Reflections

Nothing to Fear

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B We are living in an unprecedented time. The entire world, nations, people, and nature are agitated. Last weekend, an event called Astroworld Festival took place, during which 8 people died. I think [read more...]

Prayer For Those Experiencing Depression & Exhaustion

Good Father, who looks at your sons and daughters with love, we know that you have deep compassion for those who suffer the most. Your Son Jesus healed so many, restoring sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, speech [read more...]

Two Small Coins

32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B  My brothers and sisters, even God, who created the entire universe and each person, has the ability to be shocked by us. While Jesus sat near the treasury and watched as people [read more...]

Look to God to Counter Life’s Craziness

Our Path to God My focus today is an attempt to answer a question that I have heard from many people (including myself) – “How do we deal with all the craziness in our world today? Obviously, the answer is [read more...]

Fr. Dominic Coaches OLW Students on Bowing and Prayer

On October 27, 2021, Our Lady of the Wayside schoolchildren gathered in our church for weekly mass. Associate Pastor, Father Dominic Vinh Ha, celebrated, and delivered a joyous homily that coached our children on how to reverently bow and to [read more...]

God First: In Our Minds, Actions, and Interactions

31st Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B Everyday the Jewish people pray the Shema in the morning and the evening. Jesus Himself prayed the Shema from a young age. The Shema is this prayer: “Hear, O Israel! The LORD [read more...]

Why Men Are Also Responsible for Abortion

In this video, Bobby Angel makes it clear that men are just as responsible for abortion as women are. Men are responsible for protecting woman from circumstances that lead to abortion. As Pope St. John Paul II said: “The task [read more...]

Chris Stefanick: Hold On To Those Around Your Table

In this Real Life Minute, Chris Stefanick shares the last words his mentor, Barbara Morgan said to him before she passed. She reminded him, and he reminds us, not to lose sight of what is most important in life — [read more...]

Tools for the Ultimate Test

At Our Lady of the Wayside’s School Mass on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, Deacon Paul Onischuk’s homily discussed, ‘Tools for the Ultimate Test.’ Deacon Paul talked about tools St. Viator’s golf team uses to prepare for tournaments, and suggested that, [read more...]

Death With Dignity

Meet Lizz Lovett who bravely faced terminal cancer, knowing her story would end in the loving arms of Our Father. Source: Ascension Press October is Respect Life month. We pray for the dignity of all who suffer from terminal or debilitating [read more...]