The Dawn of the New World
Reflections on the Assumption of Mary by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
July 30, 2021
As the Franco-Prussian War was ending on January 28, 1871, the defeated French negotiated an armistice. The victorious Germans agreed not to invade Paris and allowed food into the city. Why? Nobody knows. Maybe they wanted France to be in...Read more
Gardening Day at Our Lady of Lourdes
Volunteers Beautify the Our Lady of Lourdes Campus
July 16, 2021
The "weeders" of OLOL's Garden Committee: Shawn, Kevin, Christina and Carole! Hala, who is not shown, helped too. We enjoyed early morning hours cleaning away all those ugly weeds in the front of our beautiful Church. The labor...Read more
Amber Waves of Grain
Reflections on the American Heartland by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
June 24, 2021
AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN Fr. Frederick Edlefsen My first car, a blue 1989 five-speed Ford Escort, passed westbound down a rural highway in north central Kansas. Warm summer winds swept over the gently sloping plains. The near ripe greenish...Read more
