Tag Archive: #love

Love & Flowers for Mrs. Tiltz

On the last day of the 2022-23 School Year, Our Lady of the Wayside first through fifth grade students and teachers lined up to present Mrs. Chris Tiltz with flowers, in gratitude for her 30 years of dedication, service and [read more...]

Jesus Struggled to Make Ends Meet, Too.

But Jesus couldn’t have cared less about money. He wasn’t building a personal estate, or an army, or a nation, or an empire. He followed what he believed was his true calling and identity – to demonstrate how the tenants [read more...]

Jesus Was Canceled

Jesus had a point of view. His message of acceptance and love countered the dogmas and beliefs of his time. This created animosity toward him from those in positions of power. So much so, that they sought ways to silence [read more...]

Jesus Was a Refugee

Imagine this scene: Two young parents grab their toddler and whatever they can carry on their backs and flee the country. There was no safety for them in their homeland, so the only option was to seek foreign soil. This [read more...]

Jesus Felt Heartbreak, Too

Jesus had great compassion. Everywhere he went, he sought to alleviate suffering. He ministered to the sick, injured, and outcasts. In those days, people who were afflicted with leprosy were isolated in leper colonies. While others shunned them, Jesus treated [read more...]

Jesus Welcomed All to the Table

Jesus was radically inclusive. His love movement ran counter to cultural norms and religious expectations of the day. He went out of his way to care for people whom society had rejected – from disabled people, to conquering military oppressors, [read more...]

God’s Love, Patience and Mercy

24th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C  God’s patience is like a thick cord connected tightly to us. God never tires of our weakness or of us. Like the Good and Merciful Father of the Gospel, God takes us [read more...]

Come Together…

With all the COVID-related angst bombarding us, wearing us down, grinding our spirits, and causing division within our parish community, let us remember who is truly in charge, and who taught us by example and the sacrifice of His life, [read more...]

Fourth Sunday of Advent: LOVE

Fourth Sunday of Advent Daily Advent Prayer “Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.” Entrance Antiphon: Let the clouds rain down the Just One, and the earth bring forth a Savior. Collect: Pour forth, we beseech [read more...]

Make the Greatest Commandment Your Life’s Foundation

Reflection – 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time –Year A  My brothers and sisters, in today’s Gospel we hear the scholars of the law ask Jesus what the greatest commandment is. They were trying to test Jesus. How? The scholars of [read more...]