Tag Archive: #reflection

Prayer of Thanks and Gratitude

Lord, I thank you for imparting your strength to me through the sacraments. I thank You, Jesus, for filling my heart with Your Love. You do not demand that we love each other with empty hearts, but hearts overflowing with [read more...]

Free to Choose

My brothers and sisters, God is love. And He, Who is Love, patiently waits with hope for the conversion of each person. God patiently waits for the conversion of the sinner. In His Love, He gives each of us the [read more...]

The Raw Reality of Your Favorite Bible People

Some of your favorite Bible characters were… terrible sometimes. Abraham lied and said Sarah wasn’t his wife. Jacob tricked his father into giving him the birthright instead of his brother. And there are plenty of stories that aren’t even appropriate [read more...]

Dignity, Discernment, Discipleship

In the world, if we want to reach some goal and want to succeed, then we must be constantly ready and able to learn something new. We must be cunning and quick to react to whatever problems come our way. [read more...]

How Will You Make Your Family Even Better This Year?

Father Bill Zavaski visited Our Lady of the Wayside to celebrate Mass on the Feast of the Holy Family. In his homily, he shared how Mary and Joseph are role models for all families to follow. He asked those present [read more...]

See the Star?

My brothers and sisters, in today’s Gospel we encounter three reactions to the coming of Christ. The three magi from the East did not hear of the coming of the Messiah through the appearance of an angel. Rather, they connected [read more...]

“God, What’s Your Plan for My Life?”

The angel Gabriel came to Mary and told her all about how she’d conceive and bear God’s son Jesus, and even when she asked how this could be, he elaborated. Wouldn’t it be nice to have an angel show up [read more...]

You CAN Quit Porn. Here’s How

This is not the first video on Ascension Presents about how to overcome an addiction to pornography, but it might be one of the simplest and most actionable. Since 2000, Covenant Eyes has been a leader in the online accountability [read more...]

Sign and Source of Love

What kind of meaning does the Holy Family have for contemporary families: for mothers, fathers and children? To this family belonged the Child Jesus—a Child loved by Mary and Joseph. He, along with Mary and Joseph, created a union that [read more...]

Jesus Christ is Born

Dear Parishioners of Our Lady of the Wayside, This Christmas of 2023 I come to share with you the Christmas wafer – a piece of holy bread and a symbol of the newborn Child Jesus. I come as a shepherd [read more...]