Pastoral Blog

“HE LORD IS RISEN!” “HE IS RISEN INDEED!” This is the traditional joyful greeting Christians share with each other on this Easter Day,

Consider becoming a part of the St. Isidore Parish Council. Here you have a voice to share feedback and help shape the direction of our Church so

Our first Vicariate Lenten Communal Penance Service is here at St. Isidore this Monday night, April 8, at 7:00 PM.  Celebrating the Sacrament of

Lent begins this Wednesday! It is a time for us to go ever deeper into our spiritual life and experience spiritual renewal as we prepare to renew our

Lent begins late this year. Ash Wednesday is March 6. But it is not too early to begin planning how you will keep the penitential season. As in the

Lent begins late this year: Ash Wednesday is March 6. But it is not too early to begin planning how you will keep the penitential season. As in the

It is a long tradition in the Church of having special “intentions” for a Mass.  The special intention is usually a deceased loved one, or

Having celebrated an Advent season of joyful preparation, and the wonder-filled Christmas Season with its many bright feasts, we have now entered

Today’s Solemnity of the Epiphany is, liturgically,  the brightest feast of the entire Christmas Season.  Today we rejoice in our belief that

Mr. Matt Hunt, who has served as our Coordinator of Youth Ministry at St. Isidore for the past year, recently left  our Pastoral staff to serve as

A few decades ago, as the commercialism of Christmas continued to grow, the phrase “put Christ back in Christmas” became popular. Back then I

I love the season of Advent.  It is a time of joyful anticipation of Christ’s Coming.  During these first few weeks of Advent we focus on

The entire Archdiocese of Detroit has a special focus for this Advent/Christmas season—especially for Christmas Eve/Day itself. We are calling it

Dear St. Isidore Parish: It is with a heavy heart that I recently gave my resignation as youth minister of St. Isidore. All this has happened in

A New Liturgical Year begins next Sunday, December 2, the First Sunday of Advent.  Today we celebrate the last Sunday in the current Liturgical

As some of you know, I have two homes really. Five days a week I live and work here at St. Isidore, and two days, usually Thursday and Friday, I am

November is the month dedicated to remembering and praying for the Faithful Departed, our brothers and sisters who have gone before us marked with

Because I have a foot in both the Western and Eastern Churches, I am often asked this question:  “Can I go to an Eastern Church for mass, and if

DO NOT BE AFRAID… …to go out on the streets and into public places, like the first Apostles who preached Christ and the Good News of

At 9:30 Mass this Sunday we celebrate the Rite of Acceptance into the Catechumenate. This is the second of four stages in the Right of Christian