Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, September 27, 2014, the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's readings remind us that we need to live our lives so that we're always ready for the moment of our death. If we live trusting God and His mercy, striving to say yes to Him, and turning back to Him when we sin, we can live in hope that He Who loved us enough to die for us will get us home.

Keywords: Surrender to God, repentance, mercy

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 21, 2014, the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting on the Scripture of the first reading, "Seek the Lord while He may be found," Fr. Ed notes that the Lord Jesus is always present. There are specific times, however, when He provides particularly graced moments, such as the Lord's Day, the Easter and Pentecost Vigils, divine appointments, etc.

Keywords: Surrender to God, worship

Homily given at a Mass held on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, for the parents and sponsors of those in the Confirmation class by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed speaks of the Sacrament of Confirmation and its intrinsic connection to Pentecost.

Key words: Confirmation, Pentecost, Holy Spirit

Homily given by Bp. Earl Boyea, Bishop of the Diocese of Lansing, at the Mass for Profession of Perpetual Vows of Sr. Rebecca Benjamin and Sr. Sarah Marie Draper of the Servants of God's Love, held at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 14, 2014, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. 

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 14, 2014, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed speaks about the historical events that are commemorated in this feast, how they provide concrete demonstrations of God's amazing love for us and how Jesus shares His victory on the Cross with us.

Keywords: Triumph of the Cross, resurrection, St. Helena, Heraclius

The first talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given by Jack Lynch on Friday, September 12, 2014, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Jack introduces the Life in the Spirit Seminar, presents an overview of prayer for a new Pentecost from popes of the last 50 years and describes how it relates to God’s love for us. One of the team members, Laurie Johnson, offers a personal testimony.

Key words: Holy Spirit, Upper Room, Life in the Spirit Seminar

Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, September 6, 2014, the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The first reading (Ezekiel 33:7-9) calls upon us to warn the sinner. Fr. Ed points out, however, that our capacity to follow the 4th-10th Commandments depends upon our being faithful to the first three Commandments.

Keywords: evangelization, conversion

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 31, 2014, the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Paul Donnelly, a friar in the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Dcn. Paul reflects on today's Gospel (Matt. 16:21-27) and asks, "You will lose your life for the sake of something. For what will it be?"

Keywords: surrender to God, trust