Homily given at the 8:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 4, 2012, the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. We are called to love God because of all He has done and to show that love in our care for others, especially the poor, and by voting in this year's presidential elections.

Key words: voting, pro-life, thankfulness, love

Homily given at the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Friday, November 2, 2012, the Commemoration of All Souls, by Dcn. Larry Randolph, Christ the King Catholic Church. Dcn. Larry exhorts us to pray for the souls in Purgatory, not only on All Souls Day, but throughout the month of November, for they can do nothing to help themselves. They are dependent on our sacrifices and prayers. He also reminds us to keep in mind our own end, not out of fear, but out of love for God, who loves us and wants us to become the people He has created us to be.

Key words: Purgatory, souls, intercession, suffering

Homily given at the 12 noon Mass on Friday, November 2, 2012, the Commemoration of All Souls, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed explains how the first reading from the Book of Maccabees establishes a clear understanding of the existence of Purgatory, the part of the Kingdom of God inhabited by the Church Suffering, and the importance of praying for the suffering souls in Purgatory, especially those who have no one else to pray for them.

Key words: Purgatory, souls, intercession, suffering

Homily given at the 7:30 p.m. Mass on Thursday, November 1, 2012, the Solemnity of All Saints, by Fr. Pat Egan. This feast is for us, to encourage us to become saints. The Beatitudes are the Lord's prescription for living the life of a saint.

Key words: saints, Beatitudes, holiness

The fifth talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, November 2, 2012, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Before seminar participants are prayed with for the Baptism in the Spirit, Jack Lynch gives a short introductory talk to put this prayer in context for Catholics, referring in part to Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa's book "Sober Intoxication of the Spirit." (Fr. Cantalamessa has been the Preacher to the Papal Household for both Bl. Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. For more information about Fr. Cantalamessa, go to www.cantalamessa.org.)

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

Homily given at the 12 noon Mass on Thursday, November 1, 2012, the Solemnity of All Saints, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Fr. Ed encourages us to enter into a deeper relationship with our patron saints, especially our Baptismal and Confirmation saints, and to ask them for their help through their examples, teachings, and prayers. As we approach the elections, he especially encourages us to seek the intercession of St. Thomas Becket and St. Thomas More, two saints who know what it means to defend the rights of the Church against civil authority that is trying to strip the Church of the right and power to live in a free country. (Note: The very beginning of the homily is missing from the recording.)

Key words: saints, intercession, faithfulness

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 28, 2012, the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. In the first reading, the prophet Jeremiah reminds the people that their land would be protected by God only to the extent that they stayed faithful to Him. We, like the blind Bartimaeus in the Gospel, need to do our part, calling on the Lord, trusting Him to act, and then following Him. We, too, have been given a wonderful land, but we must do our part. Fr. Ed urges us to take the effort to form our consciences according to the teachings of the Church, to pray, and to vote pro-life and pro-religious freedom.

Key words: pro-life, religious freedom

The fourth talk in the Life in the Spirit Seminar, given on Friday, October 26, 2012, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Jack Lynch quickly reviews the first three talks, and then talks about how those in the class can connect with these realities, how they can "get from here to there."

Key words: repentance, faith, prayer, Holy Spirit, Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Upper Room

A talk given by Prof. Aimee Godfrey, M.A. Theology, J.D., professor of law at Wayne State University, on Sunday, October 21, 2012, as part of the Catholic World View series at Christ the King. Topics she addressed include the history of the Constitution, how it protects religious liberty and other important rights, how the principle of subsidiarity is present in the Constitution, and how current cases (i.e. the HHS mandate) might be decided under the Constitution. Click here for a .pdf file of her PowerPoint presentation.

Key words: Constitution, religious liberty, freedom, subsidiarity, HHS mandate, CWV, Catholic vision, worldview

Homily given at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 21, 2012, World Mission Sunday, by Fr. Ed Fride, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church. Sharing the Gospel is not just the responsibility of "professional" missionaries. Every baptized Christian has a responsibility to share the good news that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. To be able to do that, we need to come into a deep, personal, ongoing relationship with Him ourselves in the power of the Spirit in the heart of His Church.

Key word: evangelization