Christ the King Catholic Church

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, July 16, 2022, Carmelite Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The Lady is a gift to us and knowing her is a command of Jesus. Gospel reading from this Mass Mt 12:46-50 Key words: Discipleship

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 10, 2022, the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Jesus is our Good Samaritan who heals and restores us. Gospel reading from this Mass Lk 10:25-37 Key words: Eucharist, Evangelization

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 3, 2022, the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. God sends us ambassadors into the world to proclaim the Gospel. His power and presence goes with us.  Gospel reading from this Mass Lk 10:1-12, 17-20  Key words: Evangelization, Pro-Life

In this episode we dive into why we don't need to dwell on scrupulous thoughts, and explore where they could be coming from. From high emotional awareness, to past feelings of shame, the enemy seeks to hold us back from mission. In this episode we press into how we can break free from the spiral of scrupulosity.

This question was posed at A1:8 (CTK's youth group). In this episode we're unpacking the internal boundaries of overcoming temptations and avoiding sin. 

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 1, 2022, the 3rd Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Listen to God rather than man. God comes first and spoke carefully about the things of God, especially around our kids. Gospel reading from this Mass Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 Key words:  eucharist, evangelization, kids, parenting

These are questions posed from the youth group at Christ the King.

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 3, 2022, the 5th Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Jesus' actions are always maximally loving. He raised Lazarus as an act of love!  Gospel reading from this Mass Jn 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 Key words:  evangelization, discipleship, love, Scripture, Bible, John Paul II, lent, joy

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 27, 2022, the 4th Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor of Christ the King in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Rejoice in the Lord! Keep focused on Jesus, not on the storm for our joy to be maintained.   Keywords:  joy, repentence, worship, lent, rejoice

This episode unpacks questions from a q&a from the last time I went to A1:8. These are questions from the teens at Christ the King.

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 20, 2022, the 3rd Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ryan Riley, Chaplain at Father Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Today's Gospel is the story of the Woman at the Well from the Gospel of John. (The Year A reading was used because the First Scrutiny was celebrated at this Mass.) When we draw from the well of the world we are never satis...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 12, 2021, the 3rd Sunday of Advent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Why do we have anxiety? Rejoice! We are moved from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light! He who is in us is more powerful. 

Our actions bear consequences and sometimes even after finding life in Jesus, we may face long term impact from choices that we made in sin. From STD's, criminal records, and such, our future can seem compromised. How does Jesus speak hope to that, and how does He promise us a future?

Today we welcome back Aimée Godfrey. Besides being the Director of Adult Discipleship at Christ the King, Aimée is a lawyer and teacher in moral theology. Today she shares with us the dangers of IVF and artificial insemination, and how we as church can respond instead to the pain of infertility.

Today we welcome Abbey Foard and Chris Ellman. Abbey and Chris are therapists who specialize in aiding those of us who battle sex addiction. Today they join us to talk about real reasons we run to sex actions and the problem behind the problem of addiction. From there we hear how we can face our true needs and find hope and healing.

Today we welcome Marco Cassanova, Assistant Director of Desert Stream Ministries, to share about his journey of finding wholeness of identity in Jesus while facing same-sex attraction. What does it look like to integrate our sexuality with our identity in Christ? How does Jesus see our sin as a reflection of need? And what is the hope that God calls us to in regards to our sexual orientation?

How does the enemy attack sexuality and what's God's plan for redemption? In this episode we unpack how facing our own needs for healing from sexual brokenness builds a bridge to seeing another's' sin as a reflection of need and gives us the tools to minister to them.

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 24, 2021, the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy! The danger is that, when we are presented with an attempt by the snake to rob our joy, our fallen nature almost automatically moves to agreement; the perpetual invitation to wallow...

How do we care for the victims of church abuse? In this episode we call the church higher and refuse to tolerate evil. We discuss the psychological needs of victims and our responsibility to join them in their healing through listening, believing them, and journeying towards redemption.

Jessica Dudek shares about the prophetic dream and haunting question that spurred her towards evangelization

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 19, 2021, the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  The Lord upholds my life.  No amount of error in a person justifies treating that person in a way that demeans the essential dignity that is theirs as sons or daughters of God. The image of God that we all bear is not effaced by error and so...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 12, 2021, the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  The King is absolutely faithful and filled with love for us, the sheep of His flock. Let us cling to Him during this difficult time, always remembering that He Who is in us is greater than anything we may face. Even so, come, Lord Jesus, com...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 5, 2021, the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Do not be afraid! The more we immerse ourselves in prayer and His Word, the more we will trust in Him rather than "trusting" in the destructive power of the circumstances. So we call upon Him, Whom St. Paul reminds us gives us power to take e...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 29, 2021, the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. "If we receive into our hearts and minds this Word with its capacity to save us, then we will have a solid criterion that we can use to judge the truth of all...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 22, 2021, the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Fr. Ed's focus for this homily was from John 6 and The Real Presence. Trust Jesus and receive the King in the Eucharistic Lord