Tag Archive: #reflection

Christ is the Good Shepherd

This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of Easter. We are halfway between Christ rising from the dead on Easter Sunday and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Two weeks ago, we were reminded of God’s mercy on Divine [read more...]

The Cardinal’s Call-to-Action for Next 70 Years

In Cardinal Cupich’s beautiful Homily delivered at Our Lady of the Wayside’s Celebrate 70 Family Mass, he congratulated our Parish for 70 years of growth, and challenged Waysiders to live the Gospel and carry Jesus’ message and mission into the [read more...]

Their Eyes Were Opened

God Loves us, and His Love is eternal. God gives us, mortal human beings, the gift of immortality. This is the reason why we should be full of joy during this time of Easter. It is true that we experience [read more...]

Deacon’s Beacon: “Lose the Bunny!”

“Lose the Bunny!” Going into stores and restaurants during the past 40+ days, I saw Easter seasonal decorations of bunnies, chicks, colored eggs, lilies, and – Oh, did I say -bunnies. People wanted to brighten their facility with seasonal signs [read more...]

Jesus’ Divine Mercy

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

Risen and With Us Always

The beginning and the end, the past and future meet and are fulfilled on this day when Jesus has risen. Jesus Christ died, but He lives! Today the Easter message is more urgent than ever. The state of our faith, [read more...]

Encounter Christ’s Passion

Today we enter into the most solemn week of the liturgical year. We have been preparing for the past six weeks, and now we find ourselves in this Church today holding palm branches to joyfully greet and worship Jesus, our [read more...]

A God Who Weeps With Us

“And Jesus wept.” — John 11:35 It strikes me every time I read the story of Lazarus’ resurrection. Of all the amazing and surprising things to occur in this Gospel passage — dead man walking! (well, dead man hopping, really) [read more...]

Why Belief Alone Isn’t Enough

Have you ever heard someone state, ” I believe in God, but I don’t believe in prayer?” Is it logical to have an intellectual belief in the existence of God but not trust in His providence and care? In this [read more...]

How Do I Know if I Made the Wrong Choice?

Each day of our lives we make countless decisions. Many of them have small consequences, good or bad. But what about the BIG decisions we make, like what career to be in, who to marry, or what vocation to follow? [read more...]