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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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Blessed Margaret of Castello (1287-1320)
A Short Article by Fr. Andre-Joseph LaCasse, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on April 13, 2010
Bl. Margaret of Castello
Fr. Andre-Joseph LaCasse, O.P., pastor of St. Patrick's Church in Columbus, OH, composed the following on behalf of the Blessed Margaret of Costello Guild and Shrine, which is located at St. Patrick's.
Blessed Margaret of Castello was born of a noble Italian family near Florence , Italy , in 1287. Born a hunchback, dwarf, blind, and lame, her family was ashamed of her and kept her hidden in… » More
Holy Week at the Dominican House of Studies
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on April 12, 2010
Click on the slideshow above for highlights of the liturgies celebrated at the Dominican Priory of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. from Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday.
"Agnosticism: The Only Intellectual Option?"
Dr. Peter Kreeft at NYU
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on April 08, 2010
In the video above Professor Peter Kreeft delivers a lecture on agnosticism at the Church of Saint Joseph in Greenwich Villiage, New York City. The talk, given on April 7, 2010, was sponsored by Focus and the Veritas Forum at New York University.
A professor of philosophy at Boston College, Dr. Kreeft ranks among the nation's most popular Catholic lecturers. He is a regular contributor to several… » More
What is a Priory?
Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish in Charlottesville, VA
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on April 08, 2010
Click above to watch a short history of how Dominicans of this Province have served the university community at Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish in Charlottesville, VA over the last fifty years. Since arriving in 1959, various Friars have helped the parish to achieve tremendous growth. As a sign of that growth, and in order to continue to meet the still increasing needs of this vibrant parish, the Friars… » More
Homily for Holy Thursday
By Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on April 02, 2010
Fray Nicolás Borrás's "The Last Supper" (1570s); Private collection
Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P., the Academic Dean of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, delivered the following homily during the Mass of the Lord's Supper celebrated at the Dominican House of Studies.
The Mass of the Lord's Supper, the Church tells us, celebrates Our Lord's institution of the Eucharist and the beginning of the priesthood of Jesus Christ. Tonight, however, we… » More
"Devotional Customs Enrich the Holy Week Experience"
An Article by Fr. Michael Monshau, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on April 01, 2010
Paintings by Fra Angelico for the Armadio degli Argenti (c. 1450); Museo di San Marco, Florence
The following article by Fr. Michael Monshau, O.P., a professor of liturgy, homiletics and spirituality at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (The Angelicum) in Rome, appeared in this week's English edition of L'Osservatore Romano. It is reprinted below with permission.
"Devotional Customs Enrich the Holy Week Experience"
Palm Sunday introduces the most solemn week of Church year… » More