Category: Homilies

Mary, Mother of God Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/A-Blessed-Year.wav"][/audio] On the first day of the year, the first reading from scripture that we hear is God commanding his priest to bless his people. But what does a that even mean? “Blessing” is one of those words we use so much that we aren’t actually sure how to define it. We see three petitions in this blessing that point us to its deepest meaning. Blessing is a broad theme deeply embedded in Scripture, but we can focus on one key aspect: relationship. “The Lord bless you...Read More

4th Sunday Advent, Year A Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/St.-Joseph-The-Silent-Teacher.wav"][/audio]   Finally! Now the Church is ready to talk about Christmas and the baby Jesus! In just seven days, we will officially begin the Christmas season and rejoice that our God, infinite, omniscient, and eternal, chose to become a tiny child, born in a manger. The one who could not be killed or harmed chose to place himself at risk of infant mortality, poverty, and even Herod’s murderous obsession with preserving his kingship. This loving God left his own protection up to the poor carpenter...Read More

Immaculate Conception, Year C Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Mary-Tabernacle-Model-Mother.wav"][/audio]   The Immaculate Conception. What is it? Why does it matter? The Immaculate Conception refers to Mary, not Jesus. The Immaculate Conception is a dogma of the Church, declared by Blessed Pope Pius IX in 1854. It is one of the two times in the Church’s history that a Pope has used his authority and office to teach something ex cathedra. That is Latin for “from the chair,” as in from the chair of Peter. It means the teaching is infallible. This is important because many people think...Read More

1st Sunday Advent, Year A Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ADV_1_A.wav"][/audio]   Jesus is the reason for the Season. It’s a common phrase for a bumper sticker, a picture on the internet, or a billboard. Have you really considered what it means? Who is Jesus really? For that matter, which season is this phrase referring to? Those two questions are more closely related than we might think at first. The fact is that many people started to celebrate Christmas earlier this week or even right after Halloween: decorations, Christmas music, seasonal foods and desserts, and shopping...Read More

32nd Sunday OT, Year C Fr. Albert St. Peter Catholic Church, New Iberia [audio wav="http://box5246.temp.domains/~alberuc3/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/32_OT_C.wav"][/audio]   One evening, on the return drive from our weekly Boy Scout meeting, my brother and I were discussing our future. It must have been toward the end of my junior year in high school because I was driving the convertible my parents had just bought me. Life was good, then. A cool car, lots of friends, video games, a beautiful date for the upcoming prom, and not a lot to worry about. Anyway, my brother got on a tangent about his ideal career which...Read More