Central idea:Good and bad shepherds.Doctrine:Workers for peace and justice in public life. Practical application:Civic involvement. Read more »
Good shepherds – Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Heal the Sick– The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Care for others. Doctrine: All Christians share in Christ’s healing mission. Practical application: Caring for the Sick. Read more »
Do not be afraid
A homily on divine filiation for the Feast of St. Josemaria Escriva. Read more »
The Christian meaning of death – The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: The resurrection of the dead. Doctrine: The Christian meaning of death. Practical application: Preparation for death. Read more »
Strengthening faith – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Humble prophets bring glad tidings to the humble poor. Doctrine: Perseverance in faith. Practical application: Shipbuilding our faith. Read more »
Confession – Guest Homily for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
The need for and how to make a good confession. Read more »
Nativity of St. John the Baptist – Mass during the Day
Central idea: From his conception, John the Baptist is Christ’s divinely appointed herald. Doctrine: John the Baptist and the Holy Spirit. Practical application: Be led by the Holy Spirit by prudence and counsel. Read more »
The Kingdom of God—Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Christ is the King of the Kingdom of God and we are called to be his subjects. Doctrine: Christ’s Kingdom is for us, the lowly. Practical application: We can “learn” Christ by prayerfully reading Sacred Scripture. Read more »
Paradise – Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Christ’s victory over our sin. Doctrine: Man in paradise. Practical application: Foretaste of paradise. Read more »
Eucharist: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Central idea: The Holy Eucharist. Doctrine: The Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist. Practical application: Worthy reception of the Holy Eucharist. Read more »
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
The Blessed Trinity: Revelation, Theology, and Devotion Read more »
Penetcost – Mass during the Day
Central idea: The Gift of the Holy Spirit. Doctrine: The unity of Easter, Pentecost, and the Eucharist. Practical application: The invocation of the Holy Spirit. Written as an aid for homilists and a resource for the faithful, this doctrinal homily outline (1) provides insights into the Lectionary readings, (2) explicates […] Read more »
The Ascension of the Lord
Central idea and Doctrine: The Ascension. Practical application: Children of the Father. Read more »
Friendliness – Sixth Sunday of Easter
Central idea: God is love and wants us to love one another. Doctrine: The virtue of friendliness. Practical application: Becoming friendlier. Read more »
Conscience – Fifth Sunday of Easter
Central idea: Christ is the vine and we are his branches. Doctrine: Conscience. Practical application: Formation of conscience. Read more »