FrKevinEstabrook

  St. Maximilian Kolbe was born in Poland in 1894, entered the Franciscans at the age of 16, and was ordained 8 years later. In his first ye...

  Well, we have come to our last school mass of the school year. Soon you will be able to relax a little bit and enjoy your hard-earned summ...

  There’s a catholic philosopher and author I very much enjoy named Dr. Peter Kreeft. Dr. Kreeft is a professor of philosophy at Boston Coll...

 In seminary, we spent an entire semester considering the theological writings on the Holy Trinity. We studied the scriptural foundations of...

  The Gospel of John is often times referred to as the Gospel of Love. The theme of love lies at the heart of the Fourth Gospel, pervading e...

  When Jesus announced that one of his disciples would betray Him, the 12 were befuddled. How could one of their own be responsible for betr...

 There’s a story about a wealthy king who wanted to find a bride. And not just any bride, the king wished to marry a woman who would love hi...

  Today we celebrate the feast of St. Scholastica twin sister of St. Benedict.   Benedict was studying in Rome when he heard God calling him...

  On these last two weekdays of Easter, our Gospel reading comes from the very last chapter of John’s Gospel.  As I mentioned recently, Sain...

 Five times in our Gospel reading today, we find the word, “disciples”—the disciples of Jesus—“the disciples were locked in the upper room”—...

One of the most prevalent themes and messages of the Bible is that of returning to God. “Return to God with your whole heart” Joel says. In ...

 Forty days have passed since we celebrated the joyful Feast of the Nativity of the Lord. The Liturgy itself tells us that today, the Feast ...

 St. John the Apostle is often depicted in art with his head resting on the breast of Christ, as he does at the Last Supper. Among the apost...

 The saint we honor today was born the son of a wealthy merchant near Genoa Italy, in 1694.  He received his early education from the Capuch...

Yesterday, on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, the Church turned her heart to the Passion of Christ and the wood of the cross upon ...

 A few years ago, in 2016, Pope Francis issued a document called Amoris Laetitia, latin for “The Joy of Love”. Love, authentic love, brings ...

 Fire. We find fire throughout the Scriptures. The Holy Spirit descends upon the apostles as tongues of fire on Pentecost. The Lord himself ...

 Throughout his Sermon on the Mount, the Lord expounds what it means to be truly righteous, truly holy—to live in such a way that one is fil...