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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Friar Confirmed to Legal Services Board

Fr. Pius Pietrzyk’s Nomination Confirmed by Senate

Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 01, 2010

Shortly before midnight on September 29, 2010, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P., a Friar of the Province of St. Joseph, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Fr. Pius was nominated to the LSC Board by President Barack Obama on July 28, 2010 on the recommendation of Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Monority Leader in the Senate. Fr. Pius will serve as one of 11 members of the Board with oversight over the LSC.

The LSC was established in 1974 and operates as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that promotes equal access to justice and provides grants for high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. It is the single largest provider of civil legal aid for the poor in the nation. In the current Fiscal Year, the LSC distributed approximately $420 million in funds to legal aid offices around the country. The Corporation is headed by a bipartisan board of directors whose 11 members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

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