Tag: Merit

The Currency of Heaven: Homily for All Saints Day 2026

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All Saints Day - Stewardship Weekend                                                         November 1, 2026Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. Mary Magdalen, Abbeville https://youtu.be/WZbDNWhXqkM How do we join them? How do we get to join the party of all the saints in heaven which we celebrate today? Can we buy our way in? You might run across people who accuse the Church of offering just that: a way to buy heaven. They point to our teachings about indulgences, our teaching on merit, or even the collection taken at Mass and say, “see, you guys think you can just give money and get into heaven.” Of course that’s...Read More

Thy Kingdom Come… Where? Homily for the 19th Sunday OT 2025

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19th Sunday of Ordinary Time, C                                                                   August 10, 2025Fr. Alexander Albert                                                              St. Mary Magdalen, Abbeville https://youtu.be/nxXZdCHeD7g What is faith? Once, a teacher asked that question to a group of children. One little boy raised his hand and said, “it’s believing something even when you know it’s not true!” Where did he get such an idea? I doubt anyone said those exact words to him. Someone probably told him that with their actions. Children don’t usually get hypocrisy, so they simply take in and imitate what they see. Why did that boy think Faith is believing something you know is...Read More