Category: Homilies

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

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

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

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

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