Phenomenal Mercy, Morality, and Mission: Homily for the Ascension 2026

Ascension, A                                                                                                   May 17, 2026Fr. Alexander Albert                                                            St. Mary Magdalen, Abbeville https://youtu.be/w6L_PEc6sV8 As a young boy, my favorite animated movie was ‘Aladdin.” In it a young man finds a magic lamp containing a genie who can grant him three wishes. Voiced by the iconic Robin Williams, one of the genie’s most memorable lines is “phenomenal cosmic power, itty bitty living space” – something he says while describing the fact that he is permanently bound to the lamp despite his ability to change reality itself. It kind of raises the question: what good is power if...Read More

The Apostolate of Hope: Homily for the 29th Sunday OT 2024

29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, B                                                                   October 20, 2024Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. Mary Magdalen, Abbeville https://youtu.be/kbJFoLWU4Ps “Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.” Jesus does not mind ambition, does not reject our desire for greatness – he gives us that desire! – he only minds that we so consistently misunderstand what true greatness is. Not everyone will be a super saint, known world-wide and celebrated for the next 1000 years. But, everyone who gets to heaven will be a...Read More

Homily for Pentecost Sunday: Confirmed in Mission

Pentecost Sunday                                                                                                        June 5, 2022Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/YFG_PBT4EHQ “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” Do we really understand what that means? We are sent by Jesus in the same way the Father sent him. The Son of God didn’t become man… Jesus wasn’t born just to sightsee the world he created. He came with a mission. We aren’t here just to get through life. We have a mission – His mission. Sure, this command is given specifically to the Apostles, but when...Read More

Homilies for the 27th & 28th Sundays of Ordinary Time: What We Have In Common

27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, B                                                                  October 3, 2021Fr. Albert                                                                                St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/XevZjQ6nALs “It is not good for the man to be alone.” God knows this, he isn’t just figuring it out. Neither is he surprised that none of the animals prove “to be a suitable partner for the man.” He is not showing the animals to Adam as part of an experiment, he is doing it as a lesson for Adam, for all mankind. He is teaching us that we are not meant to be alone… that we are meant to be in communion with...Read More