The Manhood of Robbie Binter

Short Story by Fr. Edlefsen
April 28, 2023
The Manhood of Robbie Binter A short story by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen

Matthias Robert Binter, known as Robbie, turned fourteen on May 1, 1968. That same day, after Fr. D’Amour’s Wednesday morning Mass at St. Luke’s, Robbie’s little...Read more

Popeyes and Port Comedy from a Fallen World

By Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
April 11, 2023

My sister was a child and I a teenager when we went with mom, dad and my grandmother (on dad’s side) to the zoo in Columbus, Ohio. I recall little of the outing, save for laughing at the monkeys...Read more

The Return

by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
March 3, 2023

From clear skies, Johnny stared blankly downward to the California coastline, watching whitecaps crash into gray cliffs and aridly green landscapes, from the window of the World Airways DC-8 eastbound to Travis Air Force Base. That was the summer...Read more

Our Lady of Lourdes in the Arlington Catholic Herald

February Events and Parish Profile
February 19, 2023
The Arlington Catholic Herald published two features about Our Lady of Lourdes this February. One is a "Parish Profile" to describe the wide variety of groups and activities OLOL has to offer. The Herald also provided coverage of the 40...Read more

DONATE TO CRS: Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria

February 9, 2023

On February 6, 2023 a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey. A second earthquake of 7.5 magnitude later in the day, and aftershocks through Tuesday have created a massive humanitarian disaster. Approximately 20.000 have lost their lives as of February 9,...Read more

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