Dog Food

by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
August 23, 2022

Ages eight and nine are when boys are most likely to try dog food. For the most part, it’s a guy thing. But a few girls at that age go for it as well. When kids before age seven try...Read more

Fifty Years Ago: The Summer of ‘72

by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
June 13, 2022

It was an overcast day in June of 1972. I gazed out the backseat window of our new blue Oldsmobile Cutlass as we left 5 Arrowhead Trail on Lake Mohawk, in Sparta, New Jersey – for the last time. The...Read more

Be Sealed with the Holy Spirit!

by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
May 2, 2022

Several Our Lady of Lourdes youth will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation at the 12:00 PM Mass this Mother’s Day weekend. Bishop Emeritus Paul Loverde (retired Bishop of Arlington) will be the celebrant.

When the Bishop anoints a Confirmation...Read more

Some Words on First Communion at Our Lady of Lourdes

by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
April 25, 2022

Second grade children from Our Lady of Lourdes will be receiving their First Communion at the 10:00 AM Mass and 5:00 PM Spanish Mass this Sunday. Also, five of our Hispanic youth were baptized, confirmed, and received First Communion at...Read more

On the First Day of the Week

by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
April 15, 2022

“On the first day of the week…” (John 20:1). This is the opening line of Easter Sunday’s Gospel. In fact, all four Gospels begin their resurrection story on “the first day of the week.” Of course, this reminds us of...Read more

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