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 was hungry and you gave me something to eat."

Jun 4, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

As I approached the red light and slowed to stop the car, the toothless woman…
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"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son...

May 28, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Today we are celebrating Trinity Sunday, a feast that found its way into the…
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"If the Spirit descended like a dove, why did Jesus send a parakeet?"

May 21, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

As background to the Feast of Pentecost, the parish priest had just finished…
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"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls..."

May 14, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Tucked away on a quite residential street in Edina, the beautiful home at the…
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"Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so."

May 8, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

One of the most popular Christian hymns sung in churches around the world, …
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"Getting knocked off your high horse is not just an occupational hazard for jockeys."

Apr 30, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

My first horse race proved to be a winner. I was twelve years old and in the…
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"You must be shepherds who smell like your sheep."

Apr 23, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Celebrating the last of six Lenten Fish Dinners, I met with friends at my…
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"Have you anything to eat?"

Apr 16, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

At first the cardboard sign was hard to read, but as the old lady came closer…
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"Do you have anything to hang onto besides your doubt?"

Apr 9, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The odyssey of every human life brings with it both joy and sorrow, hope and…
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"Listen, I don't want to hear another peep out of you."

Apr 4, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The allure of Walgreens’ Easter candy section remains an ongoing source…
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"Mom, who's the guy on the donkey?"

Mar 26, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The reenactment of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem on Palm…
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"The only thing I'd like to do be able to go out without anyone recognizing me and get a pizza"

Mar 18, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Pope Francis marked the second anniversary of his election, March 13, 2013 by…
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"Hope: Discovering Light in Darkness."

Mar 12, 2015 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The first rays of sun reflected off my rearview mirror as I drove west on…
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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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"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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"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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"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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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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"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…