Christ the King Catholic Church

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 27, 2019, the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on today's Gospel, Fr. Ed notes that humility is key to our relationship with Jesus. Being arrogant is destructive of it. Where do we stand in relationship to Jesus? Keywords:  evangelization, worship, trust, surrender to God, mercy

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 20, 2019, the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In the first reading , the army of Israel was victorious as long as Moses was in an attitude of worship. Worship is the heart of our life and it brings about God's power. Having full, active and conscious participation at Mass is our goal. Key...

Homily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 13, 2019, the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The Lord delights to heal and work His wonders and He uses us to do it. Both today's first reading and the Gospel recount the healing of lepers. Although healing was rare until the time of Jesus, in the Church it became more common, to the poi...

Homily given on Sept. 7, 2019, at the Funeral Mass for Christ the King parishioner Barbara Morgan by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Barbara was the foundress of the Catechetics Program at Franciscan University of Steubenville . She also served as Director of Religious Education at Christ the King in the 1980s and early 1990s and again following her retirement from Franciscan Uni...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 6, 2019, the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's readings , we hear a call to listen to the voice of God. We are all called to hear His voice, listening to the Spirit's guidance. Keywords:  evangelization, worship, conversion

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 29, 2019, the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's readings , both the first reading and the Gospel warn us of the importance of using the resources that we've received to build the Kingdom and serve the poor. Keywords:  evangelization, worship, service, corporal and spiritual work...

Homily given at the 11:00 am Mass on Sunday, September 22, 2019, the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Commenting on  today's Gospel , Dcn. Larry talks about the sometimes confusing parable of the dishonest steward and draws out some of the lessons to be learned from it. Keywords: prayer, stewardship, money

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 15, 2019, the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's Gospel parable of the Prodigal Son , the Heart of God the Father is demonstrated by the response of the Prodigal Son's dad to his son when he returns. We should imitate him. Keywords:  evangelization, worship, conversion, Eucharist

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, September 14, 2019, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. After first describing why the Feast is being celebrated today instead of the Vigil Mass for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Ed explains that the Feast of the Exaltation, or Triumph, of the Holy Cross celebrates three eve...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 8, 2019, the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In the first reading , the writer of the Book of Wisdom asks, "Who can know God's counsel?" The answer is, " You can." Jesus reveals His will and plan for us, especially as we read the Scriptures and the  Catechism of the Catholic Church .  Th...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 1, 2019, the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Society in the time of Jesus was very status conscious. Jesus, however, in today's Gospel calls us to meet the needs of the poor. Pope Francis has recently called on the Charismatic Renewal to take particular care for the poor. As a concrete e...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 25, 2019, the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that, although many are proclaiming that they have "good news," we have the real Good News:  that we have in Jesus a Savior Who loves to save. We have to share that Good News with others! Keywords:  evangelization, worship, con...

Homily given at the 11:00 am Mass on Sunday, August 18, 2019, the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Dan observes that all of today's readings point to the conflict between the truth and the lie. Yet it isn't the truth that causes conflict, but the reaction to the truth that causes conflict, a message that is very relevant for us today. Keywords:...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 18, 2019, the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. John Ozog, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Reflecting on Jesus' statement in today's Gospel that He has come to cast fire on the earth, Dcn. John asks if we are spending the time with God's Word and in silent prayer that is necessary for our hearts to catch the fire of God's love. Keywords: S...

Homily given at the 4:30 pm Mass on Saturday, August 17, 2019, the Vigil Mass of the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Commenting on today's Gospel , Dcn. Larry explores the image of fire and its place in the lives of the followers of Christ. He ends by reflecting on a new book by Cardinal Robert Sarah,  The Day Is Now Far Spent . Keywords: Hol...

Homily given at the 7:30 pm Mass on Thursday, August 15, 2019, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Dcn. Gerry Holowicki, Christ the King Catholic Church. The second reading for this feast speaks of Jesus as the firstfruits of the Resurrection, followed by all other members of the Body of Christ in their proper order. Dcn. Gerry reflects on the fact that Mary, having been...

Homily given at the 12 noon Mass on Thursday, August 15, 2019, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Dcn. Larry reflects on why Pope Pius XII established the Solemnity of the Assumption and what it means for us today. Keywords: faith, detachment, purity, Mother of God, union with God

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 11, 2019, the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed notes that when the Passover was instituted, as described in the first reading , it wasn't enough for the Israelites to know what the Holy One of Israel wanted them to do. They needed to cooperate. In the same way, Jesus always has things...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 4, 2019, the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on today's first reading , Fr. Ed reviews how King Solomon, who began so well, drifted to the point of saying, "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." Solomon perfectly exemplifies for us the importance of not just starting well in our re...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 28, 2019, the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's Gospel , Jesus calls us to persevere in our prayer and not give up, imitating St. Monica. Keywords:  Evangelization, worship, conversion

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 21, 2019, the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. David Fons, priest of the Diocese of Lansing, who grew up at Christ the King. Reflecting on today's Gospel , Fr. David, after talking about the importance of a deep prayer life for all followers of Christ, speaks about the vocation to the dedicated contemplative life in the Church. Keywords:  Voca...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 14, 2019, the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on today's Gospel parable of the Good Samaritan , Fr. Ed explains that Jesus is the true Good Samaritan, who wants to heal and restore us. Keywords: Evangelization, worship

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 7, 2019, the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's readings have a theme of joy. Joy is a result of God's grace and Jesus' healing power at work in our lives. Keywords:  Surrender to God, worship

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 30, 2019, the Solemnity of the Anniversary of the Dedication of Christ the King's Church, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reflects on how Jesus has blessed us for many years with this building and with each other. Keywords: Evangelization, worship

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 23, 2019, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, by Fr. Paul Farrin, a priest of the Diocese of St. George's in Granada. Fr. Paul joined us at the invitation of our pastor, Fr. Ed Fride, on behalf of Cross Catholic Outreach , founded by former Christ the King parishioner Jim Cavnar. Keywords: Love of neighbor, compassion