Author: Kevin Aldrich

  • Second Sunday of Easter

    Second Sunday of Easter

    The Second Sunday of Easter is also called Divine Mercy Sunday. Lectionary readings (45). The Gospel from John is (1st) Our Lord’s appearance to the apostles on Easter evening with his gift to them of the power to forgive sins and (2nd) His appearance the following Sunday and his encounter with Thomas. For a full…

  • Easter Sunday

    Easter Sunday

    Here are links to four outlines for Easter Sunday. The Easter Vigil readings The joyful resurrection of Christ and of us The Lord’s Day and walking with the Holy Spirit The Resurrection of Christ and our resurrection Please note that Doctrinal Homily Outlines will quit Facebook at the end of April. To receive notices of…

  • Palm Sunday

    Palm Sunday

    Pastoral considerations suggest a fairly short homily on Palm Sunday due to the length of the Lectionary readings.  For an outline that focuses on various salvific insights from the readings, click here. For an outline that focuses on perhaps the key reading, St. Paul’s account of Christ self-emptying, click here. The Homiletic Directory offers the…

  • Fifth Sunday of Lent

    Fifth Sunday of Lent

    The Gospel for Year C is Christ’s merciful love shown to the woman caught in adultery. For an outline that focuses on knowing Christ better, click here.  

  • Fourth Sunday of Lent

    Fourth Sunday of Lent

      The Gospel for Year C is the Parable of the Prodigal Son. For an outline that focuses on the Sacrament of Confession, click here. For an outline that focuses on our need for continual conversion, click here.

  • Third Sunday of Lent

    Third Sunday of Lent

    Lord, with your help, may I bear good fruit in this life. The Gospel for Year C is Jesus’ warning about sudden death (some folks Pilate had slaughtered and some who died when a tower collapsed) and about our need to bear good fruit (the parable of the unfruitful fig tree). For an outline focusing…

  • Second Sunday of Lent

    Here are links to two outlines for the Second Sunday of Lent during Year C. Suffering and glory Citizens of heaven living on earth  

  • First Sunday of Lent

    First Sunday of Lent

    Today’s Gospel reading is on Christ’s forty days in the desert between his baptism and the beginning of his public life. Here are links to two outlines.  Reparation and mortification Imitation of Christ’s merciful love

  • Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Central idea: Be good. Doctrine: Forming conscience and decision-making. Practical application: Form and obey your conscience.

  • Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Central idea: Christ’s new law for the new person. Doctrine: Christ as the New Adam. Practical application: Living as New Adams and Eves ourselves. To view Lectionary 81, click here.  Reading 1 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 In those days, Saul went down to the desert of Ziphwith three thousand picked men of Israel,to search for…

  • True riches and poverty – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    True riches and poverty – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Central idea: True poverty and riches. Doctrine: Poverty of heart and Christ’s grief over the rich. Practical application: Growing in detachment.

  • Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    The readings are on the virtue of charity and on the call of the prophet Isaiah and of the apostle Peter. Below are links to two outlines.  The fear proper to a child of God. The virtue of awe and the vice of presumption.