Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 26, 2012, the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that, just as Joshua asked the people of Israel to choose who they would serve, we too are given the choice each day to decide who we are going to serve. Like the Apostles, we may not understand how to do what the Lord is telling us to do, but we are faced with the decision every day to choose to believe Him, trust Him, surrender to Him, and follow Him.

Key words: choice, surrender, courage

Talk given on Saturday, August 18, 2012, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This is the eighth talk in an eight-part series on Doctrine, given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in August 2012.

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: Catholic doctrine, Sacraments, Eucharist, Holy Communion, Blessed Sacrament

Talk given on Saturday, August 18, 2012, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This is the seventh talk in an eight-part series on Doctrine, given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in August 2012.

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: Catholic doctrine, Sacraments, Reconciliation, Penance, Confession

Talk given on Saturday, August 18, 2012, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This is the sixth talk in an eight-part series on Doctrine, given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in August 2012.

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: Catholic doctrine, Sacraments, Confirmation, Holy Spirit

Homily given at the 11:30 Mass on Sunday, August 19, 2012, the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Pat Egan. In today's Gospel, the fourth passage from John 6 that the Church invites us to meditate on at this time of year, we see Jesus wanting to share the lives of His people and to have them share His. God is not removed from us. Rather, Jesus shows God entering into flesh and blood with us.

Key words: Communion, Eucharist, union

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 19, 2012, the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Dennis Brown, OMV. Blessed John Paul II spoke of three aspects of the Sacrament: Sacrifice, Presence, and Communion. Fr. Brown, focusing on the aspect of Communion, discusses the importance of preparing ourselves well to receive the Blessed Sacrament and approaching Him with humility and trust, and then reviews the fruits of Holy Communion.

Key words: Eucharist, Communion, Blessed Sacrament, humility, trust, love, union

Bishop Boyea’s Pastoral Letter Implementation Planning Meeting held at Dcn Dan Foley's house on August 11, 2012.