Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 29, 2013, the Feast of the Holy Family, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Love, joy and peace were the fundamental experience of the Holy Family, not because their circumstances were so wonderful, but because there were no bars to their love, joy and peace with each other. That is what our family life is meant to be. God gives us the grace of the Holy Spirit to make that possible.

Key words: Christmas, Holy Family, love, joy, peace

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 26, 2014, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The Gospel of John tells us that the light shines in the darkness. We must fan into a flame the gift we have been given so that our light can truly shine.

Key word: Holy Spirit, surrender to God

A talk given by Fr. Ed Fride, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church, at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 19, 2014, as part of the Catholic World View series at Christ the King. There are adequate scientific and philosophical grounds for defending the humanity of pre-natal human beings. Fr. Ed reviews some of these grounds.

Key words: pro-life, CWV, Catholic vision, worldview

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 19, 2014, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. When Mary visited Elizabeth, John the Baptist in Elizabeth's womb leaped for joy at the presence of Jesus in Mary's womb. The Church clearly defines the pre-natal child as a human being from the moment of conception.

Key word: pro-life

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, January 4, 2014, the Solemnity of the Epiphany, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. The feasts we celebrate in the season of Christmas reveal God to all mankind. That revelation should change our lives. We need to quiet our hearts like the Magi and look outside of ourselves to be free from ourselves and to experience the love of Christ. We are called to faith, adoration, and evangelization.

Key words: Christmas, Jesus, evangelization, worship, faith, surrender to God

We explored the nature of the Sacraments and the Sacramental Economy in our first Life Night in the Sacraments Semester.  

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 12, 2014, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on the Baptism of the Lord Jesus, Fr. Ed reminds us that we are called to be responsible citizens as we live out our call to be the light of the world.

Key words: responsible citizenship, justice, ministry, baptism

We began the Winter Semester with a night that got posponed due to weather last fall.  This "Issue Life Night" about Life Skills challenged the teens to live lives that are truly great, starting with small decisions every day.  Jeff Bachelor gave the talk, with Patrick Carroll, Mary Zahm and Alyssa Diroff contributing their advice.  The teens broke into their small groups after the talk to apply it to their lives (and reconnect after a long break).

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 5, 2014, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, by Fr. Pat Egan, Chaplain at Ave Maria Radio. To correctly understand the mystery of the Incarnation, we need to understand the Epiphany. Fr. Pat helps us come to a deeper understanding of this complex feast.

Key words: Incarnation, Christmas, Epiphany, manifestation, kingship, Gentiles, nations, magi, light, royal wedding

Homily given at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. As we enter into the new year, we are all called to have a new beginning, a new start. Let's take the grace given us and, like the shepherds, make Jesus known to the world with great joy.

Key words: Incarnation, Christmas, Jesus, Mary, evangelization, conversion, faith, joy