Christ The King Catholic Church

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 16, 2013, the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time and Father's Day, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. We all desperately need the forgiveness of God, we need a savior. Jesus forgives us whenever we ask and loves us beyond words. Keywords: forgiveness, mercy, fatherhood

Talk given on Saturday, June 15, 2013, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This is the third lesson in a multi-part series on Methodology, to be given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in June 2013. If you are interested in taking this series as part of the process for Diocese of Lansing Catechist Certification, please contact Barbara Morgan's secretary, Maryn Hasey, at mhasey@ctkcc.net. Keywords: learning styles, catechesis, methodology, catechist, training

Talk given on Saturday, June 15, 2013, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This is the second lesson in a multi-part series on Methodology, to be given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in June 2013. If you are interested in taking this series as part of the process for Diocese of Lansing Catechist Certification, please contact Barbara Morgan's secretary, Maryn Hasey, at mhasey@ctkcc.net. Keywords: faith, catechesis, methodology, catechist, training

Talk given on Saturday, June 15, 2013, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This is the first lesson in a multi-part series on Methodology, to be given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in June 2013. If you are interested in taking this series as part of the process for Diocese of Lansing Catechist Certification, please contact Barbara Morgan's secretary, Maryn Hasey, at mhasey@ctkcc.net. Keywords: catechesis, methodology, catechist, training, vocation

Talk given on Saturday, June 15, 2013, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This is the first talk in a multi-part series on Methodology, to be given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in June 2013. If you are interested in taking this series as part of the process for Diocese of Lansing Catechist Certification, please contact Barbara Morgan's secretary, Maryn Hasey, at mhasey@ctkcc.net. Keywords: catechesis, methodology, catechist training

Part 2 of a talk given on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part series of talks on Doctrine, given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you are interested in taking this series as part of the process for Diocese of Lansing Catechist Certification, please contact Barbara Morgan's secretary, Maryn Hasey, at mhasey@ctkcc.net. Key words: doctrine, Sacraments, Sacramental Life

Part 1 of a talk given on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This talk is one of a multi-part series of talks on Doctrine, given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you are interested in taking this series as part of the process for Diocese of Lansing Catechist Certification, please contact Barbara Morgan's secretary, Maryn Hasey, at mhasey@ctkcc.net. Key words: doctrine, Sacraments, Sacramental Life

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 9, 2013, the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Greg VandeVoorde, Christ the King Catholic Church. Jesus was moved with compassion when He saw the widow and her dead son, and raised her son back to life. We, like Jesus, must be moved with compassion over those around us who are spiritually dead and bring them to Jesus so that they, too, can be brought to life in Him. Keywords: evangelization, resurrection

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 9, 2013, the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The evils in the world, including sickness and death, did not come as a consequence of God's choices, but of Adam and Eve's and ours. We have chosen to walk away from God, and we reap the fruits of those choices. But the power of the Resurrection, if we choose to accept it, can change our hearts and strengthen us to build the Kingdom and to serve, including service to the poor. Keywords: service to the poor, Resurrection, Kingdom of God

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 2, 2013, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The Eucharistic Lord Jesus is the center of our lives. People in Jesus' time, as people today, had a difficult time accepting the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. They didn't understand how He could give them His Body and Blood to eat, and so they walked away (John 6:66). If we don't understand how Jesus is going to do something that He says He wants to do, we need to simply ask for more faith and trust Him. Keyword: Eucharist, Corpus Christi, trust

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 26, 2013, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, by Fr. Ronald of the Servants of Charity. Fr. Ronald reflects on the profound truth of the Trinity, one God in three Persons. He notes that, although we cannot say how the Trinity works, we can say why we believe in the Trinity. Key words: Trinity

Talk given at "Using Calm, Cool Logic to Dismantle Pro-Choice Views," a Young Adult Pro-Life Conference held at Christ the King Catholic Church on March 9, 2013. Dr. Clint Olson is a convert to Catholicism who is currently a seminarian at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. The three questions that he addresses from a medical perspective are, When does human life begin? Is the embryo or fetus inside the womb really a human person? and What are the complications associated with abortion that make it a harmful procedure, not just for the child, but for the woman? Key words: abortion, life, conception, pro-life, pro-choice, pro-abortion, embryo, fetus, personhood

Talk given at "Using Calm, Cool Logic to Dismantle Pro-Choice Views," a Young Adult Pro-Life Conference held at Christ the King Catholic Church on March 9, 2013. Fr. Ed Fride is pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church in Ann Arbor, MI. If we base our arguments against abortion simply on Church teaching, then those who do not accept Church teaching will not be convinced. We need to also be able to appeal to logic, science and philosophy. Fr. Ed describes the fallacious philosophy behind some of the pro-abortion arguments. He then answers questions from the audience at the end of the talk.Key words: abortion, life, philosophy, pro-life, pro-choice, pro-abortion

Talk given at "Using Calm, Cool Logic to Dismantle Pro-Choice Views," a Young Adult Pro-Life Conference held at Christ the King Catholic Church on March 9, 2013. Lia Mills is a teenager from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who, as a 12-year-old, wrote a speech on abortion for a speech contest at her school. Her parents posted a video of her giving the talk on YouTube, where it has generated more that 1 million views. Since then, Lia has become a powerful defender for life, speaking out through her video blog on many of the key issues facing today's society. In this talk, Lia reviews and addresses many of the pro-choice arguments, focusing especially on the key questions, is the unborn child a human being, and is the unborn child a human person. Key words: abortion, pro-life, pro-choice, pro-abortion, personhood, unborn, child, baby, fetus

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 19, 2013, the Solemnity of Pentecost, by Dcn. John Ozog, newly ordained Permanent Deacon for the Diocese of Lansing. After thanking all those who supported him in his vocational journey to the permanent diaconate, Dcn. John recounted his own vocational story and the peace and joy that comes from doing God's will and calling upon the Holy Spirit for help. Keyword: vocation, deacon, priest, Holy Spirit, God's will, joy, peace

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 19, 2013, the Solemnity of Pentecost, by Dcn. James Rolph, newly ordained transitional deacon for the Diocese of Lansing. Jesus said in today's Gospel, "As the Father has sent me, so I send you." We cannot accomplish our mission to be the light of the world, the salt of the earth, the aroma of Christ, without the Holy Spirit. Keyword: Pentecost, Holy Spirit, light, mission, surrender

Homily given at the 7:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, May 18, 2013, the Vigil of the Solemnity of Pentecost, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Recounting some of what we know about the work of the Holy Spirit from Scripture and the lives of the saints, Fr. Ed says that we need more of the Spirit to love as Jesus loves. He encourages us to surrender our lives to Jesus and put no limits on what God wants to do in and through us by the power of His Spirit. Keyword: Pentecost, Holy Spirit, power, love, surrender

Talk given at the Upper Room prayer meeting on Pentecost Weekend, Friday, May 17, 2013, by Dr. Mary Healy, Christ the King parishioner and Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. Dr. Healy speaks about the impartation of the Holy Spirit in Scripture and what it means for our lives. Key words: Holy Spirit, impartation, charisms, evangelism, Upper Room

The sixth and final talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Friday, May 17, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Fr. Ed reviews some resources to help Catholics better understand and explain to others how the charismatic gifts are rooted in the heart of the Catholic Church. He encourages everyone to not get into an "either-or" approach regarding their spiritual lives, but to embrace all four pillars of the spiritual life identified by Pope John Paul the Great: Eucharistic, contemplative, charismatic, and Marian. He urges everyone to read Scripture regularly as God's Word forms the foundation for the pillars. He closes by encouraging everyone to say "Yes" to whatever Jesus wants to do in and through us for the sake of His Kingdom. He then takes a few questions before moving on to the lab portion of the class, led by Dr. Mary Healy. Key words: Eucharistic, contemplative, charismatic, Marian, Scriptu

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 12, 2013, the Solemnity of the Ascension and Mother's Day, by Dcn. Greg VandeVoorde, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Greg VandeVoorde speaks of the joy that we can have as disciples of the Lord. Just as the Blessed Virgin Mary, like a good mother, encouraged the disciples to be joyful in living out their faith, so our Mother the Church encourages us to remember the Lord's promises and commands and to joyfully live out our faith. (Note: The recording missed the opening of the homily.) Keyword: Ascension, Holy Spirit, mother, joy