Tag: Fr. Ron

I often take time to thank God for the gifts God has given me, and try to find ways to share those gifts with others. I thank God for the gifts of

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

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

All of us experience times of darkness.  These dark times are usually the result of the hardships life gives us: the death of a loved one; serious

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

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

St. Isidore faithful, We have all been affected, in one way or another, by the horrible sexual abuse scandals of the Catholic Church.  The news is

 We will be celebrating the Sacrament of the Sick at the 4:30 Mass next Saturday, October 13.  Celebrating this sacrament at a parish weekend

I, like perhaps many of you, am angry, disgusted, and horrified at the news and recent stories in the media regarding the sexual abuse of minors by

Today the Church celebrates the Nativity of John the Baptist, whom Jesus himself called “the greatest man born of a woman.” (Matthew

“Be not afraid!” are the very first words with which the angel greets the lowly shepherds as they keep watch over the sheep in the dead

The message of Easter is that those who never knew Jesus in the flesh can still have a close, intimate relationship with him. This belief

Fr. Ron reflects on an excerpt from Exodus and explains why lent may be a good time to

None of us can live fully without hope.  Daily, we encounter people who are lacking in hope. They need an encouraging word, a smile, a listening

We at St. Isidore continue to find new ways to “Bring God’s Word to the Community”. At our Masses the weekend of February 11/12 we introduced