Tag: Ignorance

Afraid to Ask: Homily for the 25th Sunday OT 2024

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25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, B                                                                   September 22, 2024Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. Mary Magdalen, Abbeville https://youtu.be/H5NDa1RrqN8 Have you ever said the words: “I don’t want to know.” I have and I’d guess most of you have. Why wouldn’t we want to know? That’s what our minds are made for: to know! Why would we deliberately remain in ignorance? Sometimes, actually, there is a good reason. Gossip, for example. When a friend starts talking about someone else’s business – especially when it’s something that hurts that person’s reputation – that’s a great time to say “I don’t...Read More

Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Ignorance of Discipleship

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2nd Sunday OT, A                                                                                           January 15, 2023Fr. Alexander Albert                                                              St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/IO-zG2-y0HE “I did not know him.” Twice John the Baptist says this. But, isn’t that a strange thing to say? After all, this is the same John who leapt in the womb when Mary, pregnant with Jesus, greeted John’s mother Elizabeth. John is Jesus’ cousin – why wouldn’t he know him? There were a lot of people who “knew” Jesus. His whole hometown thought they knew Jesus, but they wind up trying to kill him when he begins to reveal himself fully. John...Read More