Tag Archive: #reflection

Reflection: God Multiplies What We Surrender to Him

What is God calling me to give? Where does He want to send me to find the hungry and the suffering? Who needs to hear me witness about my faith? What would it take for me to really surrender my [read more...]

Reflection: Blessed Interruptions

Dr. Scott Kurtzman, chief of surgery at Waterbury Hospital, was on his way to deliver an 8:00 a.m. lecture when he witnessed one of the worst crashes in Connecticut history. A dump truck, whose driver had lost control, flipped on [read more...]

Reflection: A Possession on a Journey

“He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick — no food, no sack, no money in their belts.” I am the mother of young children, so that means I am a packer. I am a [read more...]

One Nation Under God

July 4th, 2021 This Fourth of July providentially falls on a Sunday—the day we love, revere, and thank the Lord. It is significant that the day we celebrate our nation’s independence, we also and even more importantly honor our God [read more...]

Do We Respond to the Call?

13th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year B  Death comes to each person, whether great or unimportant, known or unknown. When Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter from the grips of death into life, He showed that He has power over death. [read more...]

“Why Are You Afraid?”

12th Sunday of Ordinary Time Like Job and the disciples in this Sunday’s readings, we experience many different kinds of fears, sufferings, and uncertainties. Often it can seem to us like we are in the dark and do not know what [read more...]

Gospel Meditation – Encourage Deeper Understanding of Scripture

June 13, 2021 | 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time A favorite motto of St. Teresa of Calcutta was, “do small things with great love.” This is how it works in the kingdom of God. God can do tremendous things with the [read more...]

Think Eternally; Optimize Your Spiritual Health

11th Sunday of Ordinary Time  God’s ways are not our ways, and the Lord sees everything from an eternal perspective. In his second letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul reminds us that our life here, including our bodies, is passing [read more...]

Franciscan Friars Evening of Reflection: You’re Invited

This Thursday, June 10, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Our Lady of the Wayside will be hosting the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal for an Evening of Reflection. Join them for an evening of adoration, confession and music as [read more...]

Reflection: Seeing The Body of Christ

St. Teresa of Calcutta shares a story that talks about seeing Jesus in the Eucharist and seeing Jesus in the poor people in the streets of Calcutta: “Our sisters had to go to the home of the dying. And before they went, I [read more...]