Category: Christmas Season
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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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The Baptism of the Lord, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, and another book
For three Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Baptism of the Lord (January 8) and one for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (January 14), please click here and then scroll down. A Catholic philosopher and religious writer that 20th Century popes considered perhaps the greatest of their time was Dietrich von Hildebrand. One of his…
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The Epiphany and Pieper
For four Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Epiphany, please click here and then scroll down. Another book that has been a big help to me Josef Pieper, a married layman, was a German philosopher who worked in the tradition of St. Thomas Aquinas. His dates are 1904 to 1997. He is famous for a slim…
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The Holy Family, Mary the Mother of God, and another book
This is such a beautiful liturgical season. Besides Christmas and its extension beyond the one day, we celebrate the Holy Family (and every human and Catholic family) and our great and good spiritual mother, Our Lady. For four Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Feast of the Holy Family and four more for the Solemnity of…
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Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas – and books
Books that have been a big help to me For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Fourth Sunday of Advent and for links to the five outlines for the five different Masses for Christmas, please click here and then scroll down. To have a little something to share with you, along with your homiletic link,…
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The Epiphany of the Lord
Our next Sunday is the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. The Lectionary 20 readings are beautiful and moving. Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. All kings shall pay him homage, all nations shall serve him. The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same…
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Christmas 2022
The Nativity of Christ The Lectionary for the Novus Ordo offers four sets of readings. These correspond to the time of night or day this great solemnity is celebrated. Homily or devotional outlines for all four can be accessed here by scrolling down. The homilist knows that Christmas in many places presents a special challenge…
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The Epiphany
Four doctrinal homily outlines for the Feast of the Epiphany.
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Baptism of the Lord
Here are three outlines for the Baptism of the Lord. The image is by El Greco. Isaiah prophesied Christ and acts of contrition Christ’s kenosis or self-emptying The heart of the Blessed Trinity