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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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"Why do Catholics go to Mass?"
A talk by Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 30, 2010
Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia celebrating Mass at the North America College in Rome.
Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, O.P., Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, gave the John Carroll Lecture at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on September 29, 2010.
Introduction
Why get out of bed in the morning? Why eat breakfast? Why sleep seven to eight hours a night? Why run six miles a day? And so on. These activities are so much… » More
"Word to Life" - September 24, 2010
Dominican Preaching on Sirius 159 XM 117
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 24, 2010
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Veronese Bonifacio's Dives and Lazarus (1540s): Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice.
Click above to hear this week's edition of "Word to Life." Joining me today to discuss the readings for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time was my co-host, Fr. Bruno M. Shah, O.P., Msgr. Michael Hull and James Supple. Today on Sirius Radio I spoke with a friend of mine who is friends with Scott Harrison. Scott made his living for years in the big Apple promoting top nightclubs and fashion events.… » More
The Beauty of Angels
What Does Faith and Art Teach Us About Them and The New Evangelization
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 24, 2010
Angel near Castel Sant'Angelo - Rome.
A talk by Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., and Dr. Jem Sullivan will be given on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 6:30 P.M. at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center. Dr. Sullivan's book "Beauty of Faith: Using Christian Art to Spread the Good News" will be available for signing during the reception. This will also be your chance to see "Angels: A Celestial Visitation". The exhibit features the angel paintings of… » More
Eleven Irish Friars Make Their First Profession
Two of our Friars join in the Celebration
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 21, 2010
Watch the video above in which Fr. Bill Holt, O.P. and Fr. John McGuire, O.P., joined in the celebration of the first profession of eleven brothers of the Irish province. The event took place during the celebration of the Eucharist at Saint Mary's priory church at Pope's Quay in Cork.
"The Beauty that Wounds and Heals"
An Article by Father Dominic Legge, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 21, 2010
Fr. Dominic Legge's latest article from Headline Bistro is reprinted below with permission.
When you walk in, you look up. In the afternoon, the stunning gothic nave is suffused with soft blue-and-red light from the magnificent stained-glass windows. Your eye is attracted - intrigued - by the intricate gothic stonework, the images in the windows, and the rich details of the rood, the high pulpit… » More
"Word to Life" - September 17, 2010
Dominican Preaching on Sirius 159 XM 117
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 20, 2010
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Masaccio's Tribute Money (1426-27): Cappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence.
Click above to hear this week's edition of "Word to Life." Joining me today to discuss the readings for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time was my co-host, Fr. Bruno M. Shah, O.P., Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., and Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P..
An Interview with Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
A Vocation Story
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 18, 2010
Watch the video above in which Fr. Dominic Legge recounts his path to the Order of Preachers. This video series is your chance to meet some of the friars and discover what has led them into the Province of Saint Joseph.
The Exaltation of the Cross
An Update from the Chapter in Rome
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 16, 2010
On the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, the Office hymn for this day, Vexilla regis likens the Cross to a processional standard, and so it is that we look to the Cross as we move forward in life, journeying towards the Promised Land of heaven. As today's preacher, Fr Gonzalo Bernabé Ituarte Verduzco (Provincial of Mexico) said, the people of Israel in the first reading (Numbers 21:4b-9) longed… » More
An Interview with Fr. Benedict Croell, O.P.
Vocations Director of the Province of Saint Joseph
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 15, 2010
Before entering the Order of Preachers, Fr. Croell studied at Colorado State University and Conception Seminary College for the Archdiocese of Denver. He obtained a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Providence College while discerning a vocation to religious life. He entered the novitiate of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in 1992, and was ordained a priest in 1998. Fr. Benedict was assigned… » More
"Word to Life" - September 10, 2010
Dominican Preaching on Sirius 159 XM 117
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 10, 2010
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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo's Return of the Prodigal Son (1667-70):National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Click above to hear this week's edition of "Word to Life." Joining me today to discuss the readings for the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time was my co-host, Fr. Bruno M. Shah, O.P..