Why I Love My Country
Preparing for Independence Day 250
June 23, 2026
By Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
En route to New Orleans from Runway 1, I enjoy gazing from my window seat over the landscapes of America’s southeast. Flying over NoVa neighborhoods and then over UVA’s familiar campus...Read more
Father’s Day Wisdom
June 17, 2026
By Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
When I was a boy, we often rode to “the country” after Sunday Mass to Belle Rose, Louisiana, where my grandparents, Mimi and Pawpaw (pictured above), lived. Belle Rose had a...Read more
Watch Three-Minute Video on Ordinataions
Seven Men Ordained at St Thomas More Cathedral on June 6
June 13, 2026
Go to the Lost Sheep
And the Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 9, 2026
By Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
“At the site of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned...” Today's Gospel challenges us to see the world through the eyes...Read more
What is Mass?
A Reflection on the Body and Blood of Christ
June 2, 2026
By Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
JRR Tolkien wrote this to his son Michael on November 1, 1963: “You speak of ‘sagging faith,’ however… The only cure for sagging faith is Communion. Though always Itself, perfect and...Read more