Paul Hinnebusch

Fr. Paul Hinnebusch OP., STM., was born on January 27, 1917 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, son of John and Anne Hinnebusch, the sixth of their ten children. He was baptized Gerard Leonard, and added Albert - after St. Albert the Great - as his confirmation name. He chose "Paul" when he entered the Dominican Order, after St. Paul, one of his favorite New Testament authors. Father Paul's enthusiasm was apparent in his books on prayer, community, friendship, Our Lady, and scripture. …