This talk was given at the Holy Spirit Seminar on Feb. 14, 2012 by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. (The Holy Spirit Seminar is a one-day version of the seven-week Life in the Spirit Seminar.)

Key words: Holy Spirit, salvation

Part 2 of a talk given on Saturday July 14, 2012, 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, Mary, Blessed Virgin

Homily given at the 11:30 Mass on Sunday, July 15, 2012, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. Jesus speaks to us in His Church through the Apostles. Jesus came to establish a Church; He establishes the Church through Apostolic Tradition. Faith is a gift we must open our hearts to and rediscover in our lives. He wants to have an intimate relationship with each one of us. We are all called to carry out the mission of Christ like the Apostles.

Keywords: Faith, Tradition, surrender to God, conversion, Holy Spirit, vocations, evangelization

Homily given at the 11:30 p.m. Mass on Sunday, July 8, 2012, the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ronald of the Servants of Charity. Fr. Ronald asks, do we, like the people of Nazareth, reject God's word because it doesn't come in the package that we expect?

Key words: Jesus

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, July 7, 2012, the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Fortunato Turati of the Servants of Charity. Fr. Fortunato reflects on the fact that Jesus' rejection by the people of Nazareth was seen throughout His life, as He and His message were rejected by many from His birth to His death on the cross. Do we--and our nation--believe in Him and accept Him into our lives?

Key word: Jesus

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 1, 2012, the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church.

Key words: healing, power, Fortnight for Freedom, religious freedom

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 1, 2012, the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Andrew Brinkman, transitional deacon of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Dcn. Andrew speaks of how the woman who touched Jesus' clothes and was healed not only had faith, but she was aware of her need, which moved her to touch Him. Dcn. Andrew encourages us to be like her, reaching out to Jesus in our brokenness, our need, our shame, for if we touch Him, He will heal us.

Key words: faith

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 24, 2012, the Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist, the first Mass celebrated by Fr. James Mangan, newly ordained priest of the Diocese of Lansing. Fr. James explains why St. John the Baptist, known for his ascetic lifestyle and fiery preaching of repentance, is the patron saint of joy.

Key words: St. John the Baptist, joy