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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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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"Lift up your eyes upon this day breaking for you. Give birth again to the dream."

Dec 10, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The inevitable synchronicity of all four gospel accounts of the advent of God…
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"I wait with quickened hope for crooked paths to straighten."

Nov 24, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Generations of the family gathered around the bed as I prepared to administer…
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"Who lives on the outskirts of the kingdom?"

Nov 20, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The feast of Christ the King signals the end of Ordinary Time and the…
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"Still, I put up with this Church until I see a better one...

Nov 12, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The seventeenth century Christian humanist and scholar, Erasmus, had, like…
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"Here's the church, here's the steeple, open the door and see all the people."

Nov 4, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Combining words with action, a favorite childhood nursery rhyme often ended…
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"Come to me, all you that are weary, and I will give you rest."

Oct 29, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Soul searching moments can take us by surprise and, with the grace of God,…
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"Do you love me?" "I suppose I do"

Oct 23, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Often, when I hear the question, “Do you love me?” I think of a…
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"Gotcha!"

Oct 16, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

When is the last time someone “gotcha?” I was sitting in an…
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"Don't leave before the miracle happens."

Oct 8, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

This past Sunday, October 5th, Pope Francis called for a creative and humble…
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"In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas."

Oct 8, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The clinking of wine glasses had gotten the attention of the many wedding…
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"In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas."

Oct 4, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The clinking of wine glasses had gotten the attention of the many wedding…
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"Which of the characters in today's Gospel do you most identify with?"

Sep 25, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

In today’s gospel, Matthew 21:28-32, Jesus tells the story about two…
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"Too much of a good thing is wonderful."

Sep 18, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The young mother and her two children were sitting in the booth behind me. I…
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"Next Week in Jerusalem." "Next Week in Jerusalem."

Sep 11, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Taking a break from the Ordinary Time of our liturgical cycle, the celebration…
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"If two of you on earth agree about anything you ask..."

Sep 4, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

“If two of you on earth agree about anything you ask,
it will be done…
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"You duped me, O Lord, and I allowed myself to be duped."

Aug 28, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

 Openly lamenting his faithful service to God, Jeremiah, the reluctant…
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"Finding a way home."

Aug 21, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The customer line did not look that long, but on a hot day any length of line…
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"Jesus, you got that right."

Aug 14, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Listening to his heart rather than her words, Jesus answered the Canaanite…
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"Faith is walking on water against your better judgement"

Aug 7, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Listening through both the silence and the chaos that surrounded us, Jack…
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"Whatever happened to the twelve baskets of leftovers?"

Jul 31, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Recently, I was invited to a luncheon held at The Old Country Buffet. Upon…
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"What's important and what isn't?"

Jul 24, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Waiting for someone to answer the front door, I noticed a note to the fire…
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"The Kingdom of God could be like a run down and abandoned farm."

Jul 17, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

There was the wonderful story about the priest
who visited a young parishioner…
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"Jesus, why do you speak in parables?"

Jul 10, 2014 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Jesus was a good story teller and engaged his disciples in accessible…