Reflections

Father Mike’s Easter Special

For this first week of Easter, Fr. Mike wants us to know how important we are to Jesus. When Jesus rose from the dead, the first people he encountered were Mary Magdalene and his disciples—the ones who believed in him. [read more...]

Featured Video: Ocean of Mercy

At the dawn of the twentieth century, three voices rose up from Poland to proclaim an urgent message, a message powerful enough to alter the course of an age plunging into spiritual darkness. This true story examines and chronicles the [read more...]

Alleluia!

My Dear Parishioners, Christ has risen; He is truly risen! Alleluia! I cannot express the joy that it brings me to celebrate Easter with you in person this year! On this Easter Sunday, I would like to wish everyone from [read more...]

Easter, Our Homecoming

It is quite remarkable that none of the stories of the resurrection of Jesus actually recount his coming out of the tomb and how he was raised by God from the dead. But, we do have stories about what happened [read more...]

DEBUNKED! Top 10 Excuses for not Attending the Divine Mercy Novena

At the conclusion of all Palm Sunday Masses, Deacon Paul Onischuk debunked the “Top 10 Reasons for Not Attending the Divine Mercy Novena” at Our Lady of the Wayside, from April 15-23. Please join us in this powerful Novena (no [read more...]

Prepare for the Rules to be Broken

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. Vladimir Putin and Russia invading Ukraine. COVID ripping through the world. What do these all have in common? The rules get broken. We all know the rules. The lights turn on. The toilet flushes. We [read more...]

FORMED Video: Holy Saturday — Jesus’ Descent into Hell

Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Michael Barber as they unpack the celebration of Holy Saturday: Jesus’ descent into hell. Often misunderstood, learn what happens on this silent day in the tomb. If you haven’t yet registered for FORMED, you [read more...]

Deacons Beacon: RCIA and The 3 Scrutinies

Someone recently said that the gospel I mentioned in my article in last Sunday’s bulletin was different from the gospel they heard at Mass. They were right! If you were at the 11:30 Mass, you heard the gospel where Jesus [read more...]

Triduum Devotion

Dear Parishioners of Our Lady of the Wayside, During the past two years, we have lived out a prolonged Lent in the world and within the Church—a time of dryness and aridity, distance and isolation not only from each other, [read more...]

Why Don’t I Feel Holy?

Want to know what the #1 goal of Lent is? Believe it or not, we don’t have to feel the joy of the season to reach it. Instead, we have to focus on living it! Fr. Mike challenges us to go [read more...]