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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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A New Priory in Charlottesville
“May the Lord build our house and watch over our city”
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on March 17, 2010
The Catholic Virginian, the newspaper of the Diocese of Richmond, recently wrote an article about the plans for a new Dominican priory to be built next to St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlottesville.
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish began in 1943 as a Newman Center established to serve the Catholic presence at the University of Virginia. In 1959, the Newman Center was entrusted to the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph. The Catholic population of the university reached 13 percent by the early 1960's.
In 1962, the Dominicans purchased land and plans were developed for a church and student center on the current site of the parish. Bishop John Russell established St. Thomas Aquinas Parish the next year. This new parish, unique in the diocese, was to serve the university's Catholic students, faculty, administration and their families. At the time, the Friars also began to serve as chaplains at University Hospital. During the last 30 years, the number of Catholic students and faculty at the University has continued to grow. By 1990, it was necessary to construct a new church to serve the expanding population of the parish. The new church was dedicated in November 1995. The new Parish Center was started in 2002 and was completed in the Spring of 2004.