The Virtual Oratory

The Virtual Oratory connects people in a virtual house of prayer inspired by the patron saint of joy, Philip Neri, guided by the writings of John Henry Newman, and under the supervision of Fr. Hal Weidner, CO.

What We Do

Oratorians are lay people, priests, and brothers. On this site you will be invited to explore resources and news  being a virtual community of prayer, an open contemplative community, sharing prayer with anyone seeking God.

Philip Neri, said Newman, came to save people IN the world, not from it. So without being monastic or cloistered, we are contemplatives at the service of others.  

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Fr. George Busto has rejoined Fr Hal in Middletown CT.Fr. George will be in residence at St Francis of Assisi Church, 10 Elm St. 06457. He will be chaplain at the hospital and assist some in the parish. 

 Fr Hal's work on Newman has appeared in Review for Religious, Catholic Digest,and Liguorian publicantions. As books was editor and wrote the introduction to Oxford University Press THE VIA MEDIA by John Henry Newman and Praying with John Cardinal Newman found on AMAZON. 

 (hit on that Amazon link above for the reference).

This was the lurid cover for Thomas Merton's Bantam paper edition of his autobiography. We have come a long way in our understanding of contemplative prayer from this fantastic graphic meant to sell a very spiritual book to people waiting in bus stations!

What is new?

The by-laws for ONE, Oratorians in New England, have arrived and will be gone over by a Connecticut lawyer.

C/O ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI

10 Elm St

Middletown CT 06457

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