Tag: Worth

The Worth of Obedience: Homily for 26th Sunday OT 2026

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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time                                                            September 27, 2026Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. Mary Magdalen, Abbeville https://youtu.be/LdGkqgGqOuw In the 1950s, a show called Life is Worth Living aired on Tuesdays at 8pm. By 1957, 30 million people in the United States watched it each week – almost 20% of the country. It was simply Bishop Fulton J. Sheen standing in front of a chalk board teaching viewers about the Catholic faith. Yet, right as it reached that peak, it was suddenly cancelled. Why? Cardinal Spellman, the Archbishop of New York, pulled strings get Sheen off that channel. Why? Because Fulton Sheen had...Read More

Worth It: Homily for the 17th Sunday OT 2026

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17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, A                                                                   July 26, 2026Fr. Alexander Albert                                                   St. Mary Magadalen, Abbeville, LA https://youtu.be/l7tpqzU2ojc “Worth it!” That’s what I said when I got off the record-breaking roller coaster Steel Vengeance. Despite the annoyance of traveling to Ohio, despite the cost of the tickets, and despite the hours of waiting in line, it was “worth it.” That’s a fairly insignificant example the fact that the good things in life often cost us something. Jesus is tapping into that common human experience to make his point about the kingdom of heaven. The pearl of great price,...Read More

Homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Valued by God

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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, C                                                                   September 11, 2022Fr. Alexander Albert                                                               St. John the Evangelist, Jeanerette https://youtu.be/2QF6BRcdTa4 I wouldn’t. Throw a party, I mean. If I were a shepherd and one sheep wandered off, I wouldn’t risk the 99 to go get it. It’s not like those 99 are safe; it says he leaves them in the desert. Who would leave their entire livelihood to rescue one lost sheep? That’s almost as bad as a gambling addiction that causes people to think “I lost some, but if I risk everything else, I can probably...Read More