Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, May 17, 2015, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Dan reflects on how the Ascension of the Lord reveals to us the reason for our hope. Through Christ's Ascension into Heaven, humanity enters into the love of God Himself. 

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 10, 2015, the 6th Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed reminds us that we are beloved by God, and we should share this good news. He encourages us to put on the whole armor of God, so we can stand fast in this truth and more deeply appreciate the feminine genius and protect it.

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 3, 2015, the 5th Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's Gospel calls us to bear fruit in the power of the Holy Spirit. The past week gave us three great saints who show us how to yield to the Spirit: St. Catherine of Siena, Pope St. Pius V, and St. Joseph.

Key words: Holy Spirit, evangelization, worship

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 26, the 4th Sunday of Easter, the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed speaks about vocations in the Body of Christ, focusing on one that we often don't remember to pray for: the vocation to be a bishop. He then reviews the wonderful ways that bishops in the Diocese of Lansing have cared for Christ the King.

Key words: vocations, episcopacy, bishops

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 19, the 3rd Sunday of Easter, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The Easter season is a time for rejoicing and preparing for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Fr. Ed encourages us to re-read the Acts of the Apostles during this season. Then, if there are spiritual gifts described there that we haven't experienced, make a "Pentecost shopping list" of gifts to ask the Lord to give you this Pentecost.

Key words: joy, spiritual gifts, charisms, Holy Spirit

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, by Dcn. Gerry Holowicki, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Gerry reflects on the Resurrection with the help of the children who celebrated their First Communions at this Mass.

Keywords: Easter, Eucharist, Jesus, Communion

Homily given at the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday, April 4, 2015, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. The Incarnation, Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus give us reason for hope, if we keep our eyes on Jesus, no matter what the circumstances.

Keywords: hope, Easter, Resurrection 

Homily given at the Good Friday liturgy, April 3, 2015, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Dan reflects on the true and complete nature of mercy as revealed especially in the suffering and death of Jesus, the Son of God.

Key words: mercy, salvation, Passion

The seventh talk in the Gifts for the New Evangelization class, given by Louise Smith, on "Keeping the Joy of the Gospel." This talk was given on Friday, March 27, 2015, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Christy Whiting, Upper Room Administrator, made opening and closing remarks. The talk was also preceded by brief sharings from some of the participants.

This 7-week class helps participants to identify their gifts and learn how to exercise them. It uses the book Charisms of the Holy Spirit: Tools for the New Evangelization by Renee A. Marazon.

Please note: There were some minor microphone problems in the beginning that were addressed later in the recording.

Key words: joy, gifts, Holy Spirit

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 29, Palm Sunday, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Reflecting upon Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Fr. Ed reminds us that a choice is placed before us: we can choose to make ourselves the center of our lives or invite Jesus to reign in our hearts as our King and Lord. In preparation for Holy Week, Fr. Ed encourages us to spend more time in prayer.

Conversion, Prayer, Lent, Surrender to God