Our Lady of Lourdes

Stories

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
one lit candle, three unlit candles among some ferns

Family Tips for Advent and Christmas Eve

by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
December 3, 2021
hues of blue, pink, gold and red line a calm sea. the sun goes down.

Advent and Mary

Reflections on the Woman of the Apocalypse by Fr. Frederick Edlefsen
November 30, 2021
Fr. Edlefsen Blessing

A Saintly Jubilee Addition

October 26, 2021

Other Recent Cogitations and Announcements

Christmas Letter to the Parish

December 18, 2025

Dear Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family and Visitors,

“Draw me,” says our soul to God (Songs 1:4). God draws us to himself...Read more