Christ the King Catholic Church

Homily given at the 7:00 p.m. Confirmation Mass on Thursday, May 10, 2012, by Bishop Earl Boyea, Fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Lansing. Keyword: Confirmation

Homily given at the 7:00 p.m. Life Teen Mass on Sunday, May 6, 2012, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed preaches on the Gospel of the day, John 15:1-8, in which Jesus tells his disciples, "I am the Vine, you are the branches." We are called to bear fruit, which is only possible if we are fed by the sweet sap of the Vine. He invites us to co...

A talk given by Christ the King parishioner Al Kresta on Sunday, May 6, 2012, as part of the Catholic Worldview Series at Christ the King Catholic Church. Al is President and CEO of Ave Maria Communications and host of the radio show Kresta in the Afternoon , heard on more than 120 stations and Sirius Satellite radio. He is a broadcaster, journalist, and author of Why Do Catholics Genuflect? and W...

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 29, 2012, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. On this, the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Fr. Ed speaks about Jesus as the Good Shepherd who watches over His People and calls men and women to serve Him as Religious, Deacons, and Priests. Keyword: Vocations, Easter

A talk given by Christ the King parishioner Paco Gavrilides on Sunday, April 29, 2012, as part of the Catholic Worldview Series at Christ the King Catholic Church. Paco is an associate professor of homiletics at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit . He has served in evangelization and catechesis for many years, most recently, prior to his current position, as adult evangelization coordinator fo...

"Seeing as God Sees: For We Cannot but Speak of What We Have Seen and Heard (Acts 4:20)," a talk given by Professor Barbara Morgan on Sunday, April 22, 2012, as part of the Catholic Worldview Series at Christ the King Catholic Church. Prof. Morgan is Director of Religious Education at Christ the King. Barbara founded the Catechetics program at the Franciscan University of Steubenville , where she...

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 22, 2012, the Third Sunday of Easter, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Keyword: Easter

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 22, 2012, the Third Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Keyword: Easter

Homily given at the 7:00 p.m. Mass on Sunday, April 15, 2012, the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) by Fr. Dennis Brown, OMV. Keywords: Easter, Divine Mercy

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 15, 2012, the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) by Fr. Pat Egan, Chaplain at Ave Maria Radio. Fr. Pat echoes the words of Jesus to St. Thomas: "Blessed are those who have not seen but believe!" Keyword: Easter, evangelization, faith

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 15, 2012, the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), by Dcn. Greg VandeVoorde, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Greg reminds us that God's mercy is a gift, and we must, in turn, give mercy away. Key words: Easter, Divine Mercy, trust

Homily given at the 11:30 First Communion Mass on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Larry speaks to the First Communicants about Jesus, Who they are about to receive for the first time in the Eucharist. Keywords: Easter, Communion, Eucharist

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012, by Fr. Pat Egan, Chaplain at Ave Maria Radio. Keyword: Easter

Homily given at the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday, April 7, 2012, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Keyword: Easter

Homily given at the Good Friday Liturgy on April 6, 2012, by Dcn. Lou Russello, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Lou speaks about how Jesus' Passion and death on the Cross brought us life and victory over sin and death! Keywords: Lent, Thankfulness, Conversion, Victory in Christ

Homily given at the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday, April 5, 2012, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Keywords: Triduum, Eucharist

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 25, 2012, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 1, 2012, Palm (Passion) Sunday, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. As we enter into Holy Week, Dcn. Larry invites us to meditate on the events of the Passion and on the great love that Jesus has for each and every one of us. He invites us to join ourselves into Christ and to be swept up into the Heart of God, into His infin...

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 1, 2012, Palm (Passion) Sunday, by Dcn. Greg VandeVoorde, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Greg speaks on Christ, the Servant-King. Please note: The opening minutes of the homily were not recorded. Key words: Lent, Christ the Servant-King

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, March 31, 2012, Palm (Passion) Sunday, by Dcn. Lou Russello, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Lou speaks on making Jesus the King and Lord of our hearts. Key words: Lent, Surrender to God

Talk given on Friday, March 9, 2012, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor Christ the King Catholic Church, at the Friday night prayer meeting that closed the parish's 2012 Parish Mission, "Lord, That We Might See: The Glory and Mission of the Church." For more on this series, go to the Christ the King Catholic Worldview Web page. Key words: Catholic worldview

Testimony by Christ the King parishioner Sally Kresta on Thursday, March 8, 2012, as part of the parish's 2012 Parish Mission, "Lord, That We Might See: The Glory and Mission of the Church." For more on this series, go to the Christ the King Catholic Worldview Web page. Key words: Catholic worldview

Talk given on Thursday, March 8, 2012, by Professor Barbara Morgan, Director of Religious Education, Christ the King Catholic Church, as part of the parish's 2012 Parish Mission, "Lord, That We Might See: The Glory and Mission of the Church." For more on this series, go to the Christ the King Catholic Worldview Web page. A transcript of the talk is available by clicking here. Key words: Catholic w...

Testimony given by Christ the King parishioner Jack Lynch on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, as part of the parish's 2012 Parish Mission, "Lord, That We Might See: The Glory and Mission of the Church." For more on this series, go to the Christ the King Catholic Worldview Web page. Key words: Catholic worldview

Talk given on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church, as part of the parish's 2012 Parish Mission, "Lord, That We Might See: The Glory and Mission of the Church." For more on this series, go to the Christ the King Catholic Worldview Web page. Key words: Catholic worldview