Reflections

Humble Means

The famous philosopher Jacques Maritain said that the Church uses two kinds of means for spiritual ends. The first kind of means is called rich, temporal means. Rich means are things like organizations, meetings, parish centers, and mass media. These [read more...]

Bible Study: Insightful Preview of Sunday’s Readings

Kathleen presents a Bible study on investment, priorities, providence, and a prayer God loves to answer. The first reading is from the First Book of Kings. Kathleen discusses Solomon’s reputation for wisdom but how he didn’t apply his wisdom to [read more...]

What Do You Ask of God?

My brothers and sisters, in today’s readings we hear about one main topic: wisdom. The wisdom about which Scripture speaks is not something that a person can learn or buy with money. It is also not something that is guaranteed [read more...]

Fr. Mike Reviews “Sound of Freedom” Movie

In our world today, there are millions trapped in slavery and sex trafficking. The most horrific and devastating example of this, is the sale of the weakest and most vulnerable in society, our children. Today, Fr. Mike Schmitz shares his [read more...]

Bible Study: Insightful Preview of Sunday’s Readings

In this bible study session, Kathleen Miller shared that this week’s first reading is from the Book of Wisdom, which is not in the Protestant Bible because it was dropped by the Jews after the destruction of the temple 40 [read more...]

My Jesus vs. the Actual Jesus

If you profess to be a Christian, that means you profess to follow Jesus Christ. But, of course, that presupposes that you know who Jesus is—where he came from, what he came to do, where he went, and what he [read more...]

Freedom to Choose

Throughout the history of the Israelites, God spoke to the people in various, powerful, and effective ways. He punished justly, but He also showed much goodness and mercy. I think that for the Israelites and for us also, it is [read more...]

Bible Study: Insightful Preview of Sunday’s Readings

In this bible study introduction, Kathleen Miller explains that the Bible is a library of books, with some aspects being fiction and some non-fiction. She mentions parables, poetry, and different kinds of literature that can be read in different ways [read more...]

Worth The Effort

In this Sunday’s Gospel we hear the parable about the sower. Jesus speaks through parables because He wants to push us to search for the truth within the parables and within our lives. He wants us to search for Him, [read more...]

DMI Survey Update (and Thanks!)

Dear Our Lady of the Wayside Family, Thank you for taking the time this past Lent to complete the Disciple Maker Index survey. 534 parishioners shared their input on a number of aspects of faith and community life here at [read more...]