Advent and Mary
Reflections on the Woman of the Apocalypse by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
November 30, 2021
“Jesus is conceived by the Holy Spirit in the Virgin Mary’s womb because he is the New Adam, who inaugurates the new creation: ‘The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from...Read more
A Saintly Jubilee Addition
October 26, 2021
During its 75th anniversary year, Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Arlington opened a prayer garden honoring its late former pastor.
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STATEMENT BY BISHOP MICHAEL F. BURBIDGE ON U.S. HOUSE PASSAGE OF “WOMEN’S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT”
September 24, 2021
September 27, 2021
In the United States, the tragically pervasive acceptance of abortion has resulted in more than 62 million abortions since Roe v. Wade . Still, today the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impose abortion on demand nationwide—and thus double down...Read more
THE ROMANTIC SENSIBILITY OF JEROME KERN
Reflections on the Golden Age of American Pop Music in Honor of my Late Father by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
September 27, 2021
THE ROMANTIC SENSIBILITY OF JEROME KERN In Honor of my Late Father, Martin Edlefsen
By Father Frederick Edlefsen
Officially, my tenth birthday was in 1975. But I turned ten in 1955 like some...Read more
In Commemoration of September 11
And in Honor of Afghanistan Veterans by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
September 9, 2021
On September 11, 2001, less than eight months after George W. Bush was sworn in as 43 rd President, Al-Qaeda militants executed history’s deadliest act of terror. That morning started off like any other clear day on the East Coast....Read more
