Christ the King Catholic Church

Homily given at the 11:00am Mass on Sunday, February 18, 2018, the First Sunday of Lent, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Referring to today's first reading and the Gospel , Dcn. Dan speaks of what it means to repent and believe in the Gospel. This Sunday was also Participation Weekend for the Diocese of Lansing Witness to Hope campaign.   Keywords: evangelization, conversion, d...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 11, 2018, the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on the Gospel for today, Fr. Ed notes that the leper wasn't sure if Jesus would want to heal him. Jesus' response was, "Of course, I want to!" When others come to us saying, "If you want to, you can..." -- invite me in, care for me,...

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on February 4, 2018, the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Bill Spencer, retired priest of the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan, and Priest-in-Residence at Christ the King. Fr. Bill notes that  the readings of the day  reflect struggles that the people in Scripture were facing. What are the lessons that we can learn from their struggles? Keywords: prayer, service,...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 4, 2018, the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Wayne Slomiany, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on today's readings , Dcn. Wayne notes that, when we're in times of darkness, prayer and serving others can renew our hope and bring us back into the light. Keywords: hope, stewardship, prayer, evangelization, Adoration

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, February 3, 2018, the Vigil of the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Lou Russello, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Lou reflects on the readings for the day and some of the lessons that we can draw from them.  Key Words: Surrender to God, faith, trust

Talk given on January 6, 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: doctrine, cardinal virtue, temperance

Talk given on January 6, 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: doctrine, cardinal virtue, fortitude

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on January 28, 2018, the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Bill Spencer, retired priest of the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan, and Priest-in-Residence at Christ the King. Fr. Bill reflects on the Gospel for the day, Mark 1:21-28 .  Mark in his Gospel emphasized two aspects of Jesus' ministry, teaching and healing, both of which were done under His own power a...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 28, 2018, the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's first reading , Moses speaks of the coming of a prophet like him Whom God would raise up. During the times of the judges and prophets, only the chosen few among the Jews heard the voice of the Holy One of Israel. After Pentecost, t...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, January 27, 2018, the Vigil Mass for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This Mass was celebrated as a Memorial Mass for former Christ the King parishioner Fr. Bill Baer, priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis , who died unexpectedly on Jan. 14, 2018. Keywords: surrender to God,...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 21, 2018, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's first reading from the Book of the Prophet Jonah shows how successful Jonah was when he finally obeyed the Lord and preached repentance to the Ninevites, even though he was reluctant, to say the least. Similarly, Jesus can use us, impe...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 14, 2018, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The first reading in today's Mass is the call of Samuel . Even though Samuel became one of Israel's greatest prophets, when he was young, he did not recognize the voice of the Lord. Yet the Lord persisted in calling him until Eli, recognizing...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, the Solemnity of the Epiphany, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Larry notes that the three Magi came to Bethlehem as pilgrims and they returned to their lands as missionaries. We need to learn from their example. He reflects on seven lessons we can learn from the Magi. Keywords: Epiphany, manifestation, wise m...

The second of two talks given by Dr. Peter Kleponis at the Made for More event held at Christ the King Catholic Church on Saturday evening, February 10, 2018.  Peter C. Kleponis, Ph. D. is a Licensed Clinical Therapist and Assistant Director of Comprehensive Counseling Services in Conshohocken, PA. For more information, go to  http://peterkleponis. Before the talk, a parishioner gave a personal te...

The first of two talks given by Dr. Peter Kleponis at the Made for More event held at Christ the King Catholic Church on Saturday evening, February 10, 2018.  Peter C. Kleponis, Ph. D. is a Licensed Clinical Therapist and Assistant Director of Comprehensive Counseling Services in Conshohocken, PA. Dr. Kleponis has over 20 years of professional experience working with individuals, couples, families...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, January 6, 2018, the Solemnity of the Epiphany, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The 4:30 Mass, in addition to being the regular Saturday Vigil Mass for Christ the King, was also part of the 2018 Encounter Conference , held at Christ the King and sponsored by Encounter Ministries . Keywords: manifestation, Holy Spirit, Pentec...

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 31, 2017, the Feast of the Holy Family, by Dcn. John Ozog, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. John reflects on the importance of the family and of participating in the sacraments, especially Reconciliation. He then shares some personal experiences related to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. He concludes by encouraging everyone, if they're...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, the Feast of the Holy Family, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Larry reflects on how Jesus sanctified the ordinary activities and duties of life, converting them into channels of grace for all families. Keywords: trust, Providence, holiness

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, December 30, 2017, the Vigil of the Feast of the Holy Family, by Dcn. Gerry Holowicki, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Gerry reflects on the mystery of the Incarnation, especially as shown in today's Gospel ( Luke 2:36-40 ), and what it means for us that God chose to make His dwelling among us in a human family. Note: Unfortunately, the opening...

Homily given at the 9:00 am Mass on Sunday, December 24, 2017, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Dan reflects on waiting and what we're waiting for in our lives. Keywords: Advent, Annunciation, waiting

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, December 23, 2017, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, by Dcn. Wayne Slomiany, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Wayne encourages us to respond to the calls that God places on our lives as Mary and Elizabeth responded to the calls on their lives. Keywords: Annunciation, vocation

Homily given at the 8:00 p.m. Mass on Sunday, December 24, 2017, the Vigil of Christmas, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Both the lowly shepherds and the three kings were invited to come see the Messiah. No one is too low or too high to come to Jesus. No one is excluded. Keywords: Christmas, magi, wise men, nativity

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on December 24, 2017, the Vigil of Christmas, by Fr. Bill Spencer, retired priest of the Diocese of Saginaw, now in residence at Christ the King. Fr. Bill notes that the Church provides four different Masses for the celebration of Christmas: the Vigil Mass, the Mass at Midnight, the Mass at Dawn, and the Mass during the Day. He points out the different emphases o...

Talk given at  Upper Room 's Praise & Worship on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, by Jeane Larson. Jeane spoke about how to listen to the Lord and follow His lead. An introduction and closing comments were given by Upper Room Director Christy Whiting. Keywords: Upper Room, Praise & Worship, Holy Spirit, listen, Scripture , prayer

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 17, 2017, the Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Joy is meant to be part of the Christian life. Jesus gives us the grace to rejoice! Keywords: Advent, rejoice, love, joy, peace