Category: Christmas Season

Central Idea: Christ’s salvation is a gift for every human being. Doctrine: Love for the materially and spiritual poor. Practical Application: Christian service.

Central Idea: Christ’s redemption is for all. Doctrine: Christ has come to save every person who wants to be saved. Practical Application: Personal apostolate is our participation in the saving mission of the Church.

Doctrinal and practical reflections on the lectionary readings for the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Jospeh.

Central idea: The virtues of the children in God’s family. Doctrine: Family virtues. Practical Application: How to teach virtues to children.

Central Idea: The fourth commandment serves and protects the family. Doctrine: The Fourth Commandment. Practical Application: Obeying the fourth commandment better.

Central idea: God dwells in the family. Doctrine: The domestic church of the Holy Family. Practical application: Making the family more a domestic church.

There are four Masses for the Nativity of Christ, each with its own Lectionary readings. To access an outline for each of them, plus one based just on the four Gospel readings, click here and then scroll down the page.

The Epiphany of the Redeemer. The Church is the sacrament of human unity. Prayer for Christian unity.