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black and white photo of 1974 March for Life participants

A Brave New Pro-Life Ethic

Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen

January 13, 2022

Thousands of people will attend the March for Life in Washington, DC on January 21. Founded by Nellie Gray, the March began as a small demonstration in 1974, one year after the Supreme Court’s January 22, 1973 “Roe...Read more

CCD Students Retell the Nativity Story

Celebrating the Season with a Christmas Pageant

December 20, 2021

Luke 1:35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.”

a child plays with a toy airplane in a field of flowers

Christmas and Innocence

Personal Memoirs and a Poem by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen

December 17, 2021

“When will we learn that childhood is in a great sense not simply a preparation for adult life, but a thing unique and complete in itself – a masterpiece of God.” (Carl Schmitt, American artist) ...Read more

group photo of Our Lady of Lourdes volunteers with the food boxes they prepared for refugees

Welcoming the Newcomer

By the OLOL Helping Hands Group

December 17, 2021

The OLOL Helping Hands Team surrounded by donations ready for delivery OLOL Helping Hands asked the parish and the local community to come together to help give a warm welcome to Migration and Refugee Services clients.

This November,...Read more

one lit candle, three unlit candles among some ferns

Family Tips for Advent and Christmas Eve

by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen

December 3, 2021

Family Tips for Advent and Christmas Eve

Advent Wreath: The Advent wreath symbolizes the millennia from Adam to Christ, when the world awaited its Redeemer. It also represents the years awaiting Christ’s Second Coming. The...Read more