Father Ron’s Reflections: December 1, 2024 Published on November 25, 2024 Today we begin the beautiful, joyful season of Advent. I am very excited about our Family of Parishes’ attempt to “Turn Christmas Upside
Connecting Point: November 24, 2024 Published on November 18, 2024 In this Sunday’s Gospel, while on trial before Pontius Pilate, Jesus acknowledges that he is a king—but that his kingdom is “not of this
Father Ron’s Reflections: November 10, 2024 Published on November 4, 2024 We are very happy to welcome Deacon Mark Sienkowski to St. Isidore the Farmer parish. Deacon Mark will serve alongside Deacon Jeff. An article of
Welcome Deacon Mark Sienkowski! Published on November 4, 2024 We are delighted to welcome Deacon Mark Sienkowski to our St. Isidore family! As he steps into his new role, Deacon Mark brings with him a wealth of
Father Ron’s Reflections: November 3, 2024 Published on October 28, 2024 November is the month in which we pray for and remember in a special way the faithful departed. Our annual Memorial Service for those buried from our
Father Ron’s Reflections: October 27, 2024 Published on October 21, 2024 This next week is one of my favorite weeks of the year. I love Halloween. I love the whimsy of it. I also like the hospitality of Halloween. We turn
Father Ron’s Reflections: October 13, 2024 Published on October 7, 2024 Whenever someone tells me that they “don’t get much out of Mass on Sunday”, I ask: “do you pray privately every day?”.
Father Ron’s Reflections: October 6, 2024 Published on September 30, 2024 October is the month of the rosary. Every major religion has some form of prayer beads. Fingering the beads brings our body into the prayer, along
Connecting Point: September 22, 2024 Published on September 16, 2024 As one of the world’s greatest White Castle lovers, I can vouch for the truth of their current slogan: “The Crave is a Powerful
Father Ron’s Reflections: September 15, 2024 September 16, 2024 In one of the Eucharistic Prayers, we pray that “the church may be a witness to truth and freedom, justice and peace, that all people may be
Father Ron’s Reflections: September 8, 2024 Published on September 2, 2024 One of the significant renewals that resulted from the Second Vatican Council was the reinstitution of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults,
Father Ron’s Reflections: August 25, 2024 Published on August 19, 2024 As we enter the “election season” we are reminded that it is our civic and religious responsibility to closely study the candidates and
Father Ron’s Reflections: August 11, 2024 Published on August 5, 2024 We thank everyone who has stepped forward to plan, donate supplies, and volunteer to help during our Mcrest Week, August 18-25. Mcrest Week requires
Father Ron’s Reflections: July 28, 2024 July 22, 2024 As I write this, Vacation Bible School 2024 at St. Isidore is coming to an end. It has been a very exciting and fun week. Today’s theme is
Connecting Point: July 14, 2024 July 8, 2024 In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus sends the disciples to continue his mission, preaching repentance and healing the sick. This mission has now
Father Ron’s Reflections: June 16, 2024 Published on June 10, 2024 As is true with all parishes, a major task of our parish is to use our resources to offer God the best worship possible. Great worship gives glory to
Fr. Ron’s Reflections: June 9, 2024 Published on June 3, 2024 For many years the Catholic Church has dedicated the month of June to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We celebrate the solemnity of the Sacred Heart on
Fr. Ron’s Reflections: June 2, 2024 May 28, 2024 Today’s feast of the Body and Blood of Christ celebrates the central role of the Eucharist in our Catholic Faith. Everything we do as a parish,
Fr. Ron’s Reflections: May 26, 2024 Published on May 20, 2024 Having completed the Easter Season we have now entered into Ordinary Time in the church. The word “ordinary” comes from the word
Connecting Point: May 19, 2024 Published on May 13, 2024 This Sunday’s feast of Pentecost brings our Easter season to a close. Some refer to the Easter Season as the “Season of the Holy