Category: Ordinary Time

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…

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…

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…

Central Idea: God will do what he has promised. Doctrine: The theological virtue of faith. Practical Application: Recognizing God in the ordinary. To view the Lectionary 117 readings, click here. Central Idea: God will do what he has promised. Reading 1 Wis 18:6-9 The Passover was the night on which God both punished the oppressors…

Central Meaning: Our true wealth is God not in greed. Doctrine: Legitimate wealth. Practical Application: Examining our economic activity. For the Lectionary 114 readings, click here. Central Meaning: Our true wealth is God not in greed Reading 1 Ecc 1:2; 2:21-23 Vain means empty. If you only work to become prosperous for your own benefit,…

Central Idea: Wrestling with God in prayer.  Doctrine: Filial trust. Practical Application: Transformation in Christ To view the Lectionary 111 readings, click here. Central Idea: Wrestling with God in prayer. Reading 1 Gn 18:20-32 Here God speaks to Abraham in a way Abraham can understand, as if God didn’t already know everything that was going…

Central Idea: Christ wants to dwell in us to transform us into perfect images of himself. Doctrine: Active vs. contemplative lives. Practical Application: Living active-contemplative lives. To view the Lectionary 108 readings, click here. Central Idea: Christ wants to dwell in us to transform us into perfect images of himself Reading 1 Gn 18:1-10a In…

Central Idea: Love God and neighbor according to rightful law. Doctrine: The precepts of the Church. Practical Application: Living the precepts better. Click here for Lectionary: 105 Central Idea: Love God and neighbor according to rightful law. Reading 1 Dt 30:10-14 We are always turning away from the LORD, our God through forgetfulness and sin.…

Central Idea: Bearing hardship well is a mark of holiness. Doctrine: The prayer of petition. Practical Application: Asking for things. For the Lectionary 102 readings, click here. Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20; 2 Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 Central Idea: Bearing hardship well is a mark of holiness Jesus Christ’s second beatitude…

Central Idea: God must come first. Doctrine: Vocation. Practical Application: Living and discerning your vocation. To view the Lectionary 99 readings, click here. 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; Gal 5:1, 13-18; Lk 9:51-62 Central Idea: God must come first At the call of Elijah, Elisha took his hand from his…

Central Idea: Salvation comes by way of the Cross. Doctrine: Taking up one’s daily cross – Christian holiness by way of the Cross. Practical Application: The necessary virtues of fortitude and temperance. For the Lectionary 96 readings click here. Central Idea: Salvation comes by way of the Cross Christ redeemed us from sin through his…