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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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During last Sunday's Angelus address, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the divine calling of Isaiah, Peter, and Paul. Each reponded to the Lord's call with fear, which was heightened by a profound sense of their own unworthiness. The Pope explained how God removed these roadblocks in His servants and made them ready to answer their call. He will do so in our own lives, the Holy Father continued, if… » More
Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., is a columnist for Headline Bistro, a service of the Knights of Columbus. His most recent article examines the power of prayer in the face of the suffering caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti. Fr. Legge's article is reprinted below with permission.
Speaking of the continuing crisis in Haiti, The New York Times today printed a wonderful article on two Catholic priests… » More
During today's General Audience address, Benedict XVI recalled the life and example of our Holy Father Dominic. In his remarks, the Pope explained how Dominic's apostolic zeal was sparked, among other things, by the theological and spiritual plight of the Albigensians of early thirteenth-century France, and how his answer to this problem was to provide the Church educated preachers and confessors. … » More