Reflections

Nothing Ordinary Here!

There is nothing ordinary about Ordinary Time. This couldn’t be truer today when Zephaniah reminds us of the mysteriousness of God’s way and Jesus lays out his Gospel blueprint in his Sermon on the Mount. God’s ways certainly are mysterious. [read more...]

9 Days for Life Novena: Day 5

9 Days for Life is an annual novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Today, we pray that all unborn children [read more...]

9 Days for Life Novena: Day 4

9 Days for Life is an annual novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Today, we pray that those who support [read more...]

9 Days for Life Novena: Day 3

9 Days for Life is an annual novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Today, we pray that those who defend [read more...]

9 Days for Life Novena: Day 2

9 Days for Life is an annual novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Today, we pray for each person suffering [read more...]

9 Days for Life Novena: Day 1

9 Days for Life is an annual novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Today, we pray for the tragic practice [read more...]

Hardened Hearts Show-and-Tell (with OLW School Students)

At Our Lady of the Wayside’s School Mass on Wednesday, January 18, Deacon Paul Onischuk asked what kind of hearts did the Pharisees have in the Gospel according to Mark? Hardened hearts that were not “open” or receptive to Jesus.  And [read more...]

Living the Good News

The message of Jesus is simple. It can be boiled down to two sentences. “The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the good news.” In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus appears in Galilee for the first time [read more...]

The Calling of St. Matthew

In Saturday’s Gospel (Mt 9:9-13), Jesus called Matthew, the tax collector, to be His disciple. This moment is captured magnificently in Caravaggio’s masterpiece, The Calling of St. Matthew. Matthew’s ‘Who, me?’ expression is probably not unlike that of many ordinary people [read more...]

“I Don’t Want Heaven if Not Everyone is Going to be There”

“If not everyone is going to heaven, then I don’t want to be there.” Is this sentiment honorable? Or misguided? Fr. Mike addresses the mystery of heaven and hell and gets to the core of what it means to be [read more...]