For your reading pleasure in 2010!

We are happy to announce that we have just added a short, but very important article to our main web site ..... the Biography of Saint Philip Neri, founder of the first community of Oratorians.

Saint Philip was filled with the joy of faith and devoted his life to bringing others to a life focused on service to the Lord. He was a person of unique faith, gifted by God with unique capabilities. In today's materialistic world, his words and his exemplary life give us all inspiration to better and be better to love and serve the Lord.

You may download and print the 15-page biography for later reading by clicking through to our site here.

Bishop Thomas Gumbleton visits the Oratory

Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit visited the Oratory and Winthrop University on Sunday and Monday, March 7th and 8th. A luncheon was given at the Oratory on Monday afternoon. Here Bishop Gumbleton appears with faculty, staff and friends who attended the luncheon. Monday night the bishop speaks at Winthrop on the topic of "Transforming the World through Non-violence," co-sponsored by the Peace Studies Minor and Philosophy/Religion Department of Winthrop University.

The Oratory Iconography Retreat

From February 4th through the 8th, The Oratory hosted an Icon Writing Retreat directed by Father Damian Higgins-Ukrainian Rite. Twelve participants prayed, studied and learned the traditional method of Egg-Tempera Icon Writing/Painting. Here are the happy retreatants showing their finished icons.