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Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P.
Fr. Kevin Gabriel Gillen, O.P., was ordained to the priesthood in 2000, Fr. Gillen joined the Order of Preachers in 2005 after earning degrees from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, commonly known as the Angelicum, in Rome. Prior to answering the call to priesthood he worked several years as a stock broker on Wall Street. Fr. Gillen is currently assigned to Saint Joseph in Greenwich Village, New York City, where he serves to promote evangelization through media for the Province and hosts the weekly program “Word to Life” on The Catholic Channel, Sirius 159 and XM 117.
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Headline Bistro
A New Website of the Knights of Columbus
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 31, 2009
Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Headline Bistro is a new service of the Knights of Columbus dedicated to bringing readers the top, daily headlines, from election coverage and breakthroughs in science, to breaking news and opinions around the globe.
Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., has been asked to serve as a columnist for Headline Bistro. His latest article is on Halloween -- on ghosts, demons, and All Saints Day. Father Legge is a… » More
“Renouveler toutes choses en Christ”
A New Book Celebrates Fr. Servais Pinckaers, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 23, 2009
Academic Press Fribourg has recently published a collection of essays that celebrates the life and work of Fr. Servais Pinckaers, O.P., the longtime professor of moral theology at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. The collection bears the name Renouveler toutes choses en Christ: Vers un renouveau thomiste de la théologie morale ("Renewing All Things in Christ: Toward a Thomistic Renewal… » More
“The 13th Day”
Pre-screened at NYU's Catholic Center
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 18, 2009
The following is a synopisis of the movie taken from its official website:
October 13th 1917, Fatima, Portugal.
FACT: Over 70,000 witnesses watched the sun spinning in the sky before plummeting towards the earth, in an extraordinary prophesised event, which became known as ‘The Miracle of the Sun'. In a world torn apart by persecution, war and oppression, 3 children were chosen to offer a message… » More
Fr. Juan Bautista Mano, O.P.
A Hidden Master
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 17, 2009
The "Museo del Prado" in Madrid Spain has an exhibit of Fr. Juan Bautista Maíno, O.P. (born in Pastrana in 1581-died in Madrid in 1649). It is said that in his works he approximated the "realism" of Caravaggio and the revised Italian Classisism of Annibale Carracci. Here is a link to a video on the Prado's website showing some of his works.
"A maestro waiting to be discovered" is how the Museo… » More
“Word to Life” - October 16, 2009
Dominican Preaching on Sirius XM Radio
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 16, 2009
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BLAKE, William
The Book of Job: When the Morning Stars Sang Together
1820
Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
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Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P., hosted the program today, and joining him to discuss the readings for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time were Jason Evert, a lay Catholic apologist well known for his presentations on chastity, and Fr. Jordan Kelly, O.P., one of the associate pastors of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Manhattan.
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The Angelicum Honors a Former Student
Karol Wojtyla
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 16, 2009
In 1946, a young Karol Wojtyla arrived in Rome and began studies at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Dominican university popularly known as the Angelicum. Today, 63 years later, the school inaugurated a semester in honor of one of its most prized students.
Saint Francisco Coll, O.P.
Going Against the Grain
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 12, 2009
During Sunday's Mass of Canonization, the Pope said that Spanish Dominican Father Francisco Coll (1812-1875), founder of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, "eagerly dedicated himself to [the] proclamation [of the Gospel], faithfully accomplishing his vocation in the Order of Preachers, in which he worked." The Pope also said that Fr. Coll "reached… » More
“Word to Life”- October 2, 2009
Dominican Preaching on Sirius XM Radio
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 02, 2009
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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti Creation of Eve, 1509-10, Fresco, Cappella Sistina, Vatican
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Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. hosts this week's show. On the program to discuss the readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time were Fr. Carlos Quijano, O.P., Chaplain of New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Dr. Robert K. Carlson, Academic Dean of Wyoming Catholic College.
"Word to Life" airs live every Friday at… » More
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