Christ the King Catholic Church

The seventh and final talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, November 22, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Jack Lynch, using the words of Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, encourages us to allow the fire of the Holy Spirit to burn deep within our lives, transforming them permanently for God. After reviewing ways to grow in the life in the Spiri...

Question and answer session held after the fifth and final talk on Sunday morning, Nov. 17, 2013, at the Christ the King 2013 Women's Retreat on "Interior Freedom" by Fr. Jacques Philippe, a priest of  the Community of the Beatitudes,  an international association of the faithful of Pontifical Right, founded in France in 1973. (Fr. Jacques gave the talks in French. They were translated into Englis...

Fifth talk, given on Sunday morning, Nov. 17, 2013, at the Christ the King 2013 Women's Retreat on "Interior Freedom" by Fr. Jacques Philippe, a priest of  the Community of the Beatitudes,  an international association of the faithful of Pontifical Right, founded in France in 1973. (Fr. Jacques gave the talks in French. They were translated into English by Sr. Clare, another member of the Communit...

Fourth talk, given on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16, 2013, at the Christ the King 2013 Women's Retreat on "Interior Freedom" by Fr. Jacques Philippe, a priest of the Community of the Beatitudes, an international association of the faithful of Pontifical Right, founded in France in 1973. (Fr. Jacques gave the talks in French. They were translated into English by Sr. Clare, another member of the Commu...

Third talk, given on Saturday morning , Nov. 16, 2013, at the Christ the King 2013 Women's Retreat on "Interior Freedom" by Fr. Jacques Philippe, a priest of  the Community of the Beatitudes,  an international association of the faithful of Pontifical Right, founded in France in 1973. (Fr. Jacques gave the talks in French. They were translated into English by Sr. Clare, another member of the Commu...

Second talk, given on Saturday morning , Nov. 16, 2013, at the Christ the King 2013 Women's Retreat on "Interior Freedom" by Fr. Jacques Philippe, a priest of  the Community of the Beatitudes,  an international association of the faithful of Pontifical Right, founded in France in 1973. (Fr. Jacques gave the talks in French. They were translated into English by Sr. Clare, another member of the Comm...

First talk, given on  Friday evening, Nov. 15, 2013, at the Christ the King 2013 Women's Retreat on "Interior Freedom" by Fr. Jacques Philippe, a priest of the Community of the Beatitudes, an international association of the faithful of Pontifical Right, founded in France in 1973. (Fr. Jacques gave the talks in French. They were translated into English by Sr. Clare, another member of the Community...

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 17, 2013, the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Jesus promised that He will return and that we cannot know the day or the hour. If we are living each day for Him, then it shouldn't matter that we don't know the date and time, because we will be ready.  Key words: readiness, return, Second C...

The sixth talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, November 15, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Jerry Schoenle speaks on how to grow in the life of the Holy Spirit following the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Key words: Holy Spirit, Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Upper Room

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 10, 2013, the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's first reading from the Second book of Maccabees (2 Macc. 7:1-2, 9-14) gives the story of the martyrdom of a mother and her seven sons who chose to remain faithful to the Lord. We as a parish must support our families, as stated in the...

The fifth talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, November 8, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Before seminar participants are prayed with for the Baptism in the Spirit, Jack Lynch gives a short introductory talk to put this prayer in context for Catholics. Key words: Holy Spirit, Baptism in the Holy Spirit, praying in tongues, Upper Roo...

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 3, 2013, the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Pat Egan, Chaplain at Ave Maria Radio. Fr. Pat reflects on the readings of the day, especially the Gospel story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10). He asks, "What can we learn from Zacchaeus?" Key words: conversion, humility, surrender to God

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 2, 2013, the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day), by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. God is a God of justice and mercy. He gives us hope as we celebrate All Saints Day on November 1. He shows us mercy on All Souls Day, while at the same time showing us that all sin, even the least, is a great offe...

Homily given at the noon Mass on Friday, November 1, 2013, the Solemnity of All Saints, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The lives of the saints, both here on earth and in Heaven, were filled with the love, joy and peace of the Holy Spirit because they pursued Jesus with all their hearts. We should live in such a way as to join the saints in Heaven at the moment of our dea...

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 27, 2013, the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's Gospel, we are reminded that our relationship with God is all about His mercy toward us, a mercy that we are called to share with others by serving the needy. Serving those in need is built into the Jewish and Christian understanding...

The fourth talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, October 25, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Jerry Schoenle speaks about how to prepare for Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Key words: repentance, faith, prayer, Holy Spirit, Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Upper Room

Sunday, October 27 Brad Schmidt presented on the Communion of Saints as the Church Semester progressed.  Before the small groups met, he talked about the Church Militant, the Church Suffering and the Church Triumphant and how they're related.  After the small group discussions, we talked about Mary as the ultimate Saint, and Mother of the Church.  Erin Jobst shared a testimony of Mary's interventi...

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 20, 2013, World Mission Sunday, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. As we celebrate World Mission Sunday, we are reminded that we are all called to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, a call that is echoed in the Christ the King Mission Statement. (For Fr. Ed's reflections on the Parish Mission Statement, go to www.ctkcc....

The third talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, October 18, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. After a brief introduction by Jack Lynch, Laurie Johnson speaks on finding new life through the gift of the Holy Spirit. Key words: Holy Spirit, Upper Room

Talk by Gary Court on Thursday, October 17, 2013, Week Two of the three-week Love and Logic(R) presentation at Christ the King facilitated by Therese Cirner. For more information, go to www.loveandlogic.com . Key words: parenting, children

Part 2 of a two-part talk given at Christ the King Catholic Church on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, by Sr. John Dominic, O.P., Principal of the Spiritus Sanctus Academy on Joy Road in Ann Arbor and one of the foundresses of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Sr. John Dominic speaks about a program developed at Spiritus Sanctus Academy designed to integrate living a virtuous lif...

Part 1 of a two-part talk given at Christ the King Catholic Church on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, by Sr. John Dominic, O.P., Principal of the Spiritus Sanctus Academy on Joy Road in Ann Arbor and one of the foundresses of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Sr. John Dominic speaks about a program developed at Spiritus Sanctus Academy designed to integrate living a virtuous lif...

October 20, 2013 The next Life Night in the semester on the Church focused on the necessity of the Church for salvation and the concept of Ecumenism.  The teens heard a (longer than normal) talk given by Brad Schmidt, and explored the concept further in Scripture with their small groups.  

Part 2 of a talk given on Saturday, September 28, 2013, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part series of talks on Doctrine, given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you are interested in taking this series as part of the process for Diocese of Lansing Catechist Certification, please contact Barbara Morgan's secretary, Maryn Hasey, at mhasey@ctkcc.net...

Part 1 of a talk given on Saturday, September 28, 2013, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part series of talks on Doctrine, given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you are interested in taking this series as part of the process for Diocese of Lansing Catechist Certification, please contact Barbara Morgan's secretary, Maryn Hasey, at mhasey@ctkcc.net...