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 relationship with God, but of persevering and growing in our love for Him to the end.

Keywords:  worship, prayer, conversion