Author Archives for Sean Reilly

That Man Is You: Loving Sacrifice

Calling all OLW Men looking to grow in faith and strengthen your family relationships. You’re invited to attend the next That Man is You meeting in the OLW Gathering Place, this Saturday, October 26, from 7:00 – 8:30 am. No cost. Bring [read more...]

Ops Corner: Memory Garden Bricks

The Memory Garden (for those lost too soon), at the corner of Mitchell & Park, has come together nicely. We are extremely grateful for this generous gift to our Parish and for the extraordinary efforts of the Rooney Landscaping crews [read more...]

The Safety of Darkness

Leprosy and blindness and deafness — oh, my. The disabilities cured by Jesus in his public ministry really are quite something, aren’t they? Vividly symbolic and rich food for reflection. It just wouldn’t be the same if Jesus had cured [read more...]

Please Join Us for Friday Morning Bible Study

You are invited to attend Friday Morning Bible Study, in the Cabrini Room of OLW Parish Center, for opening prayer at 9:30 am. Bible study also meets “live online” via Zoom, and welcomes homebound parishioners and participants outside our geographical [read more...]

Aid For Women Gift Card Drive

GIFT CARD DRIVE! Our Lady of the Wayside invites you to support Aid for Women Aid for Women provides the emotional, practical and spiritual support that a woman needs to choose life for her unborn baby and to create a [read more...]

Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: Subsidiarity

In their statement on Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, the Catholic bishops of the United States identify the four main principles of the Church’s social teaching and apply them to some concrete issues. This is not to tell the faithful [read more...]

Tuesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time

Father Gilbert Mashurano presiding.

A Common, Contagious Infection That May Require Treatment

Your eyes sealed shut with a crusty residue is not exactly how you want to start your morning. However, this is a common occurrence when you have a pink eye infection, or conjunctivitis. The infection impacts millions of adults and [read more...]

Join Fr. Michael Grzesik: Purgatory, It’s Real!

Fr. Michael Grzesik from St. James Parish will give a presentation on the many facets of Purgatory, including who is in Purgatory, why we should pray for them, and how they can help us! Please join us for an eye-opening [read more...]

Funeral Mass of Patricia Murray

Fathers Vincent Costello and Arthur Marat concelebrating. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.