The Food of Love: Homily for the 20th Sunday OT 2024

20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, B                                                                   August 18, 2024Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. Mary Magdalen, Abbeville N.B. This is the fourth homily in a series. The third is here. https://youtu.be/ufO08G1JHTo “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” How indeed. Perhaps we’re so used to the idea of the Eucharist that we don’t appreciate the difficulty of answering that question. These crowds have seen Jesus heal the sick, cast out demons, and multiply food to feed 5000 people. He is obviously no ordinary man, but a miracle-worker and a prophet. Yet, as miraculous as those...Read More

Homily for the 1st Sunday of Lent: What We Eat

1st Sunday Lent, A                                                                                          February 26, 2023Fr. Alexander Albert                                                              St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/d16N75iYsrY Why does eating a piece of fruit condemn all of humanity to death and destruction? Why does it matter so much what we eat? Well, if someone is hanging from a cliff by a rope, ask them why it would matter if you cut that rope. The poetic language of the creation story talks about fruit and trees, but it’s really conveying to us our place in the universe. Adam and Eve had no say in how gravity works, how the chemical...Read More