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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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 enrolled at the following academic institutions:

7 from Franciscan University of Steubenville
3 from Providence College
3 from University of Virginia
3 from Harvard University
2 from the Catholic University of America
1 from Marist College
1 from Christendom College
1 from Stanford University
1 from Ohio State University
1 from American University
1 from Duquesne University

The others obtained bachelors, masters or doctorates from:
University of Florida
Claremont McKenna College and School of Theology
Cornell University
Christendom College
College of New Jersey
Texas A & M University
Xavier University

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