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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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I Loved Jesus in the Night
Teresa of Calcutta-A Secret Revealed
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on April 02, 2009
Fr. Paul Murray, O.P. recently published a wonderful book on the spiritual life of Mother Teresa. Below is a review by Fr. Robert Barron.
A Saint of Darkness
I just finished reading Fr. Paul Murray's astonishing little book on Mother Teresa's interior life, called I Have Loved Jesus in the Night. Fr. Murray, a Dominican professor of spiritual theology at the Angelicum University in Rome, was… » More
Edward Dominic Fenwick
Founding Friar and First Bishop of Cincinnati
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on March 04, 2009
Praised in reviews published by American Catholic Studies and Catholic Historical Review, this collection of the letters and documents of Edward Dominic Fenwick provides readers a fascinating chronicle of early nineteenth-century American and Catholic history from the viewpoint of one of its central characters. Edited by Fr. W. L. Tancrell, O.P., a member of the Dominican province Fenwick began… » More
Congratulations to Angelicum Alumnus
Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on February 24, 2009
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Pope Benedict XVI has named Archbishop Timothy Dolan as the next archbishop of New York. Archbishop Dolan earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Dominicans at the Angelicum in Rome. In his book, Priests for the Third Millennium, Archbishop Dolan writes about the Dominicans in the chapter on simplicity. He tells the reader about an incident that occurred when he was doing graduate studies… » More
St. Paul as the Man He Was
The New York Times wrote an excellent article on the Blackfriars Repertory Theater
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on February 14, 2009
The Rev. Peter John Cameron, right, directs Tom Perretta, left, and Dana Sachs in "In Charge of the Fire. It will soon go on the road. [Photo by Thomas McDonald/The New York Times]
Blackfriars Repertory Theatre staged a new play by award-winning California playwright Harry Cornelius Cronin entitled "In Charge of the Fire" at The Little Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut in January. Cynthia Wolfe Boynton reports in today's New York Times that, "like the ancient Dominican friars who traveled from village to village to preach the word of God, the Rev. Peter John Cameron plans to… » More
Bursting at the Seams
33 Men attend Vocation's Weekend
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on February 13, 2009
Photo of the men attending the Vocations Weekend at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
This weekend 33 young men visited the Dominican House of Studies to discern a vocation to the Province of Saint Joseph. We ask you to keep these men in your prayers, it's our largest crowd in recent memory; there are two Vocation's weekend given each year. With renovations still underway in the Priory, almost half of the men had to sleep on the floor in sleeping bags. Of the group, 23 men are currently… » More
Preaching Workshop for Parish Priests
Given by the Dominican Friars, Order of Preachers.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on February 13, 2009
World Day of the Sick
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on February 12, 2009
Yesterday the Catholic Church celebrated her 17th World Day of the Sick, which is a special day at Saint Catherine of Siena Church for all the priests, consecrated men and women, health-care workers and volunteers and who dedicate themselves to treating and alleviating the sufferings of those who have to face up to illness. Pope Benedict XVI’s message for this year focuses particularly on sick and suffering children. Previous World Day of the Sick messages by Pope Benedict addressed: in 2006, the mentally ill; in 2007, the incurably ill and those dying from terminal diseases; and in 2008, the Eucharist, Lourdes and pastoral care of the sick.
For the full text of Pope Benedict’s message for 2009, please click here.
Aquinas, Teleology, and Contemporary Biblical Research
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on February 11, 2009
The online edition of The Bulletin, a student publication serving the Gonzaga University community, reported that their Professor of Philosophy Michael W. Tkacz has been invited to give the esteemed Aquinas Lecture at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, on Feb. 12.
See the full article here (Tkacz invited to lecture at University of Oxford by Rebecca Hofland, Issue date: 2/6/09 Section: News … » More
The Conversion of St. Matthew
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on February 09, 2009
Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P., editor-in-chief of Magnificat preaches about the conversion of Saint Matthew.
The History of Universities and St. Thomas Aquinas
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on February 02, 2009
The first universities—the University of Paris and the University of Bologna—were founded in the latter half of the 12th century. They were the initiative of the Catholic Church and their model of instruction derived from the monastery, with monks as the first professors. Subjects taught were theology, philosophy, law and medicine. The medieval universities adopted the dialectical method of teaching—which poses a question, considers an anti-thesis and produces a thesis. This formula found its greatest expression in the Summa Theologiae by St. Thomas Aquinas.
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