Category: Lent
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Third Sunday of Lent
For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Third Sunday of Lent, click here. Here is an excerpt: In the desert, Moses struck a rock with his staff and so provided water so the Chosen People could live and reach the Promised Land. In his Passion, Jesus Christ himself is “struck” and so provided the waters of…
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Second Sunday of Lent
For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Second Sunday of Lent, click here. Central idea: The promise of eternal life. Doctrine: Grace. Practical application: Our response to grace.
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First Sunday of Lent
For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the First Sunday of Lent, please click here. Central idea: God is merciful to sinners. Doctrine: Concupiscence and self-mastery. Practical application: Lenten activities. Concupiscence comes from sin, leads to sin, is an evil, but is not itself a sin (CCC 2515). It comes from sin because it is a consequence of the sin…
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Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
To view two outlines for Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion click below. Salvific insights Christ’s kenosis Here is a snipped from the second link: Christ Jesus has redeemed us by his obedience to the Father and we can enter into the Passion of Christ most effectively through obedience to the Church. All the Church requires is a…
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Fifth Sunday of Lent
For a full Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, click here. Central idea: Christ is gracious and merciful. Doctrine: The surpassing wealth of knowing Christ. Practical application: Know Christ better. Here is an excerpt: What does Paul mean in demeaning “all things”? I don’t think Paul means that creation is actually worthless. Creation comes…
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Fourth Sunday of Lent
To access two Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, click either of the links below. Sacrament of Confession The Prodigal Son Here is a snippet: Confession is the means Our Lord has left for us to get rid of mortal sins committed after Baptism. After Christ rose from the dead he appeared…
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Third Sunday of Lent
To access two Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Third Sunday of Lent, click on the links below: The second commandment Practical repentence Here is a snippet from the second one: Why are prayer, almsgiving, and penance traditionally parts of Lent? What is their point? We all have a desert inside ourselves. In it, we are…
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Second Sunday of Lent
To access either of two Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Second Sunday of Lent, please click on one of the links below. Suffering and glory Citizens of heaven living on earth
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First Sunday of Lent
To access two Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the First Sunday of Lent click either link below. Reparation and mortification Imitation of Christ’s merciful love
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Palm Sunday
For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for Palm Sunday, click here. Here are some points in regard to the Gospel reading, which is Mark’s account of the Passion. The Gospel reading ends before the Redemption is complete, before Christ rises from the dead. Christ did all he did out of love for us. Christ first left…
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Fifth Sunday of Lent
Here is a link to a full doctrinal homily outline for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year B. The central idea I discerned is loving life by hating it. The doctrinal focus is the virtue of temperance or selfless self-preservation. A practical application is a personal encounter with Christ. Here is a brief excerpt: Our…
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Fourth Sunday of Lent
A Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Fourth Sunday of Lent is here. The focus is medicinal suffering and virtues needed to live the truth. Here is an excerpt from the first Lectionary reading (32): The sacred writer shows God’s punishment to be medicinal. The Chosen People’s suffering caused them to turn back to God who…