Christ the King Catholic Church
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Aug. 15, 2019, the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary: Dcn. Gerry Holowicki
August 29, 2019 15:41 - 18 minutes - 18.1 MBHomily 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 assumed into Heaven, now has a mission mirroring that of Jesus. Dcn. Gerry then shares some p...
Aug. 15, 2019, the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary: Dcn. Larry Randolph
August 29, 2019 15:27 - 9 minutes - 9.03 MBHomily 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
Aug. 11, 2019, 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Fr. Ed Fride
August 29, 2019 14:37 - 10 minutes - 9.53 MBHomily 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 He wants to do with and through us, but we must cooperate. Keywords: Evangelization, worship
Aug. 4, 2019, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Fr. Ed Fride
August 07, 2019 20:34 - 12 minutes - 13.3 MBHomily 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:...
July 28, 2019, 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Fr. Ed Fride
August 01, 2019 18:57 - 10 minutes - 10.2 MBHomily 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
July 21, 2019, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Fr. David Fons
July 29, 2019 16:00 - 10 minutes - 10.6 MBHomily 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: Vocation, worship, contemplation
July 14, 2019, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Fr. Ed Fride
July 25, 2019 22:46 - 7 minutes - 6.89 MBHomily 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
July 7, 2019, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Fr. Ed Fride
July 10, 2019 20:29 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBHomily 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
June 30, 2019, Dedication Anniversary homily: Fr. Ed Fride
July 08, 2019 16:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBHomily 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
June 23, 2019: Fr. Paul Farrin, Cross Catholic Outreach
June 25, 2019 16:00 - 18 minutes - 19 MBHomily 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
June 16, 2019, Trinity Sunday homily: Fr. Ed Fride
June 21, 2019 16:00 - 11 minutes - 9.17 MBHomily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 16, 2019, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's first reading depicts Wisdom as playing before God and delighting in being with us. Being in a relationship with each Person of the Trinity is meant to be a gift to us, a gift of love and joy. Keywords: Evangelization, worship
June 8, 2019, Pentecost Vigil homily: Fr. Ed Fride
June 14, 2019 16:00 - 20 minutes - 16.4 MBHomily given at the 7:00 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday, June 8, 2019, the Solemnity of Pentecost, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on the Pentecost Vigil readings, Fr. Ed says that, in the midst of everything around us that tempts us to discouragement, the power of the Spirit is given to us to love! (See Romans 5:5.) Keywords: evangelization, worship
June 1, 2019, Ascension homily: Fr. Ed Fride
June 06, 2019 14:51 - 10 minutes - 8.87 MBHomily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, June 1, 2019, the Solemnity of the Ascension, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's first reading and Gospel describe Jesus' ascension into Heaven. Jesus ascended to send us the Spirit. Now is the time to prepare our hearts for more of the Holy Spirit, especially that we might love as He calls us to. Fr. Ed offers suggestions for how to prepare. Keywords: evangelization, worship
May 26, 2019, 6th Sunday of Easter homily: Dcn. Pete Hansen
June 06, 2019 14:11 - 9 minutes - 8.8 MBHomily given at the 9:00 am Mass on Sunday, May 26, 2019, the 6th Sunday of Easter, by Dcn. Pete Hansen, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Pete, newly ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Lansing on May 18, recounts the story of his vocation to the diaconate. Keywords: vocation, formation, discipleship, availability
May 19, 2019, 5th Sunday of Easter homily: Dcn. Dan Foley
May 23, 2019 15:39 - 14 minutes - 12.7 MBHomily given at the 11:00 am Mass on Sunday, May 19, 2019, the 5th Sunday of Easter, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Dan reflects on the need to have both truth and love in order for people to come to accept the Lordship of Jesus and for His followers to grow in holiness. In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us that others will know we are His disciples by our love for one another. Dcn. Dan then announced that Christ the King is beginning Stephen Ministry in the parish...
May 12, 2019, 4th Sunday of Easter homily: Fr. Ed Fride
May 23, 2019 14:13 - 9 minutes - 8.87 MBHomily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 12, 2019, the 4th Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This Sunday is also Mother's Day. Fr. Ed notes that in today's Gospel, Jesus, the Good Shepherd, says that "My sheep hear My voice." One of the things that the Shepherd is calling us to do is to defend the dignity of women and of motherhood. For that, we need more of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, especially the gifts of courage and wisdom. Keywo...
May 5, 2019, 3rd Sunday of Easter homily: Fr. Ed Fride
May 08, 2019 00:11 - 6 minutes - 5.73 MBHomily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 5, 2019, the 3rd Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This Mass was also this year's First Communion Mass at Christ the King. Fr. Ed notes that, in today's Gospel, the first command the Lord Jesus gave to Peter after he affirmed his love was, "Feed My lambs." Today we do that in a special way as we feed our kids with the Bread of Life for the first time. Keywords: Evangelization, worship, conversio...
April 28, 2019, Divine Mercy Sunday homily: Dcn. John Ozog
May 07, 2019 23:54 - 12 minutes - 12.9 MBHomily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 28, 2019, Divine Mercy Sunday, by Dcn. John Ozog, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. John recounts the revelations to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska that led Pope St. John Paul the Great to establish Divine Mercy Sunday and the graces that are available to us on this feast. Keywords: Easter, Divine Mercy, forgiveness, trust
April 28, 2019, Divine Mercy Sunday homily: Dcn. Larry Randolph
May 07, 2019 23:27 - 10 minutes - 8.52 MBHomily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 28, 2019, Divine Mercy Sunday, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Larry notes that Jesus revealed Himself to His disciples by showing them His wounds. Why were the wounds so important for them and for us? Keywords: Passion, mercy, forgiveness, surrender to God
April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday homily: Fr. Ed Fride
May 07, 2019 22:45 - 9 minutes - 7.54 MBHomily given at the 9:00 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass on Sunday, April 21, 2019, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. As we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, Fr. Ed reflects on how the Lord Jesus revealed Himself to His disciples and how He reveals Himself to us today. We then need to choose how we respond to that revelation. Keywords: Baptism, Eucharist, surrender to God, faith
April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday homily: Dcn. Gerry Holowicki
May 07, 2019 22:22 - 19 minutes - 15.2 MBHomily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, by Dcn. Gerry Holowicki, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Gerry reflects on the events of the Resurrection (with the help of the children who attended this Mass) and what it means for us. Keywords: Easter, Resurrection, holiness, love
April 20, 2019, Easter Vigil homily: Fr. Ed Fride
May 07, 2019 21:23 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBHomily given at the 9:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday, April 20, 2019, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The readings of the Easter Vigil show the Holy One of Israel moving through men and women who said "Yes" to Him. He now wants to move through us as well, to have His light shine through us into the darkness of the world. Keywords: Holy Spirit, surrender to God, conversion, Easter
April 19, 2019, Good Friday homily: Dcn. Larry Randolph
May 07, 2019 20:40 - 7 minutes - 6.02 MBHomily given on Good Friday, April 19, 2019, at the Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Larry reflects on why we go through the events of the Passion each year on Good Friday instead of just skipping forward to the Resurrection. Keywords: mercy, salvation, love
April 18, 2019, Holy Thursday homily: Dcn. Dan Foley
May 07, 2019 19:54 - 19 minutes - 15.3 MBHomily given at the 7:00 p.m. Mass on Holy Thursday, April 18, 2019, the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Dan reflects on the importance of memory and what it meant when Jesus told His apostles at the Last Supper to "Do this in memory of Me." (Luke 22:19) He then speaks of the unique role given to the priest to fulfill this command of the Lord and to provide us with the Eucharist. Keywords: Eucharist, priesthood, mercy
April 14, 2019, Palm Sunday homily: Dcn. Dan Foley
April 18, 2019 15:12 - 11 minutes - 9.62 MBHomily given at the 11:00 am Mass on Sunday, April 14, 2019, Palm (Passion) Sunday, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on the Gospel before the Palm Sunday procession, Dcn. Dan invites us to put ourselves into the scene, joining in the anticipation that the true Messiah has come. However, when the longed-for overthrow of the Romans doesn't materialize, do we, too, turn away from Jesus? What do we do when God's plan in our lives doesn't turn out the way that we t...
April 14, 2019, Palm Sunday homily: Dcn. Larry Randolph
April 18, 2019 14:51 - 7 minutes - 5.78 MBHomily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 14, 2019, Palm (Passion) Sunday, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on today's Gospel of the Passion of our Lord Jesus from St. Luke, Dcn. Larry notes that love requires sacrifice. In the midst of our sufferings, we need to trust in God's love and be obedient to His Will. Dcn. Larry encourages us to allow His Passion to be a source of healing for us all. Keywords: surrender to God, trust, suffering, Len...
April 7, 2019, 5th Sunday of Lent homily: Fr. Ed Fride
April 18, 2019 14:32 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBHomily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 7, 2019, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reflects on today's Gospel of the raising of Lazarus (from Year A). Even though Jesus knew that He was about to raise Lazarus from the dead, when He saw Mary's and Martha's tears, He wept. He shares in our suffering and raises us up. As we prepare to enter into Holy Week, we want to avoid the danger of falling into "auto-pilot." We need...
March 31, 2019, 4th Sunday of Lent homily: Fr. Ed Fride
April 18, 2019 14:08 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBHomily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 31, 2019, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on today's readings (from Year A), Fr. Ed notes that the Holy Spirit wants to rush on us just as He rushed on David to help us in our time of need. In order to go to Jesus in our time of need, we need to have a personal relationship with Him and spend time with Him every day. Keywords: surrender to God, trust, prayer
March 23, 2019, 3rd Sunday of Lent homily: Fr. Ed Fride
March 27, 2019 15:11 - 13 minutes - 11.8 MBHomily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, March 23, 2019, the Third Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on the experience of the people of Israel in the first reading (from Year A), Fr. Ed points out that, when we consider everything God has done for us, we have a choice regarding how we respond to difficulties: Do we respond with grateful anticipation of God's actions? Or do we engage in "ain't it awful"? We need to open ourselves ...
March 17, 2019, 2nd Sunday of Lent homily: Fr. Ed Fride
March 21, 2019 18:21 - 13 minutes - 13.5 MBHomily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 17, 2019, the Second Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's readings, the Triune God reveals His Presence in concrete ways to Abram and to Peter, James, and John. The Triune God reveals His Presence to all His People and invites them to trust and follow Him. Keywords: worship, conversion, Eucharist
March 10, 2019, 1st Sunday of Lent homily: Fr. Ed Fride
March 13, 2019 16:28 - 10 minutes - 9.12 MBHomily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 10, 2019, the First Sunday of Lent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. God wants to set us free as He set Israel free. Lent is meant to be a time for releasing more of the love, joy, and peace that we long for into our lives. Because Lent is also crazy busy, multitasking our spiritual life's activities can help. Keywords: surrender to God, evangelization, worship
March 6, 2019, Ash Wednesday homily: Fr. Ed Fride
March 13, 2019 16:25 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBHomily given at the 7:30 p.m. Mass on Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019, Ash Wednesday, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Lent is meant to be a season when we fall more deeply in love with Jesus. When choosing our Lenten practices, we need to look for the things we can do that will directly bring us more of Jesus Himself. Keywords: conversion, surrender to God, worship, Scripture
March 3, 2019, 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily: Fr. Richard Lobert
March 13, 2019 15:36 - 13 minutes - 11.8 MBHomily given at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 3, 2019, the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Richard Lobert, chaplain at Fr. Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor. Fr. Lobert reflects on how today's readings address the fruit that our lives bear, especially how we use our speech. He encouraged us to use our speech to speak the Word of God, especially the Holy Name of Jesus. Keywords: worship, Scripture, conversion, healing
March 3, 2019, 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily: Dcn. Larry Randolph
March 13, 2019 15:14 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBHomily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 3, 2019, the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. Referring to the readings of the day, Dcn. Larry reflects on our call to discipleship and what it means for our lives. Lent, which begins this Wednesday, is a good time to examine our lives and ask God to make us saints. Keywords: surrender to God, discipleship, holiness
Feb. 24, 2019, 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily: Fr. Ed Fride
March 13, 2019 14:54 - 10 minutes - 9.19 MBHomily given at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 24, 2019, the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's first reading describes one of the two times when David showed great mercy to King Saul. In the Gospel, Jesus calls us by the power of His grace to do the same. Keywords: worship, conversion, mercy
Feb. 17, 2019, 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily: Fr. Ed Fride
March 13, 2019 14:28 - 10 minutes - 9.65 MBHomily 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
Feb. 10, 2019, 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily: Fr. Ed Fride
March 13, 2019 14:05 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBHomily 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 holy. Holiness can be evaluated practically by examining our lives against the description of lo...
Feb. 3, 2019, 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time homily: Fr. Ed Fride
March 12, 2019 15:46 - 8 minutes - 7.09 MBHomily 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 proclaim it with love. Keywords: surrender to God, trust, love
Jan. 27, 2019, 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time homily: Fr. Ed Fride
March 12, 2019 15:05 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBHomily 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, it's through the power of the Holy Spirit. Keywords: worship, conversion, charismatic gifts...
Jan. 20, 2019 homily, 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Fr. Ed Fride
March 12, 2019 14:46 - 10 minutes - 9.57 MBHomily 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 gift of life given to us through "the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life." Keywords: pro...
Jan. 13, 2019 homily, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: Fr. Ed Fride
March 12, 2019 14:27 - 11 minutes - 11.4 MBHomily 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 Spirit and in fire. But what happens in our lives depends on how we respond. Keywords: Holy Spiri...
Jan. 6, 2019 homily: Fr. Ed Fride
March 08, 2019 17:24 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBHomily 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 do to be able to kneel in homage before Jesus? Are we willing to persevere in our journey? ...
Jan. 1, 2019 homily: Fr. Ed Fride
February 07, 2019 21:00 - 7 minutes - 7.09 MBHomily 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 that was pleasing to Him. What does that mean for us? Keywords: love, peace, joy
Dec. 30, 2018 homily: Fr. Ed Fride
January 25, 2019 17:12 - 12 minutes - 10.5 MBHomily 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 Languages"
December 24, 2018, Vigil of Christmas homily: Fr. Ed Fride
January 24, 2019 22:19 - 15 minutes - 12.5 MBHomily 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 magnitude of His love for us. Keywords: Christmas, nativity, incarnation, love
December 23, 2018 homily: Fr. Ed Fride
January 24, 2019 20:56 - 8 minutes - 7.97 MBHomily 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, worship
Dec. 15, 2018 homily: Fr. Ed Fride
January 03, 2019 22:49 - 14 minutes - 12.2 MBHomily 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 God has given us, we can be generous because we can trust the King to take care of us, His peo...
Dec. 9, 2018 homily: Fr. Ed Fride
January 03, 2019 22:40 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBHomily 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 minute of the homily is missing. In that portion, Fr. Ed explained why St. Luke opens today's ...
Catechist Training--The Lord's Prayer
December 21, 2018 18:24 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBTalk 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
Catechist Training--Prayer as Communion
December 21, 2018 18:21 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBTalk 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