Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 24, 2012, the Solemnity of Christ the King, by Fr. Fortunato Turati of the Servants of Charity. On this day when we celebrate the kingship of Jesus Christ over the universe, Fr. Fortunato asks, is he our king? When the world, like Pilate in the Gospel, says to us, "Behold your king!", what is our answer?

Key words: Christ the King, love, surrender

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 18, 2012, the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Christians have speculated about when the Lord Jesus will return since He ascended to Heaven. Instead of speculating, we should always be ready for Him to return, either at the Second Coming or at the moment of our death. If He is reigning in our lives, we can look forward to His return. Do we choose every day to let Him reign in us?

Key words: surrender to God, trust

Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 18, 2012, the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. At this Mass, at which the Rite of Acceptance and Welcoming was celebrated for those in RCIA, Dcn. Larry encourages us to open our hearts to Christ, like the RCIA candidates who are being welcomed into the Church today. If we, like them, open our hearts, our lives will be changed forever.

Key words: surrender to God, trust, Scripture, evangelization, faith, grace, conversion, RCIA

The seventh and final talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, November 16, 2012, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Jack Lynch reviews the previous week's talk on ways to grow in the life in the Spirit. He then speaks on some of the temptations and trials that we will face going forward in our lives with God and encourages everyone to bear fruit through perseverance. Finally he urges us to follow St. Paul's command to "Make love your aim, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts." (I Cor. 14:1)

Key words: Holy Spirit, Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Upper Room

Homily given at the 7:00 p.m. Mass on Sunday, November 11, 2012, the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time and Veteran's Day, by Fr. Fortunato Turati of the Servants of Charity. The widow in the Gospel today gave all she had to God. Jesus is asking us today to give all to Him because He gives all to us.

Key word: Jesus, love, surrender, trust

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 11, 2012, the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time and Veterans' Day, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Today's readings show us two trusting widows who depended completely on God. Fr. Ed encourages us to imitate their example, to go all in and trust Him!

Key word: trust

Homily given by Dcn. Greg VandeVoorde, Christ the King Catholic Church, at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 10, 2012, the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, a special Mass of Remembrance for those who have lost children through miscarriage or early death. Reflecting on the widows in today's readings, Dcn. Greg shares his own experience of trusting God and relying on His mercy. Jesus also gave all that He had for us, trusting in His Father to raise Him from the dead. He calls on us to trust in Him for our lives and the lives of our children who have died, but live in Heaven with God.

Key words: trust, mercy, faith

The sixth talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, November 9, 2012, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Dcn. Lou Russello speaks on how to grow in the life of the Holy Spirit following the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

Key words: Holy Spirit, Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Upper Room

Homily given at the 7:30 p.m. Mass on Monday, November 5, 2012, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. At this special Mass celebrated on the eve of the election, Fr. Ed reminds us that there have been many times throughout history when the people of God have been in great difficulties, but Jesus is more powerful. If we turn to Him and do things His way, we will see a greater and greater release of the power of His Holy Spirit to do His will, to trust Him, to be courageous, to give joy and hope to others, and to hold fast to the truth, especially the truth about Who Jesus Himself is.

Key words: voting, God's will, hope, joy

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 4, 2012, the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Catholic understanding is that, as a follower of Jesus, we are called, not just to belief, but to action, to love our neighbor as ourselves. Yet the government through the HHS Mandate would try to limit our freedom of religion, guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, to just worship that takes place behind church walls. In the face of this challenge, we have a responsibility to vote with the first priority being the protection of human life and the second priority being the protection of religious liberty.

Key words: voting, pro-life, freedom of religion, religious liberty