Central idea: God wants to bestow life. Doctrine: The problem of suffering. Practical application: Alleviate others’ suffering. Read more »
Suffering – The Second Sunday of Lent
Concupiscence – First Sunday of Lent
Central idea: Sin and its remedy. Doctrine: Concupiscence and self-mastery. Practical application: Lenten activities. Read more »
Kindness – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Christ is our model of kindness. Doctrine: The virtue of kindness. Practical application: Growing in kindness. Read more »
Optimism and Hope – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Confidence in God. Doctrine: Optimism and Hope. Practical application: Activating hope. Read more »
Marriage – The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Authentic prophets who teach with authority. Doctrine: The vocation to marriage. Practical application: Understand and defend marriage. Read more »
Contrition – The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Contrition. Doctrine: The act of contrition. Practical application: Acts of contrition. Read more »
To reign is to serve – Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
Central idea: God calls men to serve. Doctrine: “To reign is to serve.” Practical application: To reign by being a humble, obedient servant. Read more »
The Baptism of the Lord
Our Lord’s public life began when he was baptized by St. John the Baptist at the River Jordan. In his baptism, although he was entirely free from sin, Christ identified himself with sinful humanity. His baptism is also a glimpse into the inner Trinitarian life of God. If you follow […] Read more »
Christ’s Salvation is a Gift for Every Human Being: The Epiphany of the Lord
Central Idea: Christ’s salvation is a gift for every human being. Doctrine: Love for the materially and spiritual poor. Practical Application: Christian service. Read more »
The Epiphany
Central Idea: Christ’s redemption is for all. Doctrine: Christ has come to save every person who wants to be saved. Practical Application: Personal apostolate is our participation in the saving mission of the Church. Read more »
The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
Central Idea: Let us honor the maiden from Nazareth because she is the Mother of the Eternal God. Doctrine: Mary the Mother of God or the Theotokos. Practical Application: Honoring Our Lady. Read more »
Mary, the Mother of God
Central Idea: Mary, the Mother of God. Doctrine: Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Practical Application: Contemplate Christ and his Mother with reason, revelation, and imagination. Read more »
The Holy Family and our family
Doctrinal and practical reflections on the lectionary readings for the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Jospeh. Read more »
Feast of the Holy Family – The Virtues of the Children in God’s Family
Central idea: The virtues of the children in God’s family. Doctrine: Family virtues. Practical Application: How to teach virtues to children. Read more »
The Feast of the Holy Family and the Fourth Commandment
Central Idea: The fourth commandment serves and protects the family. Doctrine: The Fourth Commandment. Practical Application: Obeying the fourth commandment better. Read more »