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Secular Oratory Presentations

When the first members of what became the Secular Oratory met with Saint Philip in 16th-century Rome, he often asked
them to give talks to one another on Scripture, Church history, the lives of the saints, and other aspects of Catholic life and culture.

We continue this tradition by inviting members of Secular Oratory to volunteer to make presentations at our meetings.
This audio archive shows that the topics of the presentations are as varied and diverse as our members.

A current schedule of presentations and other events can be found by following this link, or by clicking on "Schedule" at the top of each page.

 

TitlePresenterDateDownload
Interpreting the Bible in the Early ChurchDr. Scott MoringielloJuly 27, 2010mp3
The Sanctification of Ordinary WorkDr. David ThunderJuly 20, 2010mp3
Making Sense of the Immigration DebateBen DiFrancescoJuly 13, 2010mp3
Famous Conversion StoriesEmily MalloyJune 29, 2010mp3
The Liturgy of the HoursHelen BoyleJune 8, 2010
The Little Way of Saint Therese of LisieuxHelen BoyleMay 18, 2010mp3
The Holy SpiritEric HeitzmanMay 4, 2010mp3
G.K. Chesterton's OrthodoxyBen DiFrancescoApril 27, 2010mp3
The Papacy of Pope Benedict XVIBill McKeeApril 20, 2010mp3

Building Community in a Culture of Self-Fulfillment David Thunder March 2, 2010
Gregorian Chant Chris Spewock December 29, 2009
Saint Maximilian Kolbe Ben DiFrancesco December 1, 2009
Saint John Vianney Mike Rafferty November 3, 2009
Angels Eric Heitzman October 20, 2009
Saint Thomas More Emily Ziegler August 18, 2009
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola Jaclyn Senior July 21, 2009
Advent and Christmas Traditions Bill McKee November 25, 2008

Mike and St. Nick

Saint Nicholas visits the
Secular Oratory for
Mike Rafferty's talk,
December 2007

Fulton Sheen Mike Rafferty August 26, 2008
Saint Moses the Ethiopian Father Philip July 22, 2008
Saint Nicholas and Christmas Traditions Mike Rafferty December 4, 2007
St. John Cassian Eric Heitzman October 9, 2007
Vocations Tom Whittingham August 7, 2007
The Theology of the Body and Dancing
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Eric Heitzman June 12, 2007
The CFR's in the Franciscan Tradition Eric Stone May 15, 2007
The Top 10 All-Time Catholic Boxers Mike Rafferty May 8, 2007
Applied Catholic Principles in Medical Practice
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Marty Stallone, M.D. May 1, 2007
Vessel of the Holy Spirit: The Fruits of the
Spirit in the Life of Saint Philip Neri
(article)
Father Philip May 2005  
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adult Faith Formation
 

Father Philip Bochanski, C.O., one of the priests of the Philadelphia Oratory, regularly gives series of talks as part of the adult faith formation program at Saint Francis Xavier Church - The Oratory.

All talks are open to the public free of charge, and members and friends of Secular Oratory are warmly invited to attend.
The talks are recorded, and archives of outlines, powerpoint slides and mp3 audio of each session are available by following the links below.

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Deadly Sins, Living Virtue
Gifts of Grace
Heroes of the Desert
 
A House of Prayer
 
Out of Egypt
A nine-part series on
the Seven Deadly Sins
A six-part series on Grace, Virtue
and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
A six-part series on the
Fathers and Mothers of the Desert
 

A six-part series on the
history and heroes
of the Congregation of the Oratory

 
A seven-part series
reflecting on the Exodus
and the Spiritual Life.
Lent 2006
Fall 2008
Lent 2009
 
Fall 2009
 
Lent 2010
(Father Philip also gave a talk on this subject to Theology on Tap on August 16, 2007.)
 

"Gifts of Grace" is now available
as eighteen 25-minute
studio-recorded lectures on 6 CDs,
through Now You Know Media, Inc.