A Lectionary-based resource for homilists and the lay faithful
Our Lord’s public life began when he was baptized by St. John the Baptist at the River Jordan. Here are two outlines with different focuses for this feast. Central idea: At his baptism, Christ was anointed by the Holy Spirit to carry out the Father’s plan of salvation. Doctrine: Christ’s kenosis or self-emptying. Practical Application: Our daily […] Read more »
Four doctrinal homily outlines for the Feast of the Epiphany. Read more »
Central idea: Like Mary, ponder what God has done for us. Doctrine: Jesus submits to the Law, and perfects it. Practical application: Living like a Child of God. Read more »
Links to doctrinal homily outlines for the Feast of the Holy Family. Read more »
Central idea: The Birth of Christ. Doctrine: Holy images. Practical application: Contemplate the sacred images of Christmas. Read more »
Central idea: The Epiphany of the Redeemer. Doctrine: The Church is the sacrament of human unity. Practical application: Prayer for Christian unity. Read more »
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 »
Central idea: God dwells in the family. Doctrine: The domestic church of the Holy Family. Practical application: Making the family more a domestic church. Read more »
Central idea: Christ is born. Doctrine: The Christmas mystery. Practical application: Living the Christmas mystery. Read more »
The Epiphany of the Redeemer. The Church is the sacrament of human unity. Prayer for Christian unity. Read more »
God has blessed humanity through the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. The New Law frees from restrictions of the Old Law. How to live the blessings of the children of God. Read more »
Jesus is the Promised Son of David. The Angelus prayer. Read more »
The Baptism of the Lord is an epiphany of the heart of the Blessed Trinity. The saving love of the Blessed Trinity. Humble lives of prayer. Read more »
The Epiphany reveals that salvation is for all peoples. The Church, sacrament of human unity. Growing in human unity. Read more »
God has blessed humanity through the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God. The New Law frees from restrictions of the Old Law. The blessings of the children of God. Read more »