Category: Ordinary Time

  • Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time—October 27

    Central Idea: God is just and merciful. Doctrine: Justification. Practical Application: A life of justice and mercy. To view Lectionary 150, click here. Central Idea: God is just and merciful Reading 1 Sir 35:12-14, 16-18 How can God be just and yet have a special concern for the lowly and those who serve him willingly?…

  • Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time—October 20

    Central Idea: Perseverance in the Faith. Doctrine: Perseverance, supernatural perseverance, and Final Perseverance. Practical Application: Living perseverance. For Lectionary 147, click here. Central Idea: Perseverance in the faith As long as we persevere in fighting our evil tendencies, we will win, but like Moses we need help: a rock to rest on and companions to…

  • Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time—October 13

    Central Idea: Giving glory to God. Doctrine: “The world was created for the glory of God.” Practical Application: How do we give glory to God? For Lectionary 144, click here. Central Idea: Giving glory to God. With God’s power, the prophet Elisha was able to heal the foreigner, Naaman, from the scourge of leprosy.  When…

  • Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time—October 6, 2013

    Central Idea: God makes each one of us very important. Doctrine: The ministerial and general priesthood of Christ in the Church. Practical Application: Living the royal priesthood of Christ as a layperson. For Lectionary 141, click here. Central Idea: God makes each one of us very important Because God loves the persons he creates, he…

  • Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time–September 29

    Central Idea: The just try to see that everyone receives the good that is due to them. Doctrine: The preferential option for the poor. Practical Application: The corporal and spiritual works of mercy. For Lectionary 138, click here. Central Idea: The just try to see that everyone receives the good that is due to them.…

  • Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – September 22

    Central Idea: Loving persons over things. Doctrine: Three forms of justice. Practical Application: Becoming more just. For Lectionary 135, click here. Central Idea: Loving persons over things Reading 1 Am 8:4-7 The Seventh Commandment is “Thou shalt not steal.” Some steal by cheating. Some take advantage of persons in need. The Old Testament condemns these.…

  • Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – September 15, 2013

    Central Idea: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Doctrine: Perfect and imperfect contrition. Practical Application: Formation of conscience For Lectionary 132, click here. Central Idea: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Reading 1 Ex 32:7-11, 13-14 At the very moment that God was revealing himself to the Chosen People…

  • Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time – September 8, 2013

    Central Idea: The wisest thing is to do the will of God. Doctrine: Natural and Supernatural prudence. Practical Application: Opportunities to do good. For the Lectionary 129 readings, click here. Central Idea: The wisest thing is to do the will of God. Reading 1 Wis 9:13-18b How can human beings know the mind of God…

  • Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time—September 1, 2013

    Central Idea: The wise are humble. Doctrine: Humility is the foundation of prayer. Practical Application: The prayer of the beggar. Click here for the Lectionary 126 readings. Central Idea: The wise are humble Reading 1 Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 We hate the proud because we are proud ourselves and can’t bear the idea that others…

  • Sample Homily for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C—August 25, 2013

    (For the Doctrinal Homily Outline for this Sunday, click here.) What does it mean to do the will of God? We pray, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” On our part, what does it take for that petition to come about? To do the will of God…

  • Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time—August 25

    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 of the soul over the body. For the Lectionary readings 123, click here. Central Idea: God…

  • Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 18

    Central Idea: People often reject those who serve God. Doctrine and Practical Application: The family and an examination of conscience for family life. To view the Lectionary 120 readings, click here. Central Idea: People often reject those who serve God. Reading 1 Jer 38:4-6, 8-10 The princes or military commanders of Israel didn’t like what…