What is Lent? Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and includes 40 days leading up to the celebration of the Easter Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and
Articles
We begin to count the forty days of Lent today, the First Sunday of Lent. We begin today because today is the first time the entire community has
At the 9:30 Mass this Sunday we celebrate the”Rite of Sending” with our catechumens and candidates for Full Communion with the Catholic
We are now less than two weeks away from Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Lent is in many ways a forty-day long parish-wide retreat during
The primary goal of Archbishop Vigneron’s “Unleash the Gospel” effort is to form all of us into “joyful missionary disciples.” At the heart
In the wake of the sexual abuse crisis in the Church, we at St. Isidore have assured our parishioners that we will do everything we can to make this
Although the majority of us have long packed up our Christmas ornaments, the historical Christmas cycle extends past the Baptism of the Lord.
Having celebrated the Advent and Christmas Seasons with their many bright feasts, the Church has now returned to “Ordinary Time.” The word
This weekend we welcome Fr. Adam MacDonald to St. Isidore. Fr. MacDonald is the Vocation Director with the Divine Word Missionaries. He is here to
Today’s Feast of the Epiphany is, liturgically speaking, the brightest feast of the entire Christmas Season, outshining Christmas Day itself!
During these weeks leading up to our Christmas celebrations, we are taking the time to prepare our homes, cleaning, decorating, and baking in
Celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation is an important part of our Advent preparation for the celebration of the Lord’s Coming, both at
This weekend we begin the beautiful Season of Advent, a season of joyful anticipation and patient waiting. It also marks the beginning of a new
One blessing that I will be most grateful for this Thanksgiving is that of being a part of the St. Isidore Catholic Community. When Msgr. Mike left
It is just over one year since we began Eucharistic Exposition in the Resource Center on Tuesdays from following the 8:00 AM Mass until closing with
November has been designated by the Church as a month to pray in a particular way for the Faithful Departed. Throughout the month there will be a
This weekend we welcome Bishop Robert Fisher to St. Isidore. Bishop Fisher is presiding at the Confirmation Liturgy for our ninth graders on Saturday
This week we welcome Fr, Tom McCarthy to St. Isidore, Fr. McCarthy, an Augustinian priest, is preaching at all of our liturgies this weekend, and
Last month I had the privilege of attending the 2019 National Convention of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP). The SVDP is a worldwide
We are very grateful to the 752 parishioners who have made gifts and pledges to CSA 2019. As you know, contributing to the Catholic Services Appeal