Have you ever dated a real jerk, but never noticed it till a week after the heartbreak? Were you ever in a relationship that seemed so right… until it just suddenly fell apart? Are you in a relationship now, and not exactly sure what direction to take it, or how to get there safely? Despite [...]
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This semester’s series of Bible studies for local grad students will begin Monday at 6:00pm, when we’ll depart from the Newman Center for Holy Trinity parish in McKees Rocks to hear Dr. Stephen Miletic present on, “The Bible and Culture: Biblical Spirituality.” Dr. Miletic is presently a professor of Sacred Scripture and Catechetics at Franciscan [...]
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Posted in Lecture on Jul 9th, 2010
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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Posted in Lecture on May 7th, 2010
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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Posted in Lecture on May 7th, 2010
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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Posted in Lecture on Feb 9th, 2010
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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