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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
Oratory was in various places despoiled and suppressed, but the congregation recovered and, after a second suppression in 1869, again revived; many of its houses still exist.
Oratory is also attached to the community and the exercises are a focus of spiritual life.
Oratory, while the lives of the saints edited by him, forty-two in number, in spite of their literary defects, did a great work in setting forth the highest examples of Christian holiness.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11272a.htm   (1452 words)

  
  AllRefer.com - oratory (Literature, General) - Encyclopedia
Oratory first appeared in the law courts of Athens and soon became important in all areas of life.
During the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Reformation, oratory was generally confined to the church, which produced such soul-searing orators as Savanorola, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and John Knox.
The particular effectiveness of great oratory was movingly demonstrated in 1963 when the civil-rights leader Martin Luther King delivered his "I have a dream" speech to an audience of 200,000 people in Washington, D.C., and to millions more listening to him on radio and watching him on television.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/oratory.html   (608 words)

  
 Congregation of the Oratory - Encyclopedia.com
The purpose of the oratory is to raise local religious standards.
The best-known oratory of the English-speaking world is probably that of John Henry Newman, who introduced it to England as a means of extending the church there.
Light spirit: fusing the secular and metaphysical, this oratory on a campus is a modern response to the numinous.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Oratory.html   (1046 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Oratory
oratories attached to convents and to the residences of nobles.
oratories are ordinarily under the control of the bishop.
oratories is that of the Sacred Congregation of the
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11271a.htm   (998 words)

  
 brompton oratory.org.uk
In ancient Greece and Rome, oratory was studied as a component of rhetoric (that...
John Henry Newman, the leader of the Oxford Movement ('Tractarians'), converted to Catholicism and established the English Oratory in mid-19th Century Edgbaston,...
The Oxford Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga is the Catholic parish church...
www.brompton-oratory.org.uk   (176 words)

  
 The Language of Oratory: Historical Overview of Oratory [English Online]
Political and legal oratory became quite pompous because it was addressed to an elitist upper class, small in number, who were well educated in the classical traditions.
A new forcefulness, and emotional appeal- were brought into the style of oratory by an upsurge in preaching, especially through the rise of Methodism and Puritanism and the evangelical revival, and it reached out to a far wider audience.
The subsequent decline of oratory was influenced by the, development of broadcasting which meant that the grand, flamboyant, declamatory style was abandoned, being replaced by the more personal, intimate "fireside" approach as used by TV.
english.unitecnology.ac.nz /resources/units/oratory/history.html   (1171 words)

  
 Oratory Prep Academics Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Oratory Prep continues the long tradition of Catholic education, born in the medieval European universities.
Oratory's campus ministry provides the constant reminder that the academic is not an end in itself, but rather a means to the Christian goal of service to others.
Oratory is a college preparatory school whose curriculum genuinely enables students to compete in college and whose teachers challenge and encourage students in a supportive environment.
www.oratoryprep.org /academics/academics.cfm?hid=15§ion=academics   (363 words)

  
 Oratory to Stand at Country Life in Maryland - bloodhorse.com
Oratory won the 1 1/8-mile Peter Pan by 4 3/4 lengths in stakes record time of 1:46.35, about two-fifths of a second faster than the stakes record set in 1983 by Slew o' Gold.
Oratory's Beyer Speed Figure of 114 in the Peter Pan is the co-third-highest Beyer for a 3-year-old of 2005, behind Bellamy Road's 120 and Lost in the Fog's 116.
Oratory's dam, the Dehere mare Arrested Dreams, won four stakes and was beaten a nose in the Matron Stakes (gr.
www.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=29786   (394 words)

  
 Pittsburgh Oratory Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Ryan Catholic Newman Center is the Catholic Campus Ministry that serves the students, faculty and staff of the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Chatham College.
The ministry is staffed by priests of the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri (commonly called the "Oratorians") and a Sister of Divine Providence.
The Congregation of The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
www.andrew.cmu.edu /user/oratory   (580 words)

  
 Oratory - School   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is sufficient to say that the Oratory Primary School occupies buildings erected at the beginning of this century on the corner of Cale Street and Bury Walk, Chelsea, facing St. Luke's Church.
The school is a Catholic voluntary aided school in the trusteeship of the Fathers of the Oratory, Brompton.
Oratory Primary School is in the Trusteeship of the Fathers of the Oratory.
www.oratory.rbkc.sch.uk /school/school.htm   (2302 words)

  
 SAINT LUIGI (ALOYSIUS) SCROSOPPI, of the Oratory
The first, unofficial, regrouping took place in 1842, and in 1846 the Oratory was formally reopened, with the surviving Fathers from the suppression of 1810 returning to their house and church.
In 1856, F. Luigi was elected Provost of the Oratory and found himself the superior of a group of six priests.
Soon after his election the fortunes of the Udine Oratory took a turn for the worse, and as there were no local vocations, Fathers were lent from other houses in order to support all the works that were going on.
www.birmingham-oratory.org.uk /scrosopp.htm   (1376 words)

  
 A History of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd
The Oratory neither makes any claim on the capital of its members, nor requires that the income of all members shall be shared in common, though provision is made for the establishment of a common purse where circumstances allow.
Indeed, although much has changed in the Oratory since it was written, it expressed once for all the spirit by which the brethren have tried to rule their lives, and the ideal which has been before them in their ministry.
The fate of the Oratory House was again in the balance, and, after a long discussion, the General Chapter decided that it was no longer practicable to keep it, and that it should be offered to one of the established religious communities for men.
anglicanhistory.org /misc/ogs.html   (9445 words)

  
 WDSU.com - Horse Racing - Oratory Garners Peter Pan Stakes
Oratory shook loose from Reverberate down the stretch to win the race by 4 3/4 lengths.
Oratory was sent off at odds of 5-1 and took the lead shortly after the start.
Oratory was ridden for the first time by Bailey for owner Darley Stable and trainer Thomas Albertrani.
www.wdsu.com /horseracing/4543875/detail.html   (317 words)

  
 Oratory in Native North America. Excerpt. University of Arizona Press   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ideally, the student of "oratory" should approach performances in such culture-specific terms, but that would restrict him or her to one society or group of related societies.
As persuasive discourse intended to work for the good of the community, Native American oratory was encountered most directly by commentators in the context of the westward expansion of Euroamerica, when speakers representing sovereign nations addressed representatives of the colonial (and later state and federal) governments on behalf of their societies' interests.
Sermons, oratory proper, and even prayers and other ritual discourse indeed share many features, and a too exclusive definition may result in distinctions that are not apparent either to the outsider or to the verbal artist and his or her audience.
www.uapress.arizona.edu /samples/sam1461.htm   (1691 words)

  
 Oratory   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In ancient Greece and Rome, oratory was studied as a component of rhetoric (that is, composition and delivery of speeches), and was an important skill in public and private life.
Aristotle and Quintilian discussed oratory, and the subject, with definitive rules and models, was emphasised as a part of a "complete education" during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, although this was generally confined to the church.
The development of parliaments in the 18th century saw the rise of great political orators; the ability to wield words effectively became one of the chief tools of politicians, and often made the greatest difference in their positions.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/O/Oratory.htm   (304 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Oratory speaks volumes in winning Peter Pan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Battling for the lead with Reverberate, Oratory kicked into high gear and won by 4½ lengths as he covered the 1 1/8 miles in a stakes record time of 1:46.35 in front of a crowd of 7,831.
Oratory, purchased as a yearling for $100,000 by Sheik Mohammed's Darley Stud, was not nominated for the Triple Crown races, and trainer Tom Albertrani said it was doubtful the colt would run in the Belmont on June 11.
Oratory and Chekhov were sired by Pulpit, but Chekhov fetched $3.3 million at last year's 2-year-olds in training sale at Keeneland.
www.usatoday.com /sports/horses/2005-05-28-peter-pan-stakes_x.htm   (570 words)

  
 ANCIENT ORATORY
Oratory in the ancient world from before Aristotle was viewed as a way of moving or leading the soul or understanding of the audience.
Aristotle referred to three pisteis (or devices that produced trust): the logical (or substantive argument), the ethical (or argument based upon the character of the speaker), and the pathetic (or argument based upon emotions).
Here, the appeal to the emotions was the strongest, and Cicero in particular usually ended with a direct prayer to some god or gods who were felt to be especially concerned with the outcome of the case.
omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu /latin/catiline/ancient_oratory.htm   (405 words)

  
 A Personal Oratory
The oratory must be simply a place of prayer, as the name itself implies, and it must not be used for any other activities at all nor as a place for storage of any kind.
Personal oratories were common in the early Church have remained so in the Eastern Church, and in the Hispanic countries of the Western Church.
The oratory at Oak Park's West Suburban Hospital is almost Zen in its appearance.
stpaulsparish.org /oratory.html   (626 words)

  
 The Oratory 2k5: Leaving Its Mark - Frequently Asked Questions   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The word Oratory means, according to dictionary.com, “eloquence or skill in making speeches to the public.” An Orator would be the person making those speeches, which would classify the writers here as Orators.
The Oratory forums, located here, are a place where the Oratory’s readers go to talk about everything from wrestling to music to movies to sports to politics to television and anything else their heart desires.
Presently, ten current Oratory writers sharpened their skills in the RCC before they were hired, which is proof that success coming from the RCC is very likely.
oratory.rajahwwf.com /index.php?pg=faq   (1331 words)

  
 The Oratory Church of Saint Boniface - About the Oratory - Our Logo
While its shape echoes the gothic arches that are a major element of the architecture of the 1872 Patrick Keely Church, it also forms the shape of a Bishop's hat or miter.
At the center of the logo is the image of the flaming heart, symbol of St. Philip Neri, the founder of the Oratory.
The imagery derives from the seminal conversion experience of St. Philip: one night while he was at prayer, deep in the newly reopened catacombs in Rome, he felt the Holy Spirit descend through his mouth and lodge in his heart.
www.oratory-church.org /aboutus_ourlogo.asp   (334 words)

  
 Fiji National Oratory Contest
Further, traditions of oratory in Pacific Islands cultures are radically different to those found, for example, in Anglo-Saxon styles of presentation.
It was clear in the oratory contest that all speakers had been coached to pause at critical moments.
The general purpose of the Fiji National Oratory Contest suggests that it should be judged by the preferred patterns of "British" argument structure.
thormay.net /lxesl/teach6.html   (3091 words)

  
 The Language of Oratory: Unit Plan [English Online]
Using appropriate terminology describe, discuss, analyse and evaluate the way the language, structures and conventions of oratory suit the topic, purpose and audience, and apply these understandings.
In this process, students should refer to their list of oratory terms and encouraged to use the correct terminology in discussing omissions/modifications.
Mindmap of contexts within which oratory is found then brainstorm some possible research topics.
english.unitecnology.ac.nz /resources/units/oratory/home.html   (754 words)

  
 Oratory of the Blessed Sacrament - Activities
Oratory (Latin oratorium, from orare, to pray): In general use, an Oratory is a place of prayer.
May Crowning: Oratory members participate in the May Crowning of Our Lady and the public recitation of the Holy Rosary at St. Stanislaus Kostka parish.
The Oratory also sponsors or supports many other activities, including a Boy's Club, a Girl's Club, home-cooked meals for new mothers, a Christmas Party, a phone tree and email discussion list for prayer requests, field trips and picnics, and an Oratory newsletter.
www.rc.net /detroit/oratory/activities.htm   (349 words)

  
 Oratory Performances   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The year 1996 saw the first Oratory staged at Naparima Bowl, it was a one-night wonder, and due to its success, (repeated twice in Port of Spain) it is now an annual dramatic production.
In spite of the grief, this was when Deborah's creativity and vision seemed to soar, and the seeds for The Oratory Foundation were planted in her mind.
This show saw the launch of Deborah's third book, "Vessel and Voice", and students of The Oratory Foundation were part of the cast.
www.sputnick.com /oratory/oratory_performances.htm   (351 words)

  
 Oratory - LoveToKnow 1911
The name is also given to small chapels built to commemorate some special deliverance.
Congregation of the Oratory of St Philip Neri >>
This page was last modified 03:12, 29 Aug 2006.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Oratory   (87 words)

  
 The Healing Ministry of the Oratory of the Little Way: Programs for Clergy
Oratory is a word meaning a place of prayer.
Upstairs in the Oratory are a series of rooms similar to the above room, where overnights are scheduled for persons attending retreats or persons needing a quiet place to explore their spirituality.
The gazebo at the Oratory is a pleasant screened room where visitors can gather to chat, pray, visit or just spend a quiet afternoon.
www.oratoryhealing.org /photogallery.html   (504 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Politics / Conventions / No oratory, please   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He studied oratory and won prizes for it in prep school and college, at St. Paul's School and Yale.
But his very skill in oratory may be his undoing, because in the political arena, the era of oratory is over.
Nowadays, college oratory is to political oratory as college wrestling is to pro wrestling.
www.boston.com /news/politics/conventions/articles/2004/07/25/no_oratory_please   (727 words)

  
 Oratory Quotations compiled by GIGA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion.
Besides, as is usually the case, we are much more affected by the words which we hear, for though what you read in books may be more pointed, yet there is something in the voice, the look, the carriage, and even the gesture of the speaker, that makes a deeper impression upon the mind.
It is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man's oration,--nay, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.
www.giga-usa.com /gigaweb1/quotes2/qutoporatoryx001.htm   (797 words)

  
 Birmingham Oratory, UK West Midlands
Newman was born in London but his association with the city of Birmingham stems from his formation of the Oratorian Congregation of Birmingham in 1848.
After several oratory locations in the city the current location in Edgbaston commenced in 1852.
The building of the current oratory commenced in 1903 and was opened in 1909 in honour of Cardinal John Henry Newman.
www.birminghamuk.com /oratory.htm   (227 words)

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