Other Dominican Preachers
All our preachers are trained in the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church. Our Order was established to preach for the salvation of souls. We promote Our Lady's Rosary and seek to strengthen the spiritual and intellectual formation of Catholics in parishes and universities.
Fr. Stephen Dominic Hayes, O.P.
Fr. Stephen Dominic Hayes is a native of Boston, Massachusetts, born in 1953, has seven brothers and sisters and rejoices in his Irish heritage. He holds an A.B. in Biology from Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH; a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and an S.T.B. from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception (the Dominican House of Studies) in Washington, DC. After practicing law for a few years, he entered the Dominican Order in 1982, made solemn profession in 1986, and was ordained a priest in 1988. He has served as a priest and pastor for the last 29 years in Ohio and Kentucky and is currently the prior of St. Patrick Priory in Columbus, OH. In addition to parochial service, Fr. Hayes has had experience in retreat work, parish missions, pilgrimage direction, and as a spiritual director and confessor, as well as experience in Catholic radio and print media. He has for many years been active in the Knights of Columbus and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He is particularly interested in Holy Scripture, sacramentology, and medieval Christian history.
Father Gabriel Gillen, O.P.
Father Gabriel Gillen, O.P., was ordained to the priesthood in 2000 and currently serves as co-chaplain to the national Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) based out of Denver, CO. He produces videos for Blackfriars Media, and hosted the weekly program “Word to Life” on The Catholic Channel (Sirius XM 129) for six years.
Fr. Benedict Croell, O.P.
Fr. Benedict Croell, O.P. has served in parish and campus ministries and in the East African missions and was the Director of Vocations for the Eastern Province Dominicans. He is now Director of Advancement for the Pontifical University of St. Thomas in Rome. He is available on a limited basis to preach parish missions and campus retreats.
Fr. Basil Cole, OP, STD
Professor (Ordinarius) of Moral and Spiritual Theology
Joining the Dominicans of the Western Province in 1960, Fr. Cole was ordained to the priesthood in 1966. He finished his theological studies at Le Saulchoir in Etiolles, France earning the lectorate and licentiate degrees in 1968. He later received the doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome (the Angelicum).
Fr. Cole was elected prior of St. Dominic’s in San Francisco, where he also served as parish priest, a member of the provincial council and lecturer at various institutions (1970-1975). Elected prior of Daniel Murphy High School community in Los Angeles he became a member of the Western Dominican preaching band and preached throughout the American West. Fr. Cole was an invited professor at the Angelicum from 1985-97, and has taught moral, spiritual and dogmatic theology at the Dominican House of Studies since 1997 and is now Professor Emeritus.
Fr. Cole has authored: Music and Morals, Alba House, Staten Island, New York, 1993; co-authored with Paul Connor, O.P.; Christian Totality: Theology of Consecrated Life, published by St. Paul’s editions in Bombay, India 1990, revised in 1997 Alba House, Staten Island, His new books are Angelic Virtues and Diabolical Vices published by Tan Books, and The Theology of Pastoral Ministry, published by St. Paul’s Society in Mumbai, India.
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