Reflections

Deacon’s Beacon: Branches That Bear Fruit

“Whoever remains in Me, And I in him, Will bear much fruit.” Jesus speaks these words to His disciples in this Sunday’s gospel.  To get a better understanding of His message, I would like to return to last Sunday’s gospel. Last [read more...]

Prayers for Shepherds and Unsung Heroes

4th Sunday of Easter  We are fascinated by and honor those who risk their lives for others. We call these people heroes. Apart from those mentioned on the news, many unsung heroes whose deeds go unnoticed surround us. These ordinary [read more...]

No Limit To How Deep Our Relationship With God Can Go

Third Sunday of Easter To convert means to believe in Jesus Christ. It means to turn to God, to grow in a deeper and more mature relationship with Him. For most of us, our parents made the decision to initiate [read more...]

Deacon’s Beacon: Seeing and Witnessing Jesus in our Life

Two weeks ago we celebrated the feast of Easter – Jesus conquers death as He rises from the dead, and promises life with Him to all of us.  Last Sunday was Divine Mercy Sunday, when Jesus promises mercy for all – [read more...]

Experience Christ’s Divine Mercy

Feast of Divine Mercy In 1936, something extraordinary occurred in Poland; Jesus spoke the following words to a simple Polish nun named St. Faustina Kowalska: “My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast [read more...]

Deacon Jerry’s Reflection, Divine Mercy Sunday

Divine Mercy Sunday Forty days of Lent, then Easter. Some of us were able to gather as we traditionally have for Easter and some of us were not able to gather. Why did the Church, in it’s wisdom, place Divine [read more...]

This Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday

This Sunday, April 11, is Divine Mercy Sunday. If you are like me, you may be unfamiliar with the topic of Divine Mercy (e.g. what it is and how it relates to you and your life).  To be honest, Divine [read more...]

Divine Mercy Delivered

Our Lady of the Wayside’s Deacon Paul Onischuk asks…“If you had the opportunity to see Jesus, would you take it?” He then explains how this is possible through the image of The Divine Mercy, created through the vision of Saint [read more...]

Father Mark’s Good Friday Homily

To more fully experience the joy of Christ’s Resurrection on Easter, we must first journey with him to Calvary. In the event you missed it, or would like to listen again, here is Father Mark Augustine’s powerful and beautiful reflection [read more...]

Easter Blessings from Father Marat

My Dear Parishioners, As we enter into the Sacred Triduum—the holiest three days of our church year—I would like to wish all of you a grace-filled and blessed feast and Easter. In a particular way, I impart my fatherly blessing [read more...]