Category: Ordinary Time

  • Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    To access two doctrinal homily outlines for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, click on either link below. The fear proper to a child of God. The virtue of awe and the vice of presumption. Monday, February 3, the date you will receive this post, is the centennial of the birth of my father, Louis…

  • The Presentation of the Lord

    The Presentation of the Lord

    For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Feast of the Presentation, please click here. Central idea: Christ purifies man. Doctrine: Sin. Practical application: Our moral struggle. In the Gospel reading, Simeon declares that this forty-day-old-child that Mary and Joseph have brought to the Temple of Jerusalem is the Savior that God promised this old man would see before…

  • Third Sunday of Ordinary Time

    Third Sunday of Ordinary Time

    For links to two Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, please click below: The Gospel and daily evangelization Reading the living and incarnate Word of God

  • Second Sunday of Ordinary Time

    Second Sunday of Ordinary Time

    Here are links to two Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. The Senses of Sacred Scripture Spousal life  

  • The Baptism of the Lord

    The Baptism of the Lord

    To access three doctrinal homily outlines for the Baptism of the Lord, please click on the links below. Isaiah prophesied Christ and acts of contrition Christ’s kenosis or self-emptying The heart of the Blessed Trinity With my high school freshmen, two things I want them to remember about Christ’s baptism are that Our Lord wished…

  • The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

    The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

    We are coming to the end of another liturgical year. For a doctrinal homily outline for the Solemnity of Christ the King, Year B, click here. Here is a small detail from the outline, pertaining to our presence at Holy Mass. One of the reasons we attend Mass is to offer Christ the worship or adoration…

  • Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For a doctrinal homily outline for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year B, click here. If you are a homilist and have written a homily based in part on these outlines, I’d love the opportunity to print some of them for the edification of our readers. You can find earlier examples by typing…

  • Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

    To access a doctrinal homily outline for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time click here. Central idea: Give all you have to God. Doctrine: Poverty of heart. Practical application: Voluntary humility.  

  • The Solemnity of All Saints and the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

    The Solemnity of All Saints and the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For a doctrinal homily outline for the Solemnity of All Saints, click here. The central idea is saints get to be with God. The doctrine and practical application are on the beatitudes and what they lead to: beatitude. For an outline on the readings for the Thirty-first Sunday, click here. Central Idea: We love God by…

  • Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    A Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time can be found by clicking here. The title I gave it is the gift of faith and our response. Central idea: Faith which saves. Doctrine: Faith is a gift of God. Practical application: Faith in action. Here is an excerpt based on the Responsorial Psalm: Throughout our…

  • Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For a doctrinal homily outline for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, click here. Central idea: Prayer in the face of difficulties. Doctrine: Christ’s redemptive death in God’s plan of salvation. Practical application: Co-redeemers with Christ. Here is an excerpt: With the grace of the redemption, we can freely join ourselves to Christ’s saving work. The words…

  • The Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    The Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, click here. Here is how it breaks down: Central idea: True wealth and how to attain it. Doctrine: The danger of wealth and the need for it. Practical application: Corporal and spiritual works of justice and mercy. Here is a tiny excerpt: Why…