Tag: Renewal

Joseph, the Worker of Renewal: Homily 2024

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Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker                                                                            May 1, 2024Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/UR0pIbqjhS0 Jeanerette is a dying town. Dying, but not dead. Nor is it without hope. Though it may never be quite what it was 100 or even 40 years ago, there is nonetheless reason to hope it shall yet be better than it is now. But that hope cannot lie in governmental policy or the sudden arrival of outside investors. Both of those can greatly help or greatly harm our prospects, but neither can be the foundation of a lasting hope....Read More

That We Might See: Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent

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4th Sunday Lent, A                                                                                          March 19, 2023Fr. Alexander Albert                                                              St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/pgY0F1AJOE0 “Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath.” This line is an important clue to what’s going on here. Do you know what it’s telling us? What reference it’s making that helps us understand?... Whenever the New Testament says or describes something we don’t understand, it’s a good idea to ask “what part of the Old Testament is this referring to?” This is a great tip – people are always coming up with crazy theories about the book of...Read More

Homily for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Water and Fire

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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, C                                                                  August 14, 2022Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/fS5JI_Jm798 Water and fire. Hearing this Gospel, it might be tempting to focus on Jesus’ promise to divide families, but we’ll miss the point of this if we miss what he’s saying about fire and water. These two have certain things in common: both can be used to cleanse and purify and both can be used to kill and destroy. Often, it is by destroying that they purify. Dirt and grime dissolve in water – are kind of...Read More