Doctrinal Homily Outlines: a resource for homilists and the lay faithful
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Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
For a complete Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, please click here. Here are the main parts based on Lectionary 81: Central idea: Christ’s new law for the new person. Doctrine: Christ as the New Adam. Practical application: Living as New Adams and Eves ourselves.
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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
To view a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, please click here. Central idea: True poverty and riches. Doctrine: Poverty of heart and Christ’s grief over the rich. Practical application: Growing in detachment.
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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
To access two doctrinal homily outlines for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, click on either link below. The fear proper to a child of God. The virtue of awe and the vice of presumption. Monday, February 3, the date you will receive this post, is the centennial of the birth of my father, Louis…
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The Presentation of the Lord
For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Feast of the Presentation, please click here. Central idea: Christ purifies man. Doctrine: Sin. Practical application: Our moral struggle. In the Gospel reading, Simeon declares that this forty-day-old-child that Mary and Joseph have brought to the Temple of Jerusalem is the Savior that God promised this old man would see before…
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Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
For links to two Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, please click below: The Gospel and daily evangelization Reading the living and incarnate Word of God
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Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
Here are links to two Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. The Senses of Sacred Scripture Spousal life
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The Baptism of the Lord
To access three doctrinal homily outlines for the Baptism of the Lord, please click on the links below. Isaiah prophesied Christ and acts of contrition Christ’s kenosis or self-emptying The heart of the Blessed Trinity With my high school freshmen, two things I want them to remember about Christ’s baptism are that Our Lord wished…
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The Epiphany of the Lord
To view four different doctrinal homily outlines for the Feast the Epiphany, click here and scroll down or use one of the links below. Personal apostolate Christian service The Church, Sacrament of human unity Prayer for Christian unity
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The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph & The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God
To access four doctrinal homily outlines for each of these two major solemnities, click here and then scroll down. If you find these outlines helpful in your personal prayer or study, please leave a comment to that effect. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
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The Fourth Sunday of Advent and the Nativity of Christ
To access two outlines for the Fourth Sunday of Advent and five outlines for the Christmas Masses, please click here and then scroll down. The image accompanying this post is of the unborn Christ in the womb of the Blessed Virgin. It was created by the great, prolife illustrator Gary Cangemi who died suddenly and too…
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Third Sunday of Advent – Year C
For access to two doctrinal homily outlines for the Third Sunday of Advent, click here and then scroll down. Here are the summary points of one of them: Central Idea: We can experience some of the peace and joy of salvation right now, on the condition that we purify our hearts. Doctrine: Purity of heart.…
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The Second Sunday in Advent & The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
To access two doctrinal homily outlines for the Second Sunday in Advent and one for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, please click here and then scroll down. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women. These simple words of the angel Gabriel and Mary’s cousin Elizabeth, which…
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