Christ the King Catholic Church

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, August 19, 2017, the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Scripture is filled with parables and examples, as in today's Gospel ( Matthew 15:21-28 ), of the importance of perseverance. Do we have that kind of perseverance in our prayers for ourselves and for others? Key words: perseverance, persistenc...

Homily given at the 12 noon Mass on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Jesus offers us many avenues by which we can receive His grace. One of the gifts that He offers us is a relationship with His Mother, Mary. Have we received the gift that He's offering? Keywords: Mary, Rosary

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 13, 2017, the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's first reading ( I Kings 19:9a, 11-13a ), God said to Elijah, and says to us, that we shouldn't confuse Him with the special effects that sometimes accompany His Presence. He wants to speak to us with a still, small voice when we come...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 6, 2017, the Feast of the Transfiguration, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Jesus showed His transfigured glory to Peter, James, and John in order to strengthen their faith so that they would be strong enough to deal with His Passion. Key words: evangelization, worship, Alpha

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 30, 2017, the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on the life of Solomon, Fr. Ed reminds us that starting strong is not enough. We must persevere in keeping Jesus at the center of our lives every day. Key Words: worship, perseverance, evangelization, discipleship

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 23, 2017, the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Commenting on today's Gospel of the weeds and the wheat ( Mt. 13:24-43 ), Fr. Ed reminds us that we were all born weeds until someone brought us to Jesus. Jesus wants us all to become wheat and be brought into His Kingdom. Key words: Evangelizatio...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 16, 2017, the Carmelite Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. After explaining why we are celebrating Our Lady of Mount Carmel instead of the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Ed talks about contemplative prayer. Our Lady intercedes for us that we would grow in contemplation, to which we a...

Homily given on June 23, 2017, at the Funeral Mass for Christ the King parishioner Anne Valentyne by Fr. Dan Jones , Associate Professor of Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 9, 2017, the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's Gospel ( Matthew 11:25-30 ), Jesus says, "My yoke is easy, and My burden light." Fr. Ed reminds us that the yoke is easy only if you let the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit do the carrying! Key Words: evangelization, worship, surrender t...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 2, 2017, the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's readings, Jesus invites us to warmly welcome people in His Name, even as He has welcomed us. Key Words: surrender to God, evangelization, hospitality

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 18, 2017, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. When we're confronted with things that we don't understand, as the disciples didn't understand what Jesus said in John 6 about the Eucharist, we're faced with a choice. Are we going to walk away from the Lo...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 11, 2017, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed speaks of the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity, and of the passionate love that all three Divine Persons--Father, Son and Holy Spirit--have for each of us. As St. Thomas Aquinas points out, since each Divine Person of the Trinity is a...

Homily given at the 11:00am Mass on Sunday, June 25, 2017, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. At this Mass, Christ the King celebrated the 16th anniversary of the dedication of its Church. Dcn. Dan spoke of the ongoing need to maintain, not only the physical structure, but also the spiritual structure of the parish. He suggested that a critical measure of the spiritual health of a...

Talk given on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Christ the King Catholic Church by Dan Burke , President of the Avila Foundation, author of numerous books, and founder of spiritualdirection.com . He talks about evangelizing in a world that is, not only post-Christian, but also post-rational, illustrating it with examples from his own conversion. Dan is introduced by Tesa Fleming, co-founder of Heart of Ch...

Homily given at the 11:00am Mass on Sunday, June 11, 2017, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, by Fr. Joseph Campbell, newly-ordained priest of the Diocese of Lansing, celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving at Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Joe reflects on the truth that love is at the center of the Holy Trinity and that we, who are made in the image and likeness of God, are made for that lo...

Talk given on June 7, 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, Church, love, charity

Homily given at the Confirmation Mass on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, by Bishop Earl Boyea, Bishop of the Diocese of Lansing.

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 21, 2017, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, by newly-ordained Dcn. Gene Leger. Dcn. Gene, a charter member of Christ the King, has been assigned to serve at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Ann Arbor.

Talk given on May 31, 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, Church, human person

Homily given at the 7:00pm Mass on Saturday, June 3, 2017, the Vigil of Pentecost, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The Holy Spirit is given to us to deepen our union with the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and to empower us for evangelism. Key Words: Pentecost, Holy Spirit, evangelism

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 28, 2017, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Lord, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that Jesus invites us to prepare for the Holy Spirit. Ask Him for more of His gifts and especially for more of the presence of the Triune God. Key Words: Pentecost, Evangelization, Worship

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 21, 2017, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that Jesus sends us His Spirit to stand beside us and fill us with His gifts, especially so that we can have a deeper relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Key Words: Surrender to God, Worship, Conversion

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 14, 2017, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, by newly ordained Dcn. Wayne Slomiany, Christ the King Catholic Church.

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 14, 2017, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that to serve His church, Jesus raised up the diaconate and blessed us with the constant assistance of His mother. Key Words: Vocations, Man 

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 7, 2017, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that the Good Shepherd cares for us and has given us His Mother as our Queen as well.  Key Words: Worship