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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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“Damien”
A One-Man Play on the Saint of
Moloka'i
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on November 21, 2009
This past week two Dominican parishes, Saint Joseph's Catholic Center at NYU and Saint Vincent Ferrer hosted Casey Groves for a performance of the one-man play, "Damien," which tells the story of St. Damien de Veuster, the recently canonized nineteenth-century leper priest. Written by Aldyth Morris, "Damian" portrays the works and inner trials of the heroic missionary who risked his life to care for the outcast lepers on the Hawaiian island of Moloka'i. After sixteen years caring for the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of those confined to the island, St. Damien eventually contracted the disease himself. For his heroic love, St. Damien is widely considered a "martyr of charity".
On Saturday, November 21, Casey performed "Damien" at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer.
St. Damien is the ninth recognized saint to have lived, worked, and died in what is now territory of the United States. St. Damien was canonized as Saint Damien of Moloka'i on October 11, 2009.