Homily given at the noon Mass on Friday, November 1, 2013, the Solemnity of All Saints, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The lives of the saints, both here on earth and in Heaven, were filled with the love, joy and peace of the Holy Spirit because they pursued Jesus with all their hearts. We should live in such a way as to join the saints in Heaven at the moment of our death. With their help, we can.

Key words: All Saints, love, joy, peace, Heaven

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 27, 2013, the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In today's Gospel, we are reminded that our relationship with God is all about His mercy toward us, a mercy that we are called to share with others by serving the needy. Serving those in need is built into the Jewish and Christian understanding of how God would have us relate to others. It's also reflected in the 11th principle of the Christ the King Mission Statement. (For Fr. Ed's reflections on the Parish Mission Statement, go to www.ctkcc.net.)

Key words: service, mission

The fourth talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, October 25, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Jerry Schoenle speaks about how to prepare for Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

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

Sunday, October 27

Brad Schmidt presented on the Communion of Saints as the Church Semester progressed.  Before the small groups met, he talked about the Church Militant, the Church Suffering and the Church Triumphant and how they're related.  After the small group discussions, we talked about Mary as the ultimate Saint, and Mother of the Church.  Erin Jobst shared a testimony of Mary's intervention in her life at the end.

The third talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, October 18, 2013, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. After a brief introduction by Jack Lynch, Laurie Johnson speaks on finding new life through the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Key words: Holy Spirit, Upper Room

Talk by Gary Court on Thursday, October 17, 2013, Week Two of the three-week Love and Logic(R) presentation at Christ the King facilitated by Therese Cirner. For more information, go to www.loveandlogic.com.

Key words: parenting, children

Part 2 of a two-part talk given at Christ the King Catholic Church on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, by Sr. John Dominic, O.P., Principal of the Spiritus Sanctus Academy on Joy Road in Ann Arbor and one of the foundresses of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Sr. John Dominic speaks about a program developed at Spiritus Sanctus Academy designed to integrate living a virtuous life into faith formation. For more information about the program, go to www.educationinvirtue.com.

If you are interested in taking this course as part of the process for Diocese of Lansing Catechist Certification, please contact the Christ the King Religious Education secretary, Maryn Hasey, at mhasey@ctkcc.net.

Key words: virtue, faith, disciples

Part 1 of a two-part talk given at Christ the King Catholic Church on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, by Sr. John Dominic, O.P., Principal of the Spiritus Sanctus Academy on Joy Road in Ann Arbor and one of the foundresses of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Sr. John Dominic speaks about a program developed at Spiritus Sanctus Academy designed to integrate living a virtuous life into faith formation. For more information about the program, go to www.educationinvirtue.com.

If you are interested in taking this course as part of the process for Diocese of Lansing Catechist Certification, please contact the Christ the King Religious Education secretary, Maryn Hasey, at mhasey@ctkcc.net.

Key words: virtue, faith, disciples

October 20, 2013

The next Life Night in the semester on the Church focused on the necessity of the Church for salvation and the concept of Ecumenism.  The teens heard a (longer than normal) talk given by Brad Schmidt, and explored the concept further in Scripture with their small groups.