Author: Kevin Aldrich
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The good fruit of those who fear God: Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Fruits of the fear of the Lord. Doctrine: Children of God or divine filiation. Practical application: A brief summary of some of the consequences of divine filiation in the Christian life.
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Be Awake: Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Be awake and prepared to meet Christ. Doctrine: Christ will make all things are subjected to him. Practical application: Prudence.
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Beatitude and the Beatitudes: The Solemnity of All Saints
Central idea: Saints get to be with God. Doctrine and Practical application: Beatitude and the Beatitudes.
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The Greatest Commandment and Catholic Social Teachings: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: The greatest commandments. Doctrine: Catholic social teachings. Practical application: Living Catholic social teachings.
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Theological Virtues: Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Faith, hope, and love. Doctrine: The theological virtues. Practical application: Exercising the theological virtues more effectively.
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The Desirability of Salvation: Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: The desirability of salvation. Doctrine: Heaven, hell, and purgatory. Practical application: The spiritual works of mercy.
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Justice, the People of God, and the Sacraments: Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Justice and the people of God. Doctrine: The Church is sacramental. Practical application: Frequent the Sacraments that can be frequented.
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The Same Attitude as Christ: Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: The attitude of Christ. Doctrine: Thy will be done. Practical application: Loving the will of God.
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Fruitful Workers: Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fruitful workers. Right Conduct. Stop sinning and start loving.
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The glory of God is man fully alive: Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Give glory to God by being glorious. Doctrine: God manifests his glory by sharing his goodness. Practical application: Mental prayer, heartfelt thanksgiving, and conversion.
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If Your Brother Sins against You: Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Central idea: Admonishing the sinner. Doctrine: Fraternal correction. Practical application: How to give fraternal correction.
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Take Up Your Cross: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Cross of Christ. The cross of a follower of Christ. Taking up one’s cross.