Doctrinal Homily Outlines: a resource for homilists and the lay faithful

  • 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…

  • Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For a complete doctrinal homily outline for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, click here. Central idea: Marriage. Doctrine: Conjugal fidelity. Practical application: Witness conjugal fidelity in deed and word. Here is a snippet: Adam and Eve were created married. Husband-wife is the most fundamental and essential human relationship. It gives rise to the second fundamental and essential relationship: child-parent.

  • Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, click here. Central idea: Value the good others possess; abhor your own evil. Doctrine: Ecumenism. Practical application: How to be a more ecumenical Catholic. This post presents (I hope) authentic Catholic thinking on the controversial issue of ecumenism, based on the Sacred Scriptures and the Catechism…

  • Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For a full doctrinal homily outline for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, click here. Central idea: The greatness of the lowly. Doctrine: The virtue of service and the vice of envy. Practical application: Humble and admiring nobility. Here is an excerpt: Just as in last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus asks his apostles a question. This time they do…

  • Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

    A Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time can be accessed here. It is titled “Signs of Mercy.” Central idea: The revelation of God’s mercy. Doctrine: Jesus used signs to convey his gifts and so do the Sacraments of the Church. Practical application: Go to the Sacraments and to the needy. Here is a snippet:…

  • The Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

    The Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Click here for a full doctrinal homily outline for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Law of Love – Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Central idea: The moral law tells us what is right, but evil desires arise from within us. Doctrine: The Law of Love perfects the Mosaic Law. Practical application: Soul searching.

  • Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Click here for a doctrinal homily outline for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. Central idea: Commitment to Christ. Doctrine: God’s fidelity and love lived in Christian marriage. Practical application: Renewal of commitment. Here is an excerpt from the responsorial psalm Each person has to decide what his way of life will be. Joshua asks the Israelites which…

  • The Assumption and the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    The Assumption and the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    To access two doctrinal homily outlines for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and one for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, please click here and then scroll down. Here is an excerpt considering how the Ark of the Covenant prefigures Mary as Ark of the New Covenant. The Ark of…

  • Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Click here for a full Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The theme is “communion with the Bread of Life,” the breakdown is: Central idea: Our Lord is the Bread of Life. Doctrine: The Mass as a memorial. Practical application: Worthy reception of Communion. Here is a brief excerpt about the meaning of the…

  • Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, click here. Central idea and doctrine: Life in Christ. Practical application: Choosing Life in Christ. Here is an excerpt: One does not live on bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. We do need material things, but they are…

  • Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Here is a full Doctrinal Homily Outline for theSeventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The foci are as follows: Central idea: Self-giving. Doctrine: The exchange of spiritual gifts in the communion of the Church. Practical application: Ways to live the communion of the Church. Here is a snippet: The prophet Elisha worked many miracles. People knew he was a…

Leave a comment