Christ the King Catholic Church

Talk given on November 18, 2017, 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, prudence

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 10, 2017, the Second Sunday of Advent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. As the opening verse of today's first reading states , God wants to comfort His people. We need to spend time with Jesus to let Him comfort us. Jesus then invites us to comfort others with the comfort we've received, the Good News of the Gospel of...

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 3, 2017, the First Sunday of Advent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. We are all called to discipleship, especially during Advent. Let us use our time, talent, and treasure to serve the Lord Jesus during this holy season. Keywords: Surrender to God, thankfulness, stewardship

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 26, 2017, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The King of Kings invites us to be disciples and to share the Good News with others. As a way to facilitate that call, the Diocese of Lansing has launched the "Grow + Go" initiative. Fr. Ed discusses the Diocesan "G...

Homily given at the 11:00 am Mass on Sunday, November 19, 2017, the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. The parable of the talents in today's Gospel shows us that spiritual greatness is not dependent on being able to do great and mighty works. Blessed Solanus Casey , who was beatified in Detroit on November 18, gives us a powerful local example of what...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday, November 18, 2017, the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed notes that today's first reading and Gospel  parallel the diligent wife of Proverbs 31 and the profitable servants of the parable in Matthew . Blessed Solanus Casey , who was beatified in Detroit today, is another example of a p...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 12, 2017, the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Gerry Holowicki, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Gerry reviews the context of today's Gospel of the ten virgins ( Mt. 25:1-13 ) and what it means for us today. Keywords: evangelism, perseverance

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 5, 2017, the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's Gospel ( Matthew 23:1-12 ), Jesus talks about the Chair of Moses, the teaching authority that was established to govern the Jewish people. Jesus gave to His Church the Chair of Peter to serve as the teaching authority to lead us hom...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday, November 4, 2017, the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This Mass was the annual Mass at which we remember the babies lost during pregnancy or immediately after birth. The Church's teaching on Heaven gives us hope that all these kids now see Jesus. We commend all these kids to Jesus' love an...

Homily given at the 12 noon Mass on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, the Solemnity of All Saints, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The Gospel for today's feast ( Matthew 5:1-12a ) is the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes are a great gift, but they are a gift that cannot be lived without more of the grace of God. Jesus calls us to be saints by living the Beatitudes, and He empowers us...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday, October 28, 2017, the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's Gospel ( Matthew 22:34-40 ), Jesus calls us to love Him with all our hearts and our neighbors as ourselves. He gives us the Holy Spirit to enable us to love as He loves. Keywords: Surrender to God, Worship

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 22, 2017, the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on today's readings , Fr. Ed points out that there is nothing that does not belong to God. What does that mean for us as citizens, especially in this complicated time? Keywords: Surrender to God, Citizenship Reference:  Gaudium et Sp...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 1, 2017, the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's readings speak of the importance turning to the Lord and persevering in our relationship with Him. We all face the risk of falling away. We need to cling to Jesus in prayer in order to remain faithful ourselves and to bring others to Him...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 15, 2017, the Carmelite Solemnity of St. Teresa of Jesus (Avila), by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. After explaining why we are celebrating the feast of St. Teresa of Jesus instead of the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Ed talks about how St. Teresa invites us to deepen our union with the Lord Jesus. That union require...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 8, 2017, the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's readings speak of us as the Lord's vineyard. Jesus invites us to be faithful to His gifts so we can be fruitful. Keywords: Surrender to God, Trust

Talk given on September 16, 2017, 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, virtue

Upper Room Director Christy Whiting explains Who the Eucharist is and why we praise with the Blessed Sacrament present at Praise & Worship on the first Friday of the month. She provides Scriptural background and stories of scientifically proven Eucharistic Miracles. This talk was given at Upper Room Praise & Worship at Christ the King Catholic Church on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. Keywords: Upper Room,...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 24, 2017, the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's first reading , the prophet Isaiah exhorts us to "Seek the Lord while He may be found." (Is. 55:6) Fr. Ed encourages us to seek Him constantly and to prepare for where we know He is going to be, such as, at Sunday Mass.  Then havin...

Talk given on August 26, 2017, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part Catechist Formation series, given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Key words: doctrine, conscience

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 17, 2017, the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's parable of the unforgiving servant  shows us how important it is for us to forgive as we have been forgiven. But we cannot be agents of forgiveness and mercy without turning to Jesus and asking for more of His Sacred and Merciful Hear...

Talk given on August 26, 2017, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part Catechist Formation series, given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Key words: doctrine, freedom

Homily given at the 11:00am Mass on Sunday, September 10, 2017, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Referencing today's first reading (Ezekiel 33:7-9) , Dcn. Dan notes that government officials are taking seriously their responsibility to warn the people of Florida about the danger from Hurricane Irma. If that is true for physical danger, how much more should we love people enough...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 3, 2017, the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's responsorial psalm , David speaks of his longing for God. Our souls and everybody's souls long for God; we need Him and they need Him. Alpha is a way for us to help people find that for which they long. Key words: evangelism, conver...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 27, 2017, the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed explains how the first reading ( Isaiah 22:19-23 ) and the Gospel ( Matthew 16:13-20 ) are related, describing how the Pope, the Vicar of Christ, is analogous to the Old Testament steward of the king. Recent popes in particular have done...

Homily given at the 7:30 p.m. Mass on August 15, 2017, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Fr. Bill Spencer, retired priest of the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan. Fr. Bill reflects on the background of the dogma of the Assumption and the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in our lives. Keyword: Mary