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Suffering – The Second Sunday of Lent

Written by Kevin Aldrich on February 22, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Central idea: God wants to bestow life. Doctrine: The problem of suffering. Practical application: Alleviate others’ suffering. Read more »

Categories: Lent

Concupiscence – First Sunday of Lent

Written by Kevin Aldrich on February 15, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Central idea: Sin and its remedy. Doctrine: Concupiscence and self-mastery. Practical application: Lenten activities. Read more »

Categories: Lent

Kindness – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Written by Kevin Aldrich on February 8, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Central idea: Christ is our model of kindness. Doctrine: The virtue of kindness. Practical application: Growing in kindness. Read more »

Categories: Ordinary Time

Optimism and Hope – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Written by Kevin Aldrich on February 1, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Central idea: Confidence in God. Doctrine: Optimism and Hope. Practical application: Activating hope. Read more »

Categories: Ordinary Time

Marriage – The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Written by Kevin Aldrich on January 25, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Central idea: Authentic prophets who teach with authority. Doctrine: The vocation to marriage. Practical application: Understand and defend marriage. Read more »

Categories: Ordinary Time

Contrition – The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Written by Kevin Aldrich on January 18, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Central idea: Contrition. Doctrine: The act of contrition. Practical application: Acts of contrition. Read more »

Categories: Ordinary Time

To reign is to serve – Second Sunday of Ordinary Time

Written by Kevin Aldrich on January 11, 2021 · Leave a Comment

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 »

Categories: Ordinary Time

The Baptism of the Lord

Written by Kevin Aldrich on January 4, 2021 · Leave a Comment

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 »

Categories: Christmas Season, Ordinary Time

Christ’s Salvation is a Gift for Every Human Being: The Epiphany of the Lord

Written by Kevin Aldrich on January 2, 2021 · Leave a Comment

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 »

Categories: Christmas Season

The Epiphany

Written by Kevin Aldrich on January 2, 2021 · Leave a Comment

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 »

Categories: Christmas Season

The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

Written by Kevin Aldrich on December 29, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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 »

Categories: Christmas Season, Solemnities

Mary, the Mother of God

Written by Kevin Aldrich on December 27, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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 »

Categories: Christmas Season, Solemnities

The Holy Family and our family

Written by Kevin Aldrich on December 24, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Doctrinal and practical reflections on the lectionary readings for the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Jospeh. Read more »

Categories: Christmas Season

Feast of the Holy Family – The Virtues of the Children in God’s Family

Written by Kevin Aldrich on December 23, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Central idea: The virtues of the children in God’s family. Doctrine: Family virtues. Practical Application: How to teach virtues to children. Read more »

Categories: Christmas Season

The Feast of the Holy Family and the Fourth Commandment

Written by Kevin Aldrich on December 22, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Central Idea: The fourth commandment serves and protects the family. Doctrine: The Fourth Commandment. Practical Application: Obeying the fourth commandment better. Read more »

Categories: Christmas Season

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