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
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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
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!
Celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation is an important part of our Advent preparation for the celebration of the Lord’s Coming, both at
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
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 week we welcome Fr, Tom McCarthy to St. Isidore, Fr. McCarthy, an Augustinian priest, is preaching at all of our liturgies this weekend, and
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
One of the many blessings I have received during my years here at St. Isidore is the privilege of living and ministering with two recent immigrants
“You may not be able to hear US. But we have heard YOU!’ We continue to get “feedback” from parishioners and visitors to our parish
Please “save the date” and plan on joining us for our Parish Picnic following the 4:30 Mass on August 10th. The picnic will be
When we started our 5:30 PM Sunday Night Mass in May of last year (“A Mass for the Busy Catholic” as we used in our tagline), our plan was to
Even as we enter into these “dog days” of summer, our Faith Formation Team is hard at work preparing for the next school year. The members
“I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind
Today’s Feast of Pentecost brings the Easter Season to a close. The high points of our Easter celebration were the Baptism, Confirmation, and
The first step to making room is looking at our lives and reflecting on what we can cut back. This Advent we are talking about making room in our