Christ the King Catholic Church

First talk given at the 2013 Christ the King Men's Retreat on Friday, February 8, 2013, by Paco Gavrilides, Instructor of Homiletics at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit . The theme of the retreat was "Discipleship, the Authentic Christian Life." Key words: discipleship, retreat

Ho mi ly given at the 12:00 noon Mass on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 , Ash Wednesday , by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. As we begin the holy season of Lent, Fr. Ed reminds us that the whole purpose of Lent is to fall more deeply in love with Jesus . Key word s: Lent, love, Jesus

Homily given at the 11:30 Mass on Sunday, February 10, 2013, the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Pat Egan. Fr. Pat notes that the first reading and the Gospel today talk to us about coming deep into the presence of God and the lessons we can draw from Isaiah's and Peter's experiences. Key words: holiness, sinfulness, Lent, obedience

Ho mi ly given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 3, 2013 , the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time and the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed notes that love is necessary in order to adequately serve the King of Kings. Those who are consecrated to Him, such as the members of the Servants of God's Love who attended this Mas...

The fifth talk in the Fundamentals of Catholic Living seminar, given by Deacon Dan Foley on Friday, February 15, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. This talk expands on the previous week's talk by discussing what is "the flesh," in the Scriptural sense of the term, and the choices we need to make in order to overcome it and live in the freedom that Jesus i...

The fourth talk in the Fundamentals of Catholic Living seminar, given by Deacon Dan Foley on Friday, February 8, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. This talk addresses the world, the Fall, and a Catholic understanding of these topics. Key words: Fall, original sin, Catholic Worldview, CWV, Fundamentals, Upper Room

The third talk in the Fundamentals of Catholic Living seminar, given by Deacon Dan Foley on Friday, February 1, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. This talk addresses the topics of faith and guidance: what they are and how they operate in our lives. Key words: Catholic, faith, guidance, Fundamentals, Upper Room

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, January 19, 2013, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Fortuna to Turati of the Servants of Charity. The couple at the wedding at Cana , described in today's Gospel, invited Jesus and Mary to be part of their wedding. Are Jesus and Mary part of our family's lives? Key words: wedding, Cana, marriage

The second talk in the Fundamentals of Catholic Living seminar, given by Deacon Dan Foley on Friday, January 25, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. This talk focuses on the second great commandment, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Key words: Catholic, Fundamentals, charity, love of neighbor, Upper Room

On January 30, 2013, Brad Schmidt gave a presentation to parents of 6-12 grade students about the issue of sexual purity among teens, and how parents can better equip their sons and daughters to deal with temptation in a healthy way. This is an updated version of the talk originally given in May of 2011. The handout, listing online resources for parents and teens, as well as some guidance about ho...

Ho mi ly given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, January 26, 2013 , the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time , by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that Pope John Paul the Great made it clear that the Christian's spiritual life is supposed to be contemplative, charismatic, Marian, and Eucharistic. All four elements should be present in every Christian's life. Key w...

Homily given at the 7:00 p.m. Life Teen Mass on Sunday, January 13, 2013, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. For most of us, our parents made the choice to have us baptized when we were infants. At some point, though, we need to make the choice to make our Baptismal commitment our own and to continue to make acts of surrender to Jesus as...

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 13, 2013, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, by Fr. Frank Pavone, president of Priest for Life. Fr. Pavone reminds us that Jesus was anointed by the Holy Spirit at His Baptism to bring "glad tidings to the poor." Christ became man to become one with us; we must be one with Him in His mission to the poor and the world. None are poorer than t...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, January 12, 2013, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, by Fr. Fortuna to Turati of the Servants of Charity. On this day when we celebrate the manifestation of the Lord Jesus, Fr. Fortunato reminds us of our own Baptism, when the Holy Spirit came upon us and we became the beloved children of God. Key words: Baptism, love of God, children

The first talk in the Fundamentals of Catholic Living seminar, given by Deacon Dan Foley on Friday, January 18, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Dcn. Dan introduces this seminar, a revised version of the "Foundations in Catholic Living" seminar offered in Fall 2012. Both seminars are based on earlier classes prepared for ecumenical audiences, but revised...

Part 2 of a talk given on Wednesday, January 2, 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 Wednesday, January 2, 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 ....

Ho mi ly given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 6, 2013 , the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord , by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The star was a natural event enhanced by a supernatural grace that allowed it to be used to point the wise men to Jesus. So we should use our natural gifts, enhanced by the grace of the Holy Spirit, to point people to Jesus. Even th...

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 6, 2013, the Solemnity of the Epiphany, by Dcn. Gerry Holowicki, Christ the King Catholic Church. "Christ is born for us." We often focus on the first three words -- "Christ is born" -- and forget the last two -- " for us ." Dcn. Gerry reminds us that the grace that rests on this day is for us to absorb more of the meaning of the appearance of...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, January 5, 2013, the Solemnity of the Epiphany, by Dcn. Lou Russello, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Lou reminds us that, in spite of the darkness that surrounds us, the "Light of Christ" has come to all peoples. Our role is to reflect that light and glory to others. Key words: Epiphany, Christmas season, evangelization, conversion

Ho mi ly given at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God , by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. As we celebrate the secular new year, we can consider how to make it through this new year: by allowing the Lord to bless us and keep us. How do we choose to let the King reign in us in this new year? Key word s: surrender to God, faith...

Ho mi ly given at the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Monday, December 31, 2012, the Vigil of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. Mary is the perfect example of fulfilling the purpose we all have in this life, that is, to be conformed to the image of her Son, to be Christ-like. We need to honor Mary for being chosen as the Mother of God because of the l...

Ho mi ly given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 30, 2012, the Feast of the Holy Family, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The Holy Family is held up as a model for us. Fr. Ed explores the question, How can we imitate the Holy Family? Key word s: Holy Family, trust, fidelity, courage, faith, patience

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 30, 2012, the Feast of the Holy Family, by Dcn. Greg VandeVoorde, Christ the King Catholic Church. It is important to be a member of a family. We are members, not just of our human families, but of God's family. Jesus, the Son of God, became human and became part of the human family. We become members of God’s family through our Baptism. This...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, December 29, 2012, the Feast of the Holy Family, by Fr. Richard Lobert, chaplain at Fr. Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor. Fr. Lobert reflects on the fact that the family is the place where we learn to grow perfect in love, to love each person as God loves them, starting with the members of our families. Key words: family, love