Christ the King Catholic Church

From our Director of Evangelization, Jessica Dudek, this is our first part series on Navigating Hostility

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 8, 2020, the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's first reading , Wisdom and the pursuit of wisdom are extolled. Wisdom is a great gift from the Lord, but we have to pursue it and act on the wisdom that we are given. If we do, we will experience the same grace that the saints did t...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 23, 2020, the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed describes how today's first reading gives us insight into the role that Jesus invests Peter with in today's Gospel . The pope has been raised up by Jesus to shepherd His Church.  Key words:  Catholic Church, papacy, obedience, faithfulnes...

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 16, 2020, the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's Gospel shows us the Canaanite woman who doesn't give up until Jesus heals her daughter. She's a model for us of persevering prayer. After the homily, new Stephen Ministers were commissioned to serve at Christ the King. Key words:  perse...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 9, 2020, the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's first reading , Elijah gives us an example of how we should respond to the increasingly difficult circumstances around us:  listen for the still, small voice of the Lord. The Gospel shows us what happens when we take our eyes off Jesus...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 2, 2020, the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed notes that the Scriptures read at today's Mass are tailor-made for the times in which we're currently living (the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, etc.). Who isn't hungry and thirsty for sanity, for safety, but especially for that which gives me...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 2, 2020, the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed notes that the Scriptures read at today's Mass are tailor-made for the times in which we're currently living (the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, etc.). Who isn't hungry and thirsty for sanity, for safety, but especially for that which gives me...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 26, 2020, the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's first reading , Solomon pleases God by asking for the gift of wisdom. Fr. Ed discusses our great need to ask Jesus for wisdom in order to build bridges that can change the lives of those around us. Key words:  healing, love, hope, evang...

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 19, 2020, the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on today's Gospel , Fr. Ed notes that we all were weeds before our Baptism, but we don't have to stay weeds. So how can we build bridges between ourselves and people of different races, backgrounds, etc., that will help bring Jesus int...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 12, 2020, the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's Gospel speaks of the seed, which is the Word of God, meeting with four different ends. How can we be sure that the Word that enters into our hearts bears good fruit? How can our words build up rather than tear down? Key words:  grace, spee...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 5, 2020, the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's Gospel , Jesus invites us to take His yoke upon us and learn from Him:  to see things as He sees them, to love with His love, to understand how He wants us to live. This is particularly crucial in the complicated times in which we live....

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 28, 2020, the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's first reading , the Prophet Elisha responds to the woman's lack of children by assuring her that, in a year, she will have a son. He has a lesson for us about asking Jesus about the circumstances that we're facing today and how He wants...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 21, 2020, the Solemnity of the Anniversary of the Dedication of Christ the King's Church, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. (The actual dedication occurred on June 24, 2001, but since it is the Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist, we receive permission each year to celebrate the dedication on the closest Sunday i...

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 14, 2020, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's first reading is one of many amazing bread miracles recorded in Scripture. All of them are meant to prepare us for the greatest bread miracle of all:  when Jesus transformed bread and wine into His...

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 7, 2020, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. (This celebration took place in the midst of the restrictions that were imposed as a result of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.) Fr. Ed notes that the purpose of this feast is not to know more  about the Trinity. The purpose of this feast is t...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 31, 2020, the Solemnity of Pentecost, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  As with any celebration in the Church, Pentecost is not meant to be just a remembrance of something that happened 2,000 years ago, but something for all of our lives now . The Catechism tells us that the Sacrament of Confirmation is meant to be Pentecos...

Homily given at Mass on May 17, 2020, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This Mass was during the COVID-19 pandemic when no congregation was able to be present. The Mass was livestreamed on Christ the King's YouTube channel; you may watch it by clicking here . Fr. Ed reminds us that we can find love and joy and peace, even in the midst of the curr...

Homily given at Mass on May 3, 2020, the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday) by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This Mass was during the COVID-19 pandemic when no congregation was able to be present. The Mass was livestreamed on Christ the King's YouTube channel; you may watch it by clicking here . On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Fr. Ed speaks of the gr...

Homily given at Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This Mass was during the COVID-19 pandemic when no congregation was able to be present. The Mass was livestreamed on Christ the King's YouTube channel; you may watch it by clicking here . Fr. Ed reminds us that, regardless of what our experiences of our earthly fathers may have be...

Homily given at Mass on Palm (Passion) Sunday, April 5, 2020, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This was in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when no congregation was able to be present. The Mass was livestreamed on Christ the King's YouTube channel; you may watch it by clicking here . In these difficult times, Fr. Ed reminds us that we need to choose to trust in the...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, March 14, 2020, the 3rd Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. God provided for the Israelites miraculously when He freed them from Egypt, yet in the first reading we see how quickly they lost trust in His provision. We frequently do the same thing, despite the fact that Jesus is always present to us, as He was to t...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 1, 2020, the 1st Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The first reading recounts the Fall in which Adam and Eve believed a lie about God, and things have been going downhill ever since. But it's not without hope because God is crazy in love with us, and He delights to save and restore us. Lent is not about wha...

Homily given at the 7:30 pm Mass on Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Dan notes that the first reading from the Prophet Joel communicates a certain sense of urgency. Was that urgency just for Joel's time, or does it apply to us as well? Keywords: Lent, repentance, conversion, metanoia, Confession, prayer, fasting, almsgiving

Homily given at the 10:00 am Mass on Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020, by Dcn. Pete Hansen, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on the first reading from the Prophet Joel , Dcn. Pete asks, What does it mean for us to return to the Lord with our whole hearts? Keywords: repentance, conversion, mercy, forgiveness, transformation

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 23, 2020, the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The last verse of today's Gospel calls us to "be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect." We can't do that on our own. We have to turn to God for grace and healing. Key words: prayer, healing, conversion, love