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What Catholic churches preach about

What Catholic churches preach about, from 334 transcribed sermons on Divining: the most common themes are Doxology & Benediction, Prayer & Devotion, The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene), Baptism & Communion. Compared with other churches they stand out for Doxology & Benediction, The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene), Prayer & Devotion.

334 sermons4 churches2021–2026

These pages are built from sermons that Catholic churches publish online and Divining transcribes. Each number is the share of sermons with at least one chapter on that theme.

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Most-preached themes

Doxology & Benediction: 33% of Catholic sermonsDoxology & Benediction33%Prayer & Devotion: 21% of Catholic sermonsPrayer & Devotion21%The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene): 8.1% of Catholic sermonsThe Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)8.1%Baptism & Communion: 6.9% of Catholic sermonsBaptism & Communion6.9%Joy & Gratitude: 5.7% of Catholic sermonsJoy & Gratitude5.7%Bible & Exposition: 5.1% of Catholic sermonsBible & Exposition5.1%Crucifixion & Atonement: 4.5% of Catholic sermonsCrucifixion & Atonement4.5%The Last Supper: 4.5% of Catholic sermonsThe Last Supper4.5%Friendship & Belonging: 4.2% of Catholic sermonsFriendship & Belonging4.2%Worship & Praise: 4.2% of Catholic sermonsWorship & Praise4.2%Advent & Christmas: 4.2% of Catholic sermonsAdvent & Christmas4.2%Holy Spirit: 3.9% of Catholic sermonsHoly Spirit3.9%

What sets Catholic preaching apart

Filled dot: Catholic; open dot: all other churches. The multiple is how much more often Catholic sermons take up the theme.

Doxology & Benediction: 33% of Catholic sermons vs 1.1% elsewhereDoxology & Benediction×29.0The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene): 8.1% of Catholic sermons vs 2.1% elsewhereThe Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)×3.8Prayer & Devotion: 21% of Catholic sermons vs 7.3% elsewherePrayer & Devotion×2.8

Top themes year by year

Doxology & Benediction0%20%40%60%20212022Doxology & Benediction 2021: 52%Doxology & Benediction 2022: 17%
Prayer & Devotion0%10%20%30%40%20212022Prayer & Devotion 2021: 10%Prayer & Devotion 2022: 32%
The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%20212022The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene) 2021: 6.1%The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene) 2022: 11%
Baptism & Communion0%2%4%6%8%20212022Baptism & Communion 2021: 6.7%Baptism & Communion 2022: 5.1%
Joy & Gratitude0%2%4%6%8%20212022Joy & Gratitude 2021: 2.5%Joy & Gratitude 2022: 6.4%
Bible & Exposition0%2%4%6%20212022Bible & Exposition 2021: 3.7%Bible & Exposition 2022: 5.7%

Catholic churches on Divining

Other denominations

Unitarian UniversalistChristian / non-denominationalBaptistUnited MethodistUnited Church of ChristEpiscopalAfrican Methodist EpiscopalUnityLutheranOrthodoxPresbyterianJewishMennonite

Share of transcribed sermons on Divining with at least one chapter on a theme, from Divining’s topic segmenter; 2016 to Nov 2026. Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Site map · Divining: a deeper search for meaning · build_seo_pages v0.0.1