Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 28, 2013, the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Abraham is the classic example of someone who perseveres in prayer. Jesus also tells parable after parable about the importance of praying and not giving up. The only way to fail as a Christian is to give up. So pray, and don't stop!

Keyword: prayer, perseverance

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 21, 2013, the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Andrew Brinkman, newly ordained priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Fr. Andrew recalls the love that Jesus had for His friends Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. He wants us, too, to be His friends, to be with Him, to let Him love us.

Key words: Jesus, love, friendship, Adoration, Eucharist

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 14, 2013, the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Jesus is the Good Samaritan who stopped when we were half-dead through our sin and cared for us. Have faith and trust in Him.

Keyword: faith, trust, Good Samaritan

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 7, 2013, the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Pat Egan, Chaplain at Ave Maria Radio. In today's Gospel, the Lord Jesus offers us peace and tells us to offer peace to others. But what does peace mean? Fr. Pat explores that question.

Keyword: peace, truth, joy, harmony

Homily given on Monday, June 10, 2013, by Fr. Mark Rutherford at the funeral Mass for his father, Brad Rutherford. At the end of the recording are comments made by Fr. Mark after Communion.

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 23, 2013, the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Jesus wants the world to be brought fully into His Kingdom. We are called to live as responsible citizens, bringing our Catholic values into the public square.

Keywords: good citizenship, Fortnight for Freedom

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 16, 2013, the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time and Father's Day, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. We all desperately need the forgiveness of God, we need a savior. Jesus forgives us whenever we ask and loves us beyond words.

Keywords: forgiveness, mercy, fatherhood

Talk given on Saturday, June 15, 2013, by Professor Barbara Morgan. This is the third lesson in a multi-part series on Methodology, to be given at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in June 2013.

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.

Keywords: learning styles, catechesis, methodology, catechist, training