Tag: Justification

The Work of Belief: Homily for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time 2024

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18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, B                                                                   August 4, 2024Fr. Alexander Albert                                                              St. Mary Magdalen, Abbeville N.B. This is the second homily in a series. The first is here. https://youtu.be/03__dket1y8 Last week, we saw the importance of bringing our hunger, our desires to Jesus no matter what they were. This allows Jesus to satisfy, heal, transform, or transcend those desires. Jesus was happy to multiply the loaves and feed the crowds last week, knowing they’d be hungry again and that they’d follow him. This time when they come to him, instead of feeding them again he deliberately...Read More

Stairway to Heaven: Homily for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time

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17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, A                                                                               July 30, 2023Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/7ZRimljf0G0 “We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” Do we, though? Do we really know that all things work for good? This health problem, that tragedy, this loneliness… they benefit me? Yes. That’s why St. Paul has been teaching us about hope in our journey through Romans chapter 8. Despite all the trials we endure, we have hope because we know – or should know – that all...Read More