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Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant thatContinue reading “Pentecost 2024”

Breathe in me O Holy Spiritthat my thoughts may all be holy;Act in me O Holy Spiritthat my works, too, may be holy;Draw my heart O Holy Spiritthat I love but what is holy;Strengthen me O Holy Spiritto defend that is holy;Guard me then O Holy Spiritthat I always may be holy. St. Augustine ofContinue reading “PENTECOST PRAYER”

Dear Benefactors and Friends We wish you a Blessed Christmas from St Isidore Farm. The year 2021 has come and gone without much change. We continue to pray, work, and study as we wait with all of humanity for an end to the covid-19 pandemic. 2021 News: We partnered with a local agency to provideContinue reading “Christmas Note 2021”

Dorothy Day said: “Our rule is the Works of Mercy.” Here at St Isidore Farm we try to put that rule into action and perform both spiritual and corporal works of mercy as we are able in our rural setting. Such as the corporal work of mercy to bury the dead. At least once aContinue reading “Works of Mercy”

Mission. Dorothy Day, cofounder of Catholic Worker, said “Our rule is the Works of Mercy”.  St Isidore Farm’s Mission is the “Works of Mercy”, both corporal and spiritual.  It is our desire to make St Isidore Farm a place of hospitality and healing for all who need a place and time to process life’s challenges. Continue reading “Mission”

Vision.  We envision a farm environment with structured living that combines solitude with community, farm work with creativity and prayer with process.

Progress.  As catholic workers, we started a mini-farm in Mesa, Idaho in November 2015.  In July 2016 we took in our first homeless guest. That same summer we installed a small manufactured home to use as a guesthouse.  Its not always easy on the Mesa. During snowmagedden 2017, we lost our shop and barn underContinue reading “Progress”