The first talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, and Dr. Mary Healy, Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. This talk was given on Friday, April 12, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry.

In the opening talk in this new course, Fr. Ed describes why the nine charismatic gifts listed in I Corinthians 12 are at the heart of the Catholic Church and have been since her beginning. Dr. Healy, who will be doing the "lab" portion of each class, gives the class its homework for the week.

Key words: charismatic, charisms, Holy Spirit, Upper Room