Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 30, 2012, the Feast of the Holy Family, by Dcn. Greg VandeVoorde, Christ the King Catholic Church. It is important to be a member of a family. We are members, not just of our human families, but of God's family. Jesus, the Son of God, became human and became part of the human family. We become members of God’s family through our Baptism. This brings us great hope and joy.

Key words: Christmas, family, trust, Eucharist, hope, joy

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, December 29, 2012, the Feast of the Holy Family, by Fr. Richard Lobert, chaplain at Fr. Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor. Fr. Lobert reflects on the fact that the family is the place where we learn to grow perfect in love, to love each person as God loves them, starting with the members of our families.

Key words: family, love

Homily given at the 8:00 p.m. Mass on Monday, December 24, 2012, the Vigil of Christmas, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. We don't come together simply to commemorate what happened in Bethlehem long ago, but because we want Jesus to be born more deeply in us. We need to take this time of grace and peace to draw closer to Jesus, so that the Light that shines in the darkness will shine through our lives to others, both now and in times of darkness.

Key words: Christmas, surrender to God, trust

Homily given at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Tuesday, December 25, 2012, Christmas morning, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. We need to reflect, like Mary, on what has occurred at Christmas with the birth of our Savior. We need to be in awe, as the shepherds were, and open ourselves to the abundant love that Jesus has for us today. We need to make sure that we don't miss the real meaning of Christmas, the birthday of Christ, by focusing so much on the celebrations and the "glitter" of the season.

Key words: Christmas, thankfulness, love, transformation

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Monday, December 24, 2012, the Vigil of Christmas, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. At this Mass, which was attended by many families with their young children, Dcn. Larry encourages everyone to give glory to God by exercising our gifts for Him and for others. We need to look to Jesus to see what our gifts are.

Key words: Christmas, evangelization