Category: Easter
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Here is the link to a doctrinal homily outline for The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. How shall I make a return to the LORD for all the good he has done for me? The cup of salvation I will take up, and I will call upon the name of…
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The Solemnity of the Most Blessed Trinity
A doctrinal homily for the Solemnity of the Most Trinity can be accessed here. The Trinity, the Incarnation, and the Eucharist are the most important and profound mysteries contained in Divine Revelation. One thing we can say about the Blessed Trinity is that each of the Persons shares in the one Godhead but are distinct…
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Pentecost
For a doctrinal homily outline for the Solemnity of Pentecost, click here. This outline has a doctrinal focus on how Easter, Pentecost, and the Eucharist are one. For two other outlines with different foci, click here and scroll down.
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The Ascension
For a complete doctrinal homily outline for the Solemnity of the Ascension, click here. The central idea and doctrine are the Ascension. The practical application is the truth that we are children of the Father. Here are a few points, developed in the outline itself: Christ ascends in a glorified body. Christ is a kind…
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Sixth Sunday of Easter
To find a full Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, click here. The three parts are: Central idea: God is love and wants us to love one another. Doctrine: The virtue of friendliness. Practical application: Becoming friendlier. One way we build friendship with our fellow man is through friendliness. Friendliness is a way of showing…
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The Fifth Sunday of Easter
For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Fifth Sunday of Easter click here. I titled this one, “The conscience of Christ’s branches” because the Gospel was about Christ the true vine and we His branches and the doctrinal focus was a correct understanding of conscience and its formation. Here is a quick preview: Some…
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Fourth Sunday of Easter
For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, please click here. Central idea: Christ is the good shepherd. Doctrine: Responsibilities of a good shepherd. Practical application: Supporting one’s bishop. Here is an excerpt worth thinking about: A very important virtue every one of us needs—especially those in authority—is humility. A humble person can accept,…
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Third Sunday of Easter
For two Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Third Sunday of Easter, please click here and then scroll down. A very interesting doctrine one of the outlines focuses on is that Christ is the key to interpreting all Scripture. After Christ rose from the dead, he gave his disciples a job to do. It was a…
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The Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday
For two Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the Second Sunday of Easter, click here and then scroll down. Here is a brief excerpt of some doctrinal points drawn from the second reading (1 Jn 5:1-6) Children of God love not only God but also God’s other children. How do we love God and his children? By…
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Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday
For links to homiletic outlines for the various Easter Lectionary readings for the various Easter Masses, click here and then scroll down. For a quick read, here are some doctrinal points about Christ’s Resurrection and how it affects us. In the Creed we recite, “I believe . . . he rose again on the third…
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Fifth Sunday of Easter
Only a few of us Catholics have received the Sacrament of Holy Orders and so are part of the hierarchical and sacramental priesthood whose offices are bishop, priest, and deacon. But every one of us, by nature of our Baptism, still has a share in Christ’s priesthood through the reality of the common priesthood of…
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Trinity Sunday
Next Sunday is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, commemorating the central truth not just of our Catholic faith but of all reality. The Lectionary readings 166 are here. For a Doctrinal Homily Outline with the following themes, click here: Central idea: The Most Holy Trinity. Doctrine: The mystery of the Trinity. Practical application: Living…