The Virtual Oratory

The Mission of the  virtual Oratory  is to be an open contemplative community offering prayer and hospitality to anyone seeking God.

St. Philip Neri

The patron saint of joy gathered people around him in Rome when he was lay person. He was ordained to serve but the organization remained more of a movement meeting at a place to pray...an oratory...until it grew to size that alarmed the authorities so members of the group were ordained into a Congregation of brothers and priests who serve it. Philip would not allow oaths, promises or vows. We live as an open contemplative community without cloister, without vows, and virtually at the mercy of the Holy Spirit.

Who We Are

Fr. George Busto has a graduate degree in Agriculture and joined the Oratory of St Philip Neri in 1998. He is a member of the Oratory in Brooklyn, NY, and is the moderator. He ministers at St Francis Hospice, Honolulu, and assists with the Ukrainian community as well as with the Roman Church parish of Holy Trinity. He did his theology at St John's, Collegeville, MN.

Fr. Hal Weidner is a member of the Oratory in Rock Hill, SC. He has published books and articles. You can Google him and find him on Amazon. His speciality in theology is Church and Cardinal Newman. His doctorate is from Oxford University, England.

Ann Andreas is from an old family in Hawaii. She is presently an attorney in government service. She is the moderator of the Secular members of the virtual Oratory.