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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"Faith is the absence of proof."

Mar 5, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

When the hospital elevator’s door reopened, all of us were surprised at…
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"Faith is the absence of proof."

Mar 5, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

When the hospital elevator’s door reopened, all of us were surprised at…
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"Pay attention to the voice behind the curtain."

Feb 26, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

There is a wonderful scene in the film, The Wizard of Oz, where Toto pulls…
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"Pay attention to the voice behind the curtain."

Feb 26, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

There is a wonderful scene in the film, The Wizard of Oz, where Toto pulls…
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"The most effective way to do it is to do it."

Feb 18, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

In a recent article entitled “The Lady Vanishes Again”, found in…
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"The most effective way to do it is to do it."

Feb 18, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

In a recent article entitled “The Lady Vanishes Again”, found in…
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"If you choose, you can make me clean."

Feb 11, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

“Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand
and touched the leper and…
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"If you choose, you can make me clean."

Feb 11, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

“Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand
and touched the leper and…
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"It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog."

Feb 4, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Coming home very late from a hospital call, I was listening to a Beatle&rsquo…
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"It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog."

Feb 4, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Coming home very late from a hospital call, I was listening to a Beatle&rsquo…
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"What is this?"

Jan 29, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

A late lunch at Mickey’s Diner, way over in St. Paul, offered me an…
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"What is this?"

Jan 29, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

A late lunch at Mickey’s Diner, way over in St. Paul, offered me an…
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"I hear you knocking, but you can't come in."

Jan 21, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Once the rhythm and blues song “I Hear You Knocking, But You Can’t…
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"I hear you knocking, but you can't come in."

Jan 21, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Once the rhythm and blues song “I Hear You Knocking, But You Can’t…
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"What a friend we have in Jesus." "What a friend we have in Jesus."

Jan 14, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Some years ago I was invited to a Hymn Sing at a Lutheran Church. I must…
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"What a friend we have in Jesus." "What a friend we have in Jesus."

Jan 14, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Some years ago I was invited to a Hymn Sing at a Lutheran Church. I must…
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Baptism: A Journey of Hope

Jan 7, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The tiny hands of the two-day-old baby open and closed with each drop of water…
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Baptism: A Journey of Hope

Jan 7, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The tiny hands of the two-day-old baby open and closed with each drop of water…
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"As we look back at those who have gone before us, what do we find?"

Jan 1, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

 
It was Monday afternoon, two days before Christmas eve that I reached…
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"As we look back at those who have gone before us, what do we find?"

Jan 1, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

 
It was Monday afternoon, two days before Christmas eve that I reached…
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"Always give more than you take."

Dec 23, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Reading the daily obituaries always gives me a new lease on life. A firm…
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"Always give more than you take."

Dec 23, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Reading the daily obituaries always gives me a new lease on life. A firm…
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If you want the most unlikely answers, then listen to the unexpected questions.

Dec 18, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

In the words of the poet Mary Oliver, “Poetry is a life giving force…
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If you want the most unlikely answers, then listen to the unexpected questions.

Dec 18, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

In the words of the poet Mary Oliver, “Poetry is a life giving force…