Category: Ordinary Time

  • Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Here is a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Humble prayer One way to pray humbly but effectively, I think, is to use the TRAP acronym: thanksgiving, reparation, adoration, and petition. When we assist at Mass, we thank God, tell him we are sorry, adore him, and ask for good things.

  • Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Here is the Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Ascesis or moral discipline Here are the three parts: Central Idea: God will help us overcome our evildoing through his fatherly discipline. Doctrine: A child of God is to become a strong doer of good through moral discipline. Practical Application: An important moral discipline is ascesis or mastery…

  • Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Here is the link to a doctrinal homily outline for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Fourth commandment  

  • The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time and the Solemnity of the Assumption

    The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time and the Solemnity of the Assumption

    Here are the links to the outlines. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Faith and the ordinary Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Vigil Mass Mass during the Day

  • The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, click here. Central idea: Our true wealth is God, not a life of greed. Doctrine: Uses of wealth. Practical Application: Examining our economic activity. Here is a teaser: Everyone wants to be rich, to have secure possession of every good thing. That is the paradise Adam…

  • Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For a doctrinal homily outline for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time please click below. Wrestling with God Central Idea: Wrestling with God in prayer. Doctrine: Prayer and filial trust. Practical Application: Transformation in Christ.

  • Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Click below for a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Living active-contemplative lives Throughout much of Catholic history, the story of Martha and Mary has been important for understanding the relationship between contemplation and activity. When Thomas Aquinas examines these kinds of lives he uses Martha and Mary as examples (ST II,II,…

  • Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For an outline for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, please click below. Live the Precepts of the Church better Here is its structure: Central Idea: Love God and neighbor according to rightful law. Doctrine: The Precepts of the Church. Practical Application: Living the precepts better.  

  • Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    To view the Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time click below. Prayer of petition  

  • Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

    Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

    For a doctrinal homily outline for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles (the Mass during the day), please click here. Central idea: Peter and the pope, and the apostles and bishops. Doctrine: The hierarchical structure of the Church. Practical application: Assisting the hierarchy.

  • Ascension or Seventh Sunday of Easter

    Ascension or Seventh Sunday of Easter

    For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for either the Ascension (Lectionary 58, the first two links) or the Seventh Sunday of Easter (Lectionary 61, the third link), click below. Confidence we can reach our High Priest in heaven Children of God the Father Seventh Sunday: Participation in Christ’s communion  

  • Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, click here. Central idea: Be good. Doctrine: Forming conscience and decision-making. Practical application: Form and obey your conscience.