Doctrinal Homily Outlines: a resource for homilists and the lay faithful
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The Solemnity of All Saints and the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
For a doctrinal homily outline for the Solemnity of All Saints, click here. The central idea is saints get to be with God. The doctrine and practical application are on the beatitudes and what they lead to: beatitude. For an outline on the readings for the Thirty-first Sunday, click here. Central Idea: We love God by…
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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
A Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time can be found by clicking here. The title I gave it is the gift of faith and our response. Central idea: Faith which saves. Doctrine: Faith is a gift of God. Practical application: Faith in action. Here is an excerpt based on the Responsorial Psalm: Throughout our…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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:…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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