Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Divine-Footsteps.wav"][/audio]   How many people have converted to the Catholic Faith with your help? How many children have you raised in the Catholic Faith? How many families in the parish have you helped? Or missionaries have you supported? How many fasts, novenas, and rosaries have you offered for the salvation of souls? How many of the poor, homeless, sick and suffering thank God for what you have done to help relieve their distress? In other words, what fruit have you produced? Faith is a gift....Read More

Fake It Till You Make It

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Homily for 26th Sun OT, Year A Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Fake-It-Till-You-Make-It.wav"][/audio]   “Fake it till you make it.” People like to say that to a person who has a tough situation. It’s an interesting phrase, really, because there seems to be a few different meanings to it. Some people mean that you should just pretend to be successful and hope it somehow comes true. Others seem to mean that you should just make your best effort until you gradually improve and get where you need to be. Well, the second son in this short little...Read More

What Did You Expect?

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Homily for 25thSun OT, Year A St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/What-Did-You-Expect.wav"][/audio]   Expectation is a double-edged sword. It can really enhance a great moment when we look forward to something with eager anticipation and our expectations are met or even exceeded. Think about the last time you looked forward to a movie that was coming out and, when you went, it blew you away and you walked away saying, that was as good or better than you expected. That gives us some joy, some satisfaction. But, expectation can also be the greatest obstacle to happiness. Imagine going to...Read More

Deal Or No Deal?

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Homily for 24thSun OT, Year A Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Deal-Or-No-Deal.wav"][/audio]   I’m sorry, but there is no way out. No clever interpretation, no creative explanation can get you off the hook here. There’s really nothing hidden or confusing about what Jesus is saying. If you do not forgive your fellow man, you will not go to heaven. Period. It doesn’t matter how serious their crime, how often they do it, or what kind of pain they’ve caused. Forgive them or you will not be forgiven. Just last week we heard Jesus explain how we should...Read More

Gold Needs Fire

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Homily for 23rd Wed, St. John Chrysostom Fr. Albert Notre Dame Seminary [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Gold-Needs-Fire.wav"][/audio]   Golden Mouthed John is a saint I love to pretend to love. In the Collect, the Church calls him “illustrious” for his “wonderful eloquence.” To be frank, I’ve always kind of wanted to be known for my eloquence too, secretly wishing that someone would compare me to this talented Antiochene from so many centuries ago. And why not? He was clearly passionate about the Truth. He was given to discipline and seriousness. He was known for being… direct when he spoke. John Chrysostom is also...Read More

Judging Out Of Love

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Homily for 23rdSun OT, Year A Fr. Albert   St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Judging-Out-Of-Love.wav"][/audio]   This past week marked the one-year anniversary of Mother Teresa being canonized, when she was declared to be St. Teresa of Caclutta. One of her celebrated quotes about the faith comes to mind now. She once said, “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” It’s clear, to the point, and challenging. It is also true. So, what do we make of Ezekiel? Ezekiel is told that, if he does not correct or speak against a “wicked” person, then he will...Read More

Carrying The Cross With Both Arms

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Homily for 22ndSun OT, Year A                                                                Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Carrying-The-Cross-With-Both-.wav"][/audio]   Is Peter making a mistake? Is it a mistake to trust this Jesus? In the course of a single conversation, He went from promising the keys of the kingdom of heaven to calling Peter “Satan.” Peter was just trying to be a good friend, trying to save Jesus from pain and difficulty. Wouldn’t...Read More

It Is Right And Just

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Homily for Mother Teresa Novena Mass, 5th day                                           Fr. Albert Queen of Peace, Lafayette [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/It-Is-Right-And-Just.wav"][/audio]   There is a dirty word among Christians: Justice. It is popular to speak all the time of mercy. That word conjures up warm thoughts of reconciliation, welcome, and kindness. But justice… well, that too often sounds like rules or judgment, wrath or revenge. Still others suspect the word refers to invented rights, and conspiracies of control. And yet, there are those who are willing to speak of it as they should. Even the formulas for mass today are for the preservation of Justice and...Read More

You’re Building What?

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Homily for 21stSun OT, Year A                                                                     Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Youre-Building-What.wav"][/audio]   Maybe this sounds familiar: Three men died and went to heaven. When they got there, St. Peter met them at the gate. He said “tell me why you deserve to go to Heaven…”  Those lines are the opening to hundreds of different jokes about dying and going to heaven. Some of them...Read More

Better a Dog to God than a Child to Satan

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Last week Jesus knowingly sent his disciples into a storm and left them in it for hours. This week, we see something that, quite frankly, is offensive to us. Jesus not only ignores this poor woman, but even calls her and her whole race “little dogs.” And yet, just as the storm ended with walking on water, so this rebuttal ends with a joyful consent to the woman’s request. Some try to say this woman teaches Jesus about racism but that is silly; Jesus already knows racism is wrong. Jesus Christ, who is both God and Man, is using this...Read More