Christ the King Catholic Church

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 19, 2013, the Solemnity of Pentecost, by Dcn. John Ozog, newly ordained Permanent Deacon for the Diocese of Lansing. After thanking all those who supported him in his vocational journey to the permanent diaconate, Dcn. John recounted his own vocational story and the peace and joy that comes from doing God's will and calling upon the Holy Spirit fo...

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 19, 2013, the Solemnity of Pentecost, by Dcn. James Rolph, newly ordained transitional deacon for the Diocese of Lansing. Jesus said in today's Gospel, "As the Father has sent me, so I send you." We cannot accomplish our mission to be the light of the world, the salt of the earth, the aroma of Christ, without the Holy Spirit. Keyword: Pentecost, Ho...

Homily given at the 7:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, May 18, 2013, the Vigil of the Solemnity of Pentecost, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Recounting some of what we know about the work of the Holy Spirit from Scripture and the lives of the saints, Fr. Ed says that we need more of the Spirit to love as Jesus loves. He encourages us to surrender our lives to Jesus and put no l...

Talk given at the Upper Room prayer meeting on Pentecost Weekend, Friday, May 17, 2013, by Dr. Mary Healy, Christ the King parishioner and Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. Dr. Healy speaks about the impartation of the Holy Spirit in Scripture and what it means for our lives. Key words: Holy Spirit, impartation, charisms, evangelism, Upper Room

The sixth and final talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Friday, May 17, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Fr. Ed reviews some resources to help Catholics better understand and explain to others how the charismatic gifts are rooted in the heart of the Catholic Church. He encourages ever...

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 12, 2013, the Solemnity of the Ascension and Mother's Day, by Dcn. Greg VandeVoorde, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Greg VandeVoorde speaks of the joy that we can have as disciples of the Lord. Just as the Blessed Virgin Mary, like a good mother, encouraged the disciples to be joyful in living out their faith, so our Mother the Church encour...

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 12, 2013, the Solemnity of the Ascension and Mother's Day, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Just before Jesus ascended, He said, "It is better for you that I go," because then He would send the Holy Spirit, Who would clothe us with power. Fr. Ed discusses why we need more of the power of the Spirit in order to live for Jes...

The fifth talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Friday, May 10, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. (Please note: There is some background noise in the first four minutes of the talk, at which point a different microphone was provided, eliminating the background noise.) Fr. Ed discusses th...

Homily given at the 7:00 p.m. Confirmation Mass at Christ the King Catholic Church on Thursday, May 9, 2013, by Bishop Earl Boyea, Fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Lansing. (The Bishop's opening remarks were not recorded; the recording starts when his homily had already begun.) Keyword: Confirmation

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 5, 2013, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's reading from the Book of Acts, we hear the account of the first council of the Church, meeting in Jerusalem to decide on a controversy (Acts 15:1-29). Fr. Ed explains how this event is a demonstration of the Spirit-inspired teaching authority...

On April 28, 2013, Therese Cirner, LPC, NCC spoke to parents of middle and high school students about helping their teens transition from childhood to adulthood. She covered several topics like discipline, natural consequences, age-appropriate freedoms and expections. Contact Therese at: 734.477.9020, or tcirner at yahoo dot com The handouts for this talk are available online at  http://www.rc.net...

The fourth talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Friday, May 3, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Fr. Ed discusses the charismatic gift of healing, referring to the action of the Holy Spirit, usually through a willing Christian, that results in the medical healing of a person. Following...

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 28, 2013, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Jesus in today's Gospel calls us to love one another as He has loved us. We cannot do that on our own. We need the power of the Holy Spirit to love as He loved. When the world sees this love in us, it will move them to conversion. Keyword: love, conver...

A talk given at Christ the King Catholic Church on Thursday, April 25, 2013, by Tim Carpenter, Director of Religious Education at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Howell, MI. This talk focuses on the Acts of the Apostles and letters of the New Testament, one of the Bible topics required by the Diocese of Lansing for catechist certification. If you are interested in taking this course as par...

A talk given at Christ the King Catholic Church on Thursday, April 25, 2013, by Tim Carpenter, Director of Religious Education at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Howell, MI. This talk focuses on the four Gospels of the New Testament, one of the Bible topics required by the Diocese of Lansing for catechist certification. If you are interested in taking this course as part of the process for...

Part Two of a two-part talk given at Christ the King Catholic Church on Thursday, April 18, 2013, by Tim Carpenter, Director of Religious Education at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Howell, MI. This talk provides an overview of the Old Testament, its themes and key people , one of the Bible topics required by the Diocese of Lansing for catechist certification. If you are interested in tak...

Part One of a two-part talk given at Christ the King Catholic Church on Thursday, April 18, 2013, by Tim Carpenter, Director of Religious Education at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Howell, MI. This talk provides an overview of the Old Testament, its themes and key people, one of the Bible topics required by the Diocese of Lansing for catechist certification. If you are interested in taki...

Part 2 of a talk given on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 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 Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 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...

The third talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Friday, April 26, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Fr. Ed discusses the five "word gifts" listed in I Corinthians 12: word of knowledge, word of wisdom, discernment, interpretation of tongues, and prophecy. Following his talk, Christy Whit...

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 21, 2013, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In the Gospel for this Sunday, the annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations, we read that Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice." (John 10:27) If we draw close to the Lord Jesus, we will hear His voice, and He can guide us, especially in regard to our v...

The second talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Friday, April 19, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Fr. Ed discusses the gift of tongues, one of the nine charismatic gifts listed in I Corinthians 12. He describes the four distinct usages of the gift of tongues in the New Testament and w...

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 14, 2013, the Third Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. As St. Paul points out in his letter to the Romans, "The love of God is poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit that has been given to us." (Rom. 5:5) It's this love, which they received when the Holy Spirit came upon them at Pentecost, that imp...

The first talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, and Dr. Mary Healy, Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. This talk was given on Friday, April 12, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. In the opening talk in this new course, Fr. Ed describes why the...

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on April 7, 2013, the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) by Fr. Pat Egan, Chaplain at Ave Maria Radio. The Resurrection of Jesus ushers in a whole new era of Divine Mercy. Mercy is love's response to suffering, especially the suffering caused by sin. We see an example of that mercy in His response to Thomas, and to us. Keyword: Easter, Divine Mercy