The Newman Center at the Pittsburgh Oratory

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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Love of the Beautiful: An Introduction to the Writings and Spirituality of the Philokalia
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 [...]

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Catholic Rush Week ’10
WHY GO GREEK WHEN YOU CAN GO LATIN?
Sunday Aug 29, 6:00pm: Year-Opening Mass (Missa caputanni) St. Paul’s
Cathedral.  Food, fellowship, skits, music and a refreshing talk to follow.  Come hear     the Bishop of Pittsburgh speak about Catholics in Action.  Free pizza and ice cream!
Monday Aug 30, 6:30pm:  Games Night (funnus maximus)
At the [...]

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The Graduate Student Retreat to be held this weekend at the Rednal Retreat house is canceled due to the inclement weather.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14
*LOVE WALK FOR THE POOR*–The Lovewalk for the Poor is a worship and
social service experience aimed to help the poor of our diocese. After
celebrating Mass, walkers carry previously collected food and clothing
donations to a local service institution. This year, people will be
walking to East End Cooperative Ministries. The walk is about one mile
in [...]

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LECTORS–if you or someone you know may
be able and interested in using God’s gifts to proclaim His word at
Sunday Masses, please have them contact Rosalyn at
oratoryreaders@hotmail.com . No prior experience or training is
necessary; there will be a brief workshop required before one is
placed on the schedule.
FRONT DESK–looking for an excuse to get some
quiet time for [...]

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