This talk, the third talk in the Holy Spirit Seminar, was given on Sept. 29, 2012, by Suzannah, a seminar team member. (The Holy Spirit Seminar is a one-day version of the seven-week Life in the Spirit Seminar.) Suzannah speaks about the gift of the Holy Spirit. Note: The very beginning of the talk is cut off.

Key words: Holy Spirit

This talk, the first talk in the Holy Spirit Seminar, was given on Sept. 29, 2012, by Kate, a seminar team member. (The Holy Spirit Seminar is a one-day version of the seven-week Life in the Spirit Seminar.) Kate explores the question, how do we know the love of God and how do we love Him in return?

Key words: Holy Spirit, love

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 2, 2012, the First Sunday of Advent, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The grace of the Advent season is to prepare for His coming more deeply into our lives. Fr. Ed encourages us to take advantage of all the graces of this season, to open our hearts to His invitation of love.

Key words: Advent, incarnation

Brad Schmidt gave a talk to parents of teens on December 2, 2012 about current youth culture and its impact on families and parenting today.  Teens today are different than they've been at any point in history, partially due to the impact of technology, partially due to the influence of a culture that's radically different than even 10 years ago, and partially due to the parenting styles of Generation X and later Baby Boomers.

The talk is based on the book "Generation iY," by Tim Elmore.  To order a copy, click here.  

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Homily given at the 10:00 a.m. Mass on Thursday, November 22, 2012, Thanksgiving Day, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Solomon starts his reign well, worshipping God and thanking Him for His many gifts. However, he did not keep his eyes on God, marrying pagan wives and building temples for their false gods. As a result, the kingdom is torn apart after his death. It isn't enough to just start well. We must persevere, choosing to keep Jesus as King at the center of our lives and thanking Him for reigning in us.

Key words: Thanksgiving, surrender, perseverance

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 25, 2012, the Solemnity of Christ the King, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed asks, Is Christ the King of your life? He reminds us of two important aspects of our King: His omnipotence and His benevolence. We need to know that our King is all-powerful and that He loves each one of us beyond reason. What are the practical things that we should do to surrender more fully to His reign?

Key words: Christ the King, surrender to God

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 24, 2012, the Solemnity of Christ the King, by Fr. Fortunato Turati of the Servants of Charity. On this day when we celebrate the kingship of Jesus Christ over the universe, Fr. Fortunato asks, is he our king? When the world, like Pilate in the Gospel, says to us, "Behold your king!", what is our answer?

Key words: Christ the King, love, surrender

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 18, 2012, the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. At this Mass, at which the Rite of Acceptance and Welcoming was celebrated for those in RCIA, Dcn. Larry encourages us to open our hearts to Christ, like the RCIA candidates who are being welcomed into the Church today. If we, like them, open our hearts, our lives will be changed forever.

Key words: surrender to God, trust, Scripture, evangelization, faith, grace, conversion, RCIA