Christ the King Catholic Church

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 17, 2019, the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Today's first reading from the prophet Jeremiah prompts the question, where do we put our trust? We need to grow in our trust of the Lord Jesus, especially through Scripture and prayer. Keywords: Surrender to God, trust

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 10, 2019, the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This weekend was also the celebration of World Marriage Day. At the end of the homily, a blessing was prayed over the married couples. Referring to today's first reading and Gospel , Fr. Ed reflects on our call to be holy as the Lord God is h...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 3, 2019, the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Today's Psalm invites us to "sing of Your salvation." We can do that because of the graced love that St. Paul speaks of in the second reading . In the midst of the chaos around us, the Church offers us a way to hold onto the truth and procla...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 27, 2019, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  In the first reading , even though the people of Israel originally cried when they heard the law, they were exhorted not to weep for "the joy of the Lord must be your strength." How does that happen? As St. Paul explains in the second reading...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 20, 2019, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  The first reading invites us to speak of the great acts of God and the Psalm tells us to "proclaim His marvelous deeds." What is the first of His marvelous deeds that we can proclaim and that we're especially conscious of this weekend? The g...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 13, 2019, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  In today's first reading , we are told that the Lord God wants to comfort us. How does He comfort us? By sending us the Comforter, the Holy Spirit. In today's Gospel , John the Baptist said that Jesus would baptize us in the Holy Spi...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 6, 2019, the Solemnity of the Epiphany, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  When the Magi saw the predicted configuration of stars take place that fulfilled the prophecy, they had a choice to make whether or not to make the long, arduous journey to see the King of the Jews. We need to ask ourselves, what are we willing to...

Ho mi ly given at  the  10:30 a.m. Mass on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ  the  King Catholic Church. Referring to the first reading , Fr. Ed notes that the Jewish people understood that they needed to go to the Holy One of Israel and ask for His blessing. A consequence of receiving that blessing was that they needed to live in a way...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 30, 2018, the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Joy marked the lives of the Holy Family and it should mark our lives as well. The Christian family is meant to be filled with joy and love. How can we better love each other. Keywords: joy, family, love, "Five Love Lang...

Homily given at the 8:00 p.m. Mass on Monday, December 24, 2018, the Vigil of Christmas, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Referring to tonight's first reading , Fr. Ed notes that we exist for one reason:  God delights in you. (Isaiah 62:4) He calls us to be like little children who let themselves be loved by God. He took on flesh and walked among us to show us the magnitud...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 23, 2018, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  Reflecting on today's Gospel  in which John the Baptist responds to the presence of Jesus while they're both still in their mothers' wombs, Fr. Ed encourages us to open our hearts to the reality of God's presence in our lives. Keywords: joy, worsh...

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, December 15, 2018, the Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  In today's Gospel , when people ask John the Baptist what they should do to prepare for the coming Messiah, he doesn't answer as they might expect. Rather, he invites them to be generous. As we act as stewards of the treasure that...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 9, 2018, the Second Sunday of Advent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  The Triune God is faithful to give us everything we need, including our talents. We are called to be stewards of those talents. Our greatest talent is the ability He has given us to love, not just naturally, but supernaturally. Note: The opening mi...

Talk given on November 10, 2018, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part Catechist Formation series, given for catechists at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Keywords: worship, prayer, Our Father

Talk given on November 10, 2018, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part Catechist Formation series, given for catechists at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Keywords: prayer, union with God

Part 2 of a two-part talk given on October 27, 2018, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part Catechist Formation series, given for catechists at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Keywords: worship, liturgy, Heaven

Part 1 of a two-part talk given on October 27, 2018, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part Catechist Formation series, given for catechists at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Keywords: worship, liturgy, Heaven

Talk given on September 29, 2018, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part Catechist Formation series, given for catechists at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Keywords: covenant, prayer

Talk given on September 29, 2018, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part Catechist Formation series, given for catechists at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Keywords: prayer, love

Homily given at the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, the Vigil of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.  As the Immaculate Conception prepared Mary to receive Jesus in her, so Advent is our preparation for Jesus to be more present in us. Keywords: Surrender to God, worship, evangelization

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, the First Sunday of Advent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.   Jesus our King calls us to be stewards. Especially during this Holy Season, we are called to use our time to build the Kingdom. Keywords: worship, conversion, evangelization, surrender to God

Talks and sharings given on Saturday, December 1, 2018, the closing night of Christ the King's 2018 Pre-Advent Parish Mission, "Searching the Heart of the Father." The opening talk, interspersed with two sharings, was given by Jessica Dudek, Christ the King's Director of Evangelization. Caroline Gambale-Dirkes, CTK's Upper Room Coordinator, then led the attendees in a time of prayer, asking the Lo...

A talk given by Al Kresta on Friday evening, Nov. 30, 2018, as part of Christ the King's 2018 Pre-Advent Parish Mission, "Searching the Heart of the Father." Following Al's talk, there was a Q&A session introduced and moderated by John Hoving, Director of Youth Discipleship at Christ the King. Al Kresta is a broadcaster, journalist, and author who is, first of all, a missionary.  He is President a...

A talk given by Sarah Kaczmarek on Thursday evening, Nov. 29, 2018, as part of Christ the King's 2018 Pre-Advent Parish Mission, "Searching the Heart of the Father." Please note: There is a brief pause in the recording around the 38-minute mark. Sarah serves as the Associate Director of  ALPHA CATHOLIC CONTEXT . She also works with Encounter Ministries , focusing on inner healing. She holds a BA i...

Homily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This homily is the fifth in a series on  the Apostolate of the Laity .  Fr. Ed reminds us that we are meant to be stewards, not kings. Jesus is the one King Who should reign in our lives, especially over our time, talen...