Tag: Forgiveness

Pastor Column: Divine Mercy

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[Note: This is not the Sunday Homily. That can be found under "Homilies" on the website]      In the 1930s in Poland, a young nun named Faustina began to receive extraordinary messages from Jesus. He asked her to record them in a book that is today known as The Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska. It covers many things, but perhaps the most famous is the message of divine mercy, the Image of Diving Mercy, and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy that is based upon it.      The message is pretty straightforward: God loves us and He wants us to...Read More

Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent: The Seriousness of Sin

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Lent Sun 5, C                                                                                                  April 3, 2022Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/QgizjQEXI7Y Imagine if this scenario went a bit differently. Let’s say Jesus was walking through Jerusalem and came across a small group of people. Let’s say one of them was this woman who had committed adultery and that someone else in the group casually mentioned that fact and then, after some awkward moments, the rest of the group walks away and Jesus is left alone with the woman. He then looks at her and says, “don’t worry about your past, just try to...Read More

Homily for the Baptism of the Lord: You Are My Beloved Son

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Baptism of the Lord, C                                                                                   January 9, 2022Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/ARKHEABt4dI This past Wednesday, Pope Francis stirred up some controversy when he talked about families who get pets instead of having children. People were upset that he called it “selfish.” Maybe there was a better way to say what he said, but he’s right. It’s a statistical reality that less and less couples are having kids and more and more are getting pets. All the time, you’ll see people call themselves a “dog dad” or a “cat mom.” Don’t get me wrong. I love...Read More