Author: Kevin Aldrich
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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 23
Central Idea: Salvation comes by way of the Cross. Doctrine: Taking up one’s daily cross – Christian holiness by way of the Cross. Practical Application: The necessary virtues of fortitude and temperance. For the Lectionary 96 readings click here. Central Idea: Salvation comes by way of the Cross Christ redeemed us from sin through his…
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Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 16
Central Idea: God gladly forgives the sins of the contrite of heart. Doctrine: Contrition. Practical Application: Daily examination of conscience. To view Lectionary 93, click here. 2 Sm 12:7-10, 13, PS 32:1-2, 5, 7, 11, Gal 2:16, 19-21, LK 7:36-50 St. Paul reminds us we are to avoid evil and do good. But we have…
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Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 9
Central Idea: Love your neighbor, not “humanity.” Doctrine: The New Evangelization. Practical Application: Participation in the New Evangelization Our Lord limited his time on earth: About thirty years of ordinary life, about three years of preaching and miracles, about three hours on the Cross. He also limited his presence to in and around Israel. Thus,…
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – June 2
To view the readings for Lectionary 169, click here. Central Idea: Christ is the eternal high priest who offers us what he offered to the Father, himself. Gn 14:18-20 When Abraham met Melchizedek, God’s Chosen People consisted of only one member, Abraham himself. At the time of Moses and the giving of the Law, when…
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity – May 26
Central Idea: Human beings have dignity in their creation and exalted dignity in their redemption. Doctrine: The Blessed Trinity. Practical Application: Living like the Blessed Trinity. To view Lectionary 166, click here. Central Idea: Human beings have dignity in their creation and exalted dignity in their redemption. Prv 8:22-31 and Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 The…
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Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord – May 12
Central Idea: Jesus Christ is now our High Priest in heaven. Doctrine: The Ascension. Practical Application: Confidence that we can reach heaven. To view the readings for Lectionary 58 click here. Central Idea: Jesus Christ is now our High Priest in heaven. Acts 1:1-11 In the forty days between Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension, he appeared…
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Sixth Sunday of Easter – God’s will
Central Idea: God wills only good for us, not a burden. Doctrine: The will of God. Practical Application: Doing the will of God daily. The readings for Lectionary 57 are here. Central Idea: God wills only good for us, not a burden Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 The first reading recounts what led up to and followed the…
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Fifth Sunday of Easter – The New Commandment
Central Idea: If you “love one another as I have loved you,” then heaven has come down to earth. Doctrine: Christ’s New Commandment. Practical Application: Living the New Commandment. To view the readings, click here. (Lectionary: 54) Central Idea: If you “love one another as I have loved you,” then heaven has come down to…
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Fourth Sunday of Easter
Central Idea: Christ is the Good Shepherd and we are his lambs. Doctrine: The virtue of courage. Practical Application: Growing in courage. To view the Lectionary 51 readings, click here. Central Idea: Christ is the Good Shepherd and we are his lambs Acts 13:14, 43-52 Christ came into the world in the fullness of time.…
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Third Sunday of Easter
Central Idea: Christ is our King, but Peter and the Apostles are his princes. Doctrine: The primacy of Peter and his successors. Practical Application: Love for the pope and one’s bishop. To view the Lectionary 48 readings, click here. Central Idea: Christ is our King, but Peter and the Apostles are his princes Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 The Sanhedrin…
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Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy)—April 11
Central Message: Jesus Christ has risen from the dead. Doctrine: The mercy of God and the Feast of Divine Mercy. Practical Application: Acts of mercy. Lectionary: 45 Central Message: Jesus Christ has risen from the dead Acts 5:12-16 After they received the Holy Spirit, the Apostles boldly preached the Gospel of the Risen Christ in…
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Peace and Security
It is not possible to express completely what heaven is like. As St. Paul wrote, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Cor 2:9). However, I think there are two goods we will certainly enjoy completely in heaven:…