Reflections

Love’s Changing Landscape

5th Sunday of Easter – Year C In the Gospel, Jesus gives us the Great Commandment: “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.” Like the disciples, we should love each other as [read more...]

What is God’s Love Language?

Most of us are familiar with the 5 Love Languages; gift-giving acts of service, physical touch, words of affirmation, and quality time. But which of these is how God gives and receives love? In this video, Fr. Mike shares with us [read more...]

Featured Video Series: Motherhood Matters

Join Tami Kiser and guests as they consider Motherhood Matters: Big and Small, shedding the light of faith and bringing hope to both the mundane and the monumental things moms deal with every day. When you are drowning in diapers [read more...]

Honoring Mary

The Catholic Church has a long-standing tradition of honoring Mary throughout the month of May. It is fitting that, during the most beautiful month of the year, we turn with gratitude and petition to God’s most beautiful creature—Our Heavenly Mother—by [read more...]

Featured Video: Fatima Gems

Hosted by Fr. Andrew Apostoli, this video focuses on the beauty of Our Lady’s messages to three young children in 1917. This series demonstrates ways to apply the Fatima teachings to our everyday lives, showcasing that this apparition is just [read more...]

St. Dymphna Novena

For nine days, join in praying the St. Dymphna novena for someone you may know who is affected by mental illness and for our community’s special intentions. St. Dymphna is the patroness of those who suffer from mental affliction. Her [read more...]

John 3:16

At Our Lady of the Wayside’s School Mass, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, Deacon Paul Onischuk broke down the popular John 3:16 Gospel for our students.

Happy John 3:16 Day

Today’s gospel, John 3:16 was made famous by John, of course, and kept in the forefront of the minds of many by the gentleman in the multi-colored wig, holding the John 3:16 sign at numerous sporting events through the years.  [read more...]

Deacon’s Beacon: What Did We Learn This Lent?

OLW4LIFE Our 2022 Lenten Journey is completed.  On April 16 we celebrated the Easter Vigil when the Catechumen and Candidates were received into full communion with the Catholic Faith and we celebrated Jesus rising from the dead for our redemption. [read more...]

“Simon, Do You Love Me?”

Third Sunday of Easter-Year C When Jesus asks Simon Peter three times “Do you love Me?”, in English it would appear that Simon Peter gives the same response three times “You know, Lord, that I love you.” In the original [read more...]