Tue, 21 May 2013
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, Scripture, Bible charismatic, charisms, Holy Spirit, Upper Room |
Tue, 14 May 2013
The fifth talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Friday, May 10, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. (Please note: There is some background noise in the first four minutes of the talk, at which point a different microphone was provided, eliminating the background noise.) Fr. Ed discusses the charismatic gift of miracles, defined as the utilization of a gift that results in a non-healing supernatural event with empirical manifestations. Following the talk, Christy Whiting led the participants in a short "lab" session in which they shared the results of last week's homework. Key words: miracles, charismatic, charisms, Holy Spirit, Upper Room |
Mon, 6 May 2013
The fourth talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Friday, May 3, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Fr. Ed discusses the charismatic gift of healing, referring to the action of the Holy Spirit, usually through a willing Christian, that results in the medical healing of a person. Following his talk, Dr. Mary Healy leads the class in a "lab exercise." Key words: healing, charismatic, charisms, Holy Spirit, Upper Room |
Mon, 29 April 2013
The third talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Friday, April 26, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Fr. Ed discusses the five "word gifts" listed in I Corinthians 12: word of knowledge, word of wisdom, discernment, interpretation of tongues, and prophecy. Following his talk, Christy Whiting, substituting for Dr. Mary Healy, leads the class in a "lab exercise." Key words: word gifts, knowledge, wisdom, discernment, interpretation, prophecy, charismatic, charisms, Holy Spirit, Upper Room |
Mon, 22 April 2013
The second talk in the Advanced Charisms Course, given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Friday, April 19, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Fr. Ed discusses the gift of tongues, one of the nine charismatic gifts listed in I Corinthians 12. He describes the four distinct usages of the gift of tongues in the New Testament and why it is very important to distinguish between them. At the end of the talk, he answers questions from the attendees. (The questions, unfortunately, are not picked up very clearly on the recording.) Key words: tongues, charismatic, charisms, Holy Spirit, Upper Room |
Tue, 16 April 2013
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 |

