Category: Ordinary Time

Written as an aid for homilists and a resource for the faithful, this doctrinal homily outline for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Year A), June 22, 2014, (1) provides insights into the Sunday Lectionary readings, (2) explicates a doctrine of Catholic Faith or morals from them, and (3) shows…

Written as an aid for homilists and a resource for the faithful, this doctrinal homily outline for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Year A), June 15, 2014, (1) provides insights into the Sunday Lectionary readings, (2) explicates a doctrine of Catholic Faith or morals from them, and (3) shows specific ways lay persons…

Written as an aid for homilists and a resource for the faithful, this doctrinal homily outline for the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A), March 2, 2014, (1) provides insights into the Sunday Lectionary readings, (2) explicates a doctrine of Catholic Faith or morals from them, and (3) shows specific ways lay persons can…

Written as an aid for homilists and a resource for the faithful, this doctrinal homily outline for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A), February 23, 2014, (1) provides insights into the Sunday Lectionary readings, (2) explicates a doctrine of Catholic Faith or morals from them, and (3) shows specific ways lay persons can…

Written as an aid for homilists and a resource for the faithful, this doctrinal homily outline for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A), February 16, 2014, (1) provides insights into the Sunday Lectionary readings, (2) explicates a doctrine of Catholic Faith or morals from them, and (3) shows specific ways lay persons can…

Written as an aid for homilists and a resource for the faithful, this doctrinal homily outline for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A), February 9, 2014, (1) provides insights into the Sunday Lectionary readings, (2) explicates a doctrine of Catholic Faith or morals from them, and (3) shows specific ways lay persons can…

Written as an aid for homilists and a resource for the faithful, this doctrinal homily outline for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A), January 26, 2014, (1) provides insights into the Sunday Lectionary readings, (2) explicates a doctrine of Catholic Faith or morals from them, and (3) shows specific ways lay persons can…

Written as an aid for homilists and a resource for the faithful, this doctrinal homily outline for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A), January 19, 2014, (1) provides insights into the Sunday Lectionary readings, (2) explicates a doctrine of Catholic Faith or morals from them, and (3) shows specific ways lay persons can…

Central Idea: Our period of salvation history and how we are to live in it. Doctrine: The Second Coming of Christ and the Final Judgment. Practical Application: How to live in this age. To view Lectionary 159, click here. Central Idea: Our period of salvation history and how we are to live in it Reading…

Central Idea: The reward of eternal life. Doctrine: The Beatific Vision. Practical Application: Meditation on the Beatific Vision. For Lectionary 156, click here. Central Idea: The reward of eternal life Reading 1 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14 The Sacred Writer of 2 Maccabees clearly teaches the hope of a bodily life after death. Those who obey…

Central Idea: God’s loving goodness. Doctrine: God is love. Practical Application: Divine reading. To view Lectionary 153, click here. Central Idea: God’s loving goodness Reading 1 Wis 11:22-12:2 God is the omnipotent creator and sustainer of all that exists and everything he creates is good in itself and God loves it. God is omniscient and…