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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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Flannery O’Connor
"America's Only Great Christian Writer"
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on November 23, 2009
In a interview that aired last weekend on PBS' "Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly," Professor Ralph Wood of Baylor University called the late Southern novelist Flannery O'Connor "America's only great Christian writer." Click above to hear Professor Woods defend his provocative claim.
Also appearing on the segment dedicated to O'Connor's life and work, Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., of the Dominican House of Studies, explains the theological depth of her stories and the deep lessons they can teach us about grace. To read the full interview Fr. White gave to "Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly," click here.