Tag: Eternal Life

Like He’s a Real Person: Homily for Trinity Sunday 2026

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Holy Trinity, A                                                                                               May 31, 2026Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. Mary Magdalen, Abbeville https://youtu.be/-oHpQzbhxJQ “Wow, it’s like he’s a real person now.” It’s the kind of thing you might say that about a young child you haven’t seen since they were a baby. It doesn’t mean the child wasn’t a person before, just that your experience of that child’s personality is more obvious. Some people aren’t great with babies because they don’t know what to do, but once the children get to an age where they can think rationally and talk and do all the usual human...Read More

Dying To Live: Homily for the 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

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32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, A                                                                  November 12, 2023Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/-jvAMZk0wIg To get right to the point: we are all going to die. Some people want to avoid this reality, even avoiding the word “funeral” and instead talking about a “celebration of life.” Of course we celebrate life! But we do so precisely because we know we’re going to die and that only by dying do we receive real life, eternal life with God. So it’s important to realize that death comes for us all. If we don’t want that reality to...Read More

Homily for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Food Worth Working For

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18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, B                                                                              July 25th, 2021Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/bQM64w1JMeg “You are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled.” Is that what you’re doing? I said last week that hunger and need is good… that we actually should be hungry for what Jesus offers. It’s still true, but hunger can also mislead. This crowd begins with a willingness to sacrifice food to get to Jesus but ends up following Jesus precisely because he can give them food. That’s me! I have done that...Read More