Province of St. Albert the Great, USA

Around the Web

We preach through many mediums: in person, in publications, through prophetic actions, and online. Here are some of the latest postings of our friars from around the internet.

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"I never promised you a rose garden."

Aug 31, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

As I waited in line at the Sunnyside Gardens to pay for some flowers, a woman…
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"I never promised you a rose garden."

Aug 31, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

As I waited in line at the Sunnyside Gardens to pay for some flowers, a woman…
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"If you see a turtle on the top of a fencepost, you know he had some help getting there."

Aug 24, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Humorous anecdotes have a way of telling the truth about the importance of…
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"If you see a turtle on the top of a fencepost, you know he had some help getting there."

Aug 24, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Humorous anecdotes have a way of telling the truth about the importance of…
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"Together we make a family."

Aug 18, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Gathering around the hospital bed, the generations of Chenne’s family found…
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"Together we make a family."

Aug 18, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Gathering around the hospital bed, the generations of Chenne’s family found…
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How will we answer?

Aug 17, 2016 by
Brian Guadalupe Walker, O.P.

For 18 August 2016, Thursday of 20th, based on Matthew 22:1-14
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"Without Prophets for today, there will be great losses tomorrow."

Aug 10, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

An old “Peanuts” cartoon strip brings together a couple of operative…
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"Without Prophets for today, there will be great losses tomorrow."

Aug 10, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

An old “Peanuts” cartoon strip brings together a couple of operative…
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"Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning."

Aug 2, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

In a small article buried in the business section of the Star Tribune: “The…
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"Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning."

Aug 2, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

In a small article buried in the business section of the Star Tribune: “The…
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that really matter."

Jul 25, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

As Republicans gathered in Cleveland this past week, Donald Trump’s task was…
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that really matter."

Jul 25, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

As Republicans gathered in Cleveland this past week, Donald Trump’s task was…
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"Are you the person God has put in my life to help me better understand myself?"

Jul 12, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

After dinner I took a walk in the neighborhood. Anticipating the heat of the…
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"Are you the person God has put in my life to help me better understand myself?"

Jul 12, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

After dinner I took a walk in the neighborhood. Anticipating the heat of the…
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"How good does a Good Samaritan have to be?"

Jul 6, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The question still haunts me. The woman in her forties was a neighbor to a…
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"How good does a Good Samaritan have to be?"

Jul 6, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The question still haunts me. The woman in her forties was a neighbor to a…
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"Simplicity: A gift worth pursuing."

Jun 30, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Learning to collaborate with the mission of Jesus is to accept His invitation…
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"Simplicity: A gift worth pursuing."

Jun 30, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Learning to collaborate with the mission of Jesus is to accept His invitation…
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"Wishy-washy disciples need not apply."

Jun 22, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

In “Happy New Year, Charlie Brown,” one of the “Peanuts” TV specials, Charlie…
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"Wishy-washy disciples need not apply."

Jun 22, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

In “Happy New Year, Charlie Brown,” one of the “Peanuts” TV specials, Charlie…
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"If you could relinquish one of your daily crosses, which one would you choose?"

Jun 16, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

By the time the gospel of Luke was written in approximately 85 A.D., the…
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"If you could relinquish one of your daily crosses, which one would you choose?"

Jun 16, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

By the time the gospel of Luke was written in approximately 85 A.D., the…
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"Well behaved women rarely make history."

Jun 8, 2016 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Described as “my run away sentence”, Laurel Thacher Ulrich penned the phrase, …