The fourth talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, October 26, 2012, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Jack Lynch quickly reviews the first three talks, and then talks about how those in the class can connect with these realities, how they can "get from here to there."

Key words: repentance, faith, prayer, Holy Spirit, Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Upper Room

A talk given by Prof. Aimee Godfrey, M.A. Theology, J.D., professor of law at Wayne State University, on Sunday, October 21, 2012, as part of the Catholic World View series at Christ the King. Topics she addressed include the history of the Constitution, how it protects religious liberty and other important rights, how the principle of subsidiarity is present in the Constitution, and how current cases (i.e. the HHS mandate) might be decided under the Constitution. Click here for a .pdf file of her PowerPoint presentation.

Key words: Constitution, religious liberty, freedom, subsidiarity, HHS mandate, CWV, Catholic vision, worldview

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 21, 2012, World Mission Sunday, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Sharing the Gospel is not just the responsibility of "professional" missionaries. Every baptized Christian has a responsibility to share the good news that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. To be able to do that, we need to come into a deep, personal, ongoing relationship with Him ourselves in the power of the Spirit in the heart of His Church.

Key word: evangelization

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 14, 2012, the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed notes that, even though Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived, it wasn't enough because he didn't follow God with his whole heart. Similarly, the rich young man obeyed all the commandments, but walked away from an invitation to follow Jesus. God's truth, His invitations, are not coercive. We have to decide to accept His truth and follow Him. Fr. Ed explores some of the implications of this for us, especially as we prepare for the elections.

Key words: surrender, faith, trust

A talk given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, on Sunday, October 14, 2012, as part of the Catholic World View series at Christ the King. Fr. Ed speaks about the vision for our nation and society as laid out in our founding documents and how that relates to the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas in his Treatise on the Law.

Key words: CWV, Catholic vision, worldview, law, society, Aquinas

The second talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, October 12, 2012, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. After brief introductory comments on prayer by Jack Lynch, Dcn. Lou Russello speaks on salvation.

Key words: Holy Spirit, Upper Room, salvation

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 7, 2012, the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. On this Respect Life Sunday, Fr. Ed reminds us that every human life exists because at the moment of conception God creates a unique human soul that will last forever. He reflects on our responsibility to act and vote in a way that protects the innocent unborn and helps their mothers. He also discusses other more complex life issues and how we need to pray for the Holy Spirit to help us know how to respond.

Key word: pro-life, Respect Life Sunday

The first talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given by Jack Lynch on Friday, October 5, 2012, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Jack introduces the Life in the Spirit Seminar and shares some of his personal experience.

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, September 22, 2012, the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. This weekend's readings all remind us that we should not try to live the Christian life alone. Without Jesus, we naturally tend toward the seven deadly sins, especially pride, envy, and lust. With Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit, we can be charitable in the face of opposition and imitate His example, persevering in following Him. As an example of persevering in the Lord, Fr. Ed cited John and Nancy McKeone, a parish couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, who renewed their wedding vows at this Mass.

Key words: perseverance, trust, Holy Spirit