MY GRANDFATHER'S COMMON SENSE
A Fathers Day Reflection
May 25, 2024
My Grandfather's Wisdom A Father’s Day Reflection
By Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
When I was a boy, we often rode to “the country” – to a place called Belle Rose – after Sunday Mass to visit “Mimi” and...Read more
THE OTHER SIDE OF MARKETS
A Reflection on Catholic Social Teaching
May 25, 2024
The Other Side of Markets Why Grandmere Introduced Me to a Fishmonger By Fr. Frederick Edlefsen When I was a teenager, Grandmere – my grandmother on dad’s side – embarrassed me at stores. She introduced me to everybody, including a...Read more
WHAT IS MASS?
Corpus Christi Reflections
May 25, 2024
What is Mass? A Reflection on the Body and Blood of Christ
By Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote this in a letter to his son Michael, dated November 1, 1963: “You speak of ‘sagging faith,’ however…...Read more
A FUNNY THING ABOUT THE TRINITY
Skunks & Evolution
May 7, 2024
A FUNNY THING ABOUT THE TRINITY Skunks and Evolution by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen “Until the 1960s, all of the spotted skunks found across the United States were considered to be the same species. Then Rodney Mead, a graduate student at...Read more
A FUNNY THING ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
A Reflection on Pentecost
May 7, 2024
A FUNNY THING ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
By Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
A new monkey species was discovered in Myanmar. It’s called the “snub-nosed monkey” because it has nostrils without a nose. During rainy seasons, locals...Read more
