Christ the King Catholic Church

This is the third talk in the "Living Pentecost" class, given by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Fr. Ed teaches about the gift of tongues and its importance and encourages us to pursue growing in this gift.   Keywords: Holy Spirit, Pentecost, gifts, charisms, prayer, tongues

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 15, 2018, the 3rd Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Bill Spencer, retired priest of the Diocese of Saginaw, now in residence at Christ the King. Fr. Bill notes that today's readings have a consistent theme of the importance of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. We are called to witness to this truth by the way that we live our lives. Keywords: Confe...

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 8, 2018, the 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This Mass was also one of the First Communion Masses at Christ the King. Fr. Ed reminds us that the grace that rests on this day is to experience more deeply the mercy of God. We must, in turn, share that mercy with others, which we...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 8, 2018, the 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed notes that Divine Mercy reflects perfectly the Heart of the Trinity toward us. We are called, in turn, to be merciful toward others, something we can do only by asking Him to give us more of His mercy and to make our hearts mo...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, April 7, 2018, the Vigil of the 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), by Fr. Bill Spencer, retired priest of the Diocese of Saginaw, now in residence at Christ the King. Fr. Bill reflects on the readings for this Sunday and their application to our lives. Keyword: mercy, trust, faith

This is the second talk in the "Living Pentecost" class, given by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Thursday, April 12, 2018. God always has more for each of us. Fr. Ed teaches us how to recognize this and to open our hearts to receive more from God.   Keywords: Holy Spirit, Pentecost, gifts, charisms, prayer

This is the first talk in the "Living Pentecost" class, given by Dr. Mary Healy, Professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary , on Thursday, April 5, 2018. It opens with a few introductory comments and a time of worship. At the 17:16 mark, Dr. Healy begins speaking about the necessity of "pursuing the presence of God"; that is, learning to live with an attentiveness to the Holy Spi...

Talk given on March 10, 2018, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part Catechist Formation series, given for catechists at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Keywords: sin, vice, virtue

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This Mass was also one of the First Communion Masses at Christ the King. Fr. Ed reminds us that Jesus loves all of us with the same love with which He loves the young children who are about to receive their First Communion and that He wants the reality of His love and Pres...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on April 1, 2018, Easter Sunday, by Fr. Bill Spencer, retired priest of the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan, and Priest-in-Residence at Christ the King. Fr. Bill, reflecting on the readings at today's Mass , notes that, just as the disciples came to believe in the Resurrection of Jesus, so we too must come to believe that Jesus Christ is risen and that He invites us...

Homily given at the 8:30 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday, March 31, 2018, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed invites everyone to make the promises of God expressed in the readings of the Easter Vigil the constant reality of their lives. He reminds us that one of those promises is that Jesus is going to prepare a place for us in Heaven. (The song in the homily is su...

Homily given at the 7:00 p.m. Mass on Holy Thursday, March 29, 2018, the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that the Last Supper, and every Mass since then, has been a gift of Jesus' unconditional love for us. Keywords:  love, Eucharist

Talk given on April 14, 2018, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part Catechist Formation series, given for catechists at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor Michigan. This talk supplements Professor Morgan's earlier talk on the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit . The current talk focuses on material from Fr. Jordan Aumann, O.P. Keywords: Holy Spirit, Paraclete

Homily given at the 11:00am Mass on Sunday, March 25, 2018, Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Dan reflects on the opening verses of today's Gospel , in which a woman breaks an alabaster jar of costly perfumed oil and pours it over the head of Jesus, and how she serves as a model for us in our relationship with Jesus. Keywords: Holy Wee...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 25, 2018, Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Larry notes that this feast has two names--Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday--due to the fact that there are two Gospels. The first recounts the glory of Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The second describes Jesus' Passion less than...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, March 24, 2018, the Vigil of Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, by Dcn. Lou Russello, Christ the King Catholic Church. Following the reading of the Passion of Jesus from the Gospel of Mark , Dcn. Lou suggests some ways that we can prepare to participate in this holiest week of the year. Keywords: Holy Week, suffering

Talk given on March 10, 2018, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part Catechist Formation series, given for catechists at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. NOTE: This is an updated version of the previously posted audio file with additional material added. Keywords: Holy Spirit, faith, hope, love, virtue, happiness

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, March 17, 2018, the Vigil Mass for the 5th Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed notes that the responsorial psalm for today's Mass, Psalm 51 , is a cry to God to create in the person praying a clean heart. Jesus delights in answering that prayer, in cleansing our hearts and setting us free. Keywords:  evang...

Fourth talk, given on Wednesday evening, March 14, 2018, at the Christ the King 2018 Parish Mission by  Fr. Jacques Philippe , a priest of  the Community of the Beatitudes,  an Ecclesial Family of Consecrated life founded in France in 1973. The topic of the Parish Mission was "Prayer: Living in God's Presence." The topic of the fourth talk was the consolation of the Holy Spirit. (Fr. Jacques spoke...

Third talk, given on Tuesday evening, March 13, 2018, at the Christ the King 2018 Parish Mission by  Fr. Jacques Philippe , a priest of  the Community of the Beatitudes,  an Ecclesial Family of Consecrated life founded in France in 1973. The topic of the Parish Mission was "Prayer: Living in God's Presence." The topic of the third talk was the presence of God. (Fr. Jacques spoke in French. His tal...

Second talk, given on Monday evening, March 12, 2018, at the Christ the King 2018 Parish Mission by  Fr. Jacques Philippe , a priest of  the Community of the Beatitudes,  an Ecclesial Family of Consecrated life founded in France in 1973. The topic of the Parish Mission was "Prayer: Living in God's Presence." The topic of the second talk was the attitude of heart that we should have in prayer. (Fr....

First talk, given on Sunday evening, March 11, 2018, at the Christ the King 2018 Parish Mission by Fr. Jacques Philippe , a priest of  the Community of the Beatitudes,  an Ecclesial Family of Consecrated life founded in France in 1973. The topic of the Parish Mission was "Prayer: Living in God's Presence." The topic of the first talk was "Prayer as a Source of Peace and Fruitfulness." (Fr. Jacques...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 11, 2018, the 4th Sunday of Lent, by  Fr. Jacques Philippe , a priest of  the Community of the Beatitudes,  an Ecclesial Family of Consecrated life founded in France in 1973. Fr. Jacques was at the parish to give the 2018 Parish Mission, the talks for which are posted on this website. Referring to  the readings for the day , Fr. Jacques reflects...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on March 4, 2018, the 3rd Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Bill Spencer, retired priest of the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan, and Priest-in-Residence at Christ the King. Fr. Bill reflects on how  the readings of the day  are very fitting to where we are in Lent and the call of the Lord to change our lives and be open to what He is asking of us. Keywords: repentance, Lent, c...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 25, 2018, the 2nd Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's Gospel of the Transfiguration , Jesus showed His glory to the Apostles to give them hope to sustain them during the Passion. Jesus wants to do the same for us during Lent. Keywords: evangelization, worship, conversion