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2010 Newman Conference

2010 Newman Conference
August 5, 6, and 7, 2010, National Institute for Newman Studies This year’s conference theme is “A Reflection on the Life, Thought, and Spirituality of John Henry Newman in Celebration of His Beatification.”  Over 25 speakers will deliver papers on such varied topics as “Principles of Newman’s Theological Reading of the Fathers,” “Newman [...]

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The Philokalia (”love of the beautiful”, a love for everything of God, beauty’s source) is a collection of texts written between the fourth and fifteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Eastern Christian contemplative, ascetic and hesychast tradition. They describe the conditions most effective for learning what their authors call the art of arts and [...]

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The Secular Oratory:  (A community of Catholic young adults, inspired by the spirituality of St. Philip Neri)
The Nature and Spirit of the Secular Oratory:
How did the Oratory begin? – – With laymen gathered for prayer and spiritual reading, for conversation and recreation, and for the care of those in need.  St. Philip was at the [...]

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Lenten Season Book Discussion

As we approach and enter the Lenten season, join us for a weekly discussion group on the book “Way of the Ascetics” by Tito Colliander.  This work is a rich, compact introduction for modern readers to the Eastern Christian spiritual tradition that has been an inspiration to millions for centuries. These compassionate and insightful reflections [...]

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On Wed, Dec 2 at 8:35 pm in room 1501 posvar, Father Victor Mosele will be here to talk about his experiences as a missionary in Africa and the RUF rebels and child soldiers.  Born and raised in Italy, Fr. Mosele was a missionary with the St. Francis Xavier Foreign Missionary Society and for nearly [...]

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Eden’s Enduring Blessing

October 28, 2009 from 7:00 PM to 8:45 PM
Location: Student Center Conference Room
Want to understand the “nature” in natural family planning? Beyond just the Catholic way of planning a family, science and medicine are forging a path to understand the gift of fertility, the meaning of love and communion inscribed in the marital act, and [...]

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