www thepittsburghoratory org Support the Oratory 2020 Friends Campaign The Oratory Times Volume 4 issue 1 November 1 2019 Reflections on the Canonization of John Henry Newman A Chapel a Desk and One Man s Saintly Witness As someone who has studied John Henry Newman s writings for years it was surreal for me to attend his canonization in Rome I have known for some time now that Newman was interceding for me and my loved ones in heaven but to have tangible confirmation of that fact was moving beyond words The entire experience profoundly reinforced for me the reality of the communion of saints Thousands of pilgrims from around the world gathered in St Peter s Square to celebrate the working of God s grace in the lives of Saint John Henry Newman and four holy women Mother Giuseppina Vannini foundress of the Daughters of St Camillus Sister Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family Sister Dulce Lopes Pontes the first Brazilian born female saint and Margherita Bays a humble seamstress Even though these holy persons have already passed on to their reward we remain in communion with them as fellow members of the mystical body of Christ Several of the pilgrims with whom I spoke testified to the fact that their faith would not be what it is today without the prayerful support of these heavenly intercessors The trip also gave me a stronger recognition of the lifeblood that flows from the rich history of our Catholic faith Our practice of the faith would not be what it is today without the sacrifices and witness of the many saints who have preceded us It is one thing to recognize that idea in the abstract it is quite another to come into contact with tangible monuments to that reality In Rome and Littlemore and Birmingham we walked where Newman had walked we touched the stones of a church he had designed himself and perhaps most moving of all we prayed in his private chapel the very room in Birmingham where he daily offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Over the past dozen years I have come to know Saint John Henry Newman via the written word Through this pilgrimage I grew to know him on a deeper level by seeing and touching the artifacts of his extraordinary witness to the truth of the Gospel Saint Thomas Aquinas tells us that grace does not destroy but builds on and perfects nature What this means in part is that when God sanctifies us He does not do away with or replace our natural gifts and personality Rather God takes us as we are and elevates our nature to a supernatural level This was certainly evident in Saint John Henry Newman s life God took Newman s bookishness as well as his literary giftedness and used them to draw many sinners to conversion Heart indeed speaks to heart and when we open our lives fully to the working of God s grace then the Divine Heart can move the hearts of others through whatever meager gifts we are able to offer ad majorem Dei gloriam to the greater glory of God This point was driven home to me in a special way when we visited Littlemore a small villa on the outskirts of Oxford where Newman established a quasi monastery while on his Anglican deathbed During our visit there we had the privilege of seeing firsthand the standing desk at which Newman contemplated going over to Rome and at which he penned his famous Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine Now that he is a saint such objects are rightly considered second class relics by the faithful who take pilgrimages to the site Seeing that we were impressed our tour guide went on to inform us that the desk had been used as an altar by Blessed Dominic Barberi the Italian Passionist priest who received Newman into the Catholic Church because there was no permanent Catholic altar on the precincts In other words Saint John Henry Newman s first holy communion took place at a Mass celebrated on that very desk After the day of his conversion 9 October 1845 Newman never again con t on page 7 Student Service 2 FOCUS Missionaries 2 Welcome Week 3 Summer Campus Ministry 3 St Isaac Lectio Divina 4 Chapter Room Renovations 4 Business Times 5 New Novice 6 St Philip s Celebration 6 4040 Bigelow Update 7 Oratorian Review 8 Editorial Staff 8 Bud and his wife Rachel back row left Kristin Gottron front left and Dan and Janine Littlefield right with the Oratorians in Rome Tapestry of Saint John Henry Newman on the front of Saint Peter s Basilica
The Oratory Times www thepittsburghoratory org Page 2 Campus Ministry Chronicles Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of Mine you did for Me Mt 25 40 The Newman Club centered at the Pittsburgh Oratory supports students in living a service filled Catholic lifestyle In giving of their time and talents students can come to see Christ in others and share His love with those they encounter The students at the University of Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University Chatham University and other local campuses have the opportunity to serve the Pittsburgh community through various service events arranged by the Newman Club Students serve by volunteering at homeless shelters downtown accompanying residents at the Little Sisters of the Poor to Sunday Mass and helping at St Joseph s House of Hospitality to name a few Some opportunities are larger events held monthly that allow for groups of twenty students to serve Others are smaller weekly events that need regular committed volunteers A wide range of volunteer opportunities are available for students to get involved and share their faith through service One of the service opportunities most beloved by students is that of spending time with the residents at the Little Sisters of the Poor They host a number of events for the residents including an annual family picnic Mardi Gras ball Halloween party game nights and even bowling Each event welcomes several Newman Club During the first week of school students volunteered with the Red Door Ministry at St Mary of Mercy students who spend their time getting to know the residents and serving the Little Sisters in whatever way is needed On Friday evenings during the cold winter months a group of student volunteers travels to downtown Pittsburgh to help at the Smithfield United Church of Christ emergency weather shelter They work in the kitchen sign people in clean up after dinner and help with any other necessary tasks The Newman Club also volunteers with the Red Door Ministry at St Mary of Mercy which provides meals to individuals in need In July a large group of students volunteered there arriving early to prepare the food fruit salad hot dogs etc and then helping to serve the meal Students would then sit and talk with people as they enjoyed their food Through the Newman service opportunities Catholic students are given the opportunity to know and to serve others in the Pittsburgh community and so to both encounter Christ and share Christ with others The Newman Club also collaborates with another student organization Choose Life at Pitt to serve women in crisis pregnancies or those who have chosen to parent at Sojourner House in East Liberty Some students also volunteer regularly with Birthright of Pittsburgh which is a pregnancy support center near the Oratory Over the past few years the Newman Club has worked to establish relationships with organizations all over Pittsburgh in order to provide students with a wide range of opportunities to serve This includes Produce to People an outreach of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank offering healthy food options and the Merciful Sisters of Jesus religious sisters at St Stanislaus Kostka Church who take students with them to evangelize on the streets in the Strip District Thanks to these relationships students involved in the Newman Club regularly encounter Jesus both in the Oratory chapel and in our neighbors Kate Dunkelberger Pitt Newman Club President The Oratory is pleased to welcome our two teams of missionaries from the Fellowship of Catholic University Students FOCUS for the 2019 2020 school year Through daily prayer Bible studies and spiritual friendship missionaries cooperate closely with the Oratorians in their ministry to the university campuses Please keep them in your prayers On the left is the team for the Carnegie Mellon University left to right Ben Myers Louisa Conwill Anjelo Rocero team director Olivia Morris On the right is the team for the University of Pittsburgh Will Ives Jean Maloney Katie and Joe Henkels team director with his daughter Louise Katie Gob and Sarah Cimino
The Oratory Times www thepittsburghoratory org Page 3 Campus Ministry Chronicles Pizza picnic on St Paul s lawn Fr Peter leads prayer before wings Serving gelato on CMU s campus Pitt Activities Fair Students gather to pray the Rosary before the Blessed Sacrament The school year kicked off with a bustling week of activities for new and returning students Prior to the start of classes current students FOCUS missionaries and Newman Club officers were present on campus to engage with students arriving to campus for move in On the day before classes began all students were welcomed back at the evening Mass at St Paul Cathedral and pizza picnic that followed Over the course of the week at Pitt and CMU students played sports on the lawns of their respective campuses battled one another in dodgeball gathered for Catholic Community night prayed the Rosary in the chapel and enjoyed chicken wings for dinner afterward played board games visited Phipps Conservatory and enoyed a beautiful summer evening with a cookout and campfire at the Oratory Students who are currently involved with campus ministry gathered contact information for over 200 incoming students We look forward to a great school year Friday night cookout and bonfire Engaging with incoming students Summer Campus Ministry Roundup What are you doing for the summer This is a common question at seminary when the academic year is coming to a close My brother seminarians are often surprised when they hear that I will be back at the Oratory working primarily in campus ministry After all aren t the students gone Yes most of the students are away from campus for the summer However enough are still around for a full summer of campus ministry activities Monday evenings this summer featured Br Reed s reading and discussion group Love Friendship and the Human Person We were led through bits of the writings of many great minds including St John Paul II St Aelred of Rievaulx and Alice von Hildebrand Many students stayed at the Newman Center after the reading group to partake in Movie Mondays which was organized by Sam Taylor a student at Pitt As a genius marketing technique Movie Mondays featured movies that start with M Thus after wading through a theological and Digging a ditch at Rednal philosophical text the students would unwind with The Muppets Men in Black Madagascar and the like The Newman Club summer tradition of Wednesday night volleyball continued with games going until it was too dark to play For many students however volleyball was just the beginning of their Wednesday Newman Club activities Some students would gather for an hour of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Oratory chapel before following their fearless leader Tony Gruber to South Oakland for late night halfpriced food at Fuel and Fuddle On Thursday evenings Fr Peter led a Catholic Controversies discussion group He tackled many interesting topics including the use of the Latin in the liturgy the kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara and the Filioque Then probably having been inspired by the example of his younger brother Fr Peter fearlessly led the group to Craig Street for some beginning of thenight regular priced frozen yogurt at Razzy Fresh Sunday Leisure continued typically consisting of sports or a movie in the evening We relived our days at recess with kickball treated our World Cup fever with a game of soccer and even convinced Fr Michael Darcy to unleash his athletic prowess in ultimate frisbee While this was all great I would say that the Sunday Leisure highlight was a hike on a trail near Mount Washington wherein we complemented the beautiful view of con t on page 6
The Oratory Times www thepittsburghoratory org Page 4 Group Lectio Divina Ancient Practice for a Modern Age If you love the truth love silence if you were going to underline one sentence or memorize it should be these last couple If you love the truth love silence it will make you illumined in God like the sun and will deliver you from the illusions of ignorance Silence unites you to God Himself That is an extraordinary statement Silence unites you to God Himself What would make us want and desire silence more than that thought That in that silence as we ve so often said here before stealing from a Carthusian silence allows God to speak a word that is equal to Himself It allows God to communicate to us in and through our faith that is beyond intellect beyond imagination that allows us to encounter God as He is in Himself That we are able to experience the love of God but also to be transformed by that love when we begin to see silence in that way that s when we are going to begin to thirst for it and have it be something that shapes our life silence becomes the way by which we breathe spiritually Any comments on this last sentence Podcast The Ancient Christian Writers Series September 5 2019 Father David s group meets each Wednesday night at 7 30pm to read and discuss the Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian Once finished he intends to move on to The Evergetinos Podcasts can be found at pghco org acws We read a paragraph slowly and prayerfully If you love the truth love silence If you love the truth love silence I offer some brief commentary and open the floor for discussion with the group questions comments and the passage is often read again If you love the truth love silence In preparation for this group I have read the text many times making notes as I go along of things that I would like to draw attention to During the group I read the text again I read the whole of the text for over a year as I prepared to introduce it to the group Now we only have one hundred pages left we joke that it will only be one more year we began reading three years ago Though they have been read so many times in silence the words are now animated with new life as they are read out loud Having read the text so many times I see them once more in a new way as the comments of those in the group cast light on things I never Along with the summer campus ministry activities reported in Br Thomas article Br Reed spearheaded a project to renovate the Oratorian s Chapter Room With help from Fr Peter Br Thomas Br Leo Br Kurt Br Mark and Br Joel the existing fireplace and mantle was removed and a newly constructed altar was set in its place The entire room was painted and the carpet was removed Br Thomas led the installation of the new flooring New sconces were placed along the walls Many thanks to Peter Heisler and Ren Witter for their assistance with the renovation considered Surely God is very much a part of this process and His Spirit guides and directs us on our journey The Ancient Christian Writers Series is a group at the Oratory dedicated to studying the writings of great spiritual masters of the Church For twenty five years I have been blessed to lead it I began this group while serving as a campus minister and thus I scheduled it academically While beneficial the group had its limitations it could only meet over the course of a single school year had to break for summer and other holidays and most significantly it necessitated the use of abridged versions of the texts Over time the group broke free from these initial constraints No longer scheduled according to the academic calendar and comprised primarily of members of the Secular Oratory our reading continues uninterrupted throughout the year Truly we have come upon a precious opportunity for study and comprehension we can now study a single text over the course of two three or even four years Most importantly we read every single con t on page 8
The Oratory Times www thepittsburghoratory org The Business Times How Your Gifts Were Used This Year Page 5 The 10 2018 09 2019 Campaign Year 1st Quarter October December Donations this Quarter Newman Fund 21 400 Friends Campaign 237 439 2nd Quarter January March Donations this Quarter Newman Fund 75 200 Friends Campaign 134 400 3rd Quarter April June Donations this Quarter Newman Fund 18 600 Friends Campaign 61 400 4th Quarter July September Donations this Quarter Newman Fund 12 000 Friends Campaign 31 600 December 2018 The Oratory Celebrates Christmas Liturgical Supplies Altar Bread and Wine Incense and Candles for December 2018 cost 1 200 00 January 2019 First Friday Feast This monthly dinner for students costs 370 00 May 2019 Saint Philip s Day Picnic This special event with 250 in attendance cost 570 00 August 2019 During the first week of classes outreach events at Pitt and CMU take place every day The annual cost of this week is 2 500 00 October 2018 The Annual Barn Dance This most well attended campus ministry event of the year costs 2 500 00 February 2019 Father David presented at Schola Christi on the Jesus Prayer Programming for Adult Ministries this past February cost 376 00 April 2019 Summer 2019 The Women s Kairos Retreat This summer two new members On average each retreat has 20 30 joined the Congregation of the students and costs 400 00 Oratory The annual cost of room and board for one Oratorian is 5 500
The Oratory Times www thepittsburghoratory org New Novice Received on Saint Philip s Feast Day Hi I m Br Mark Littlefield one of the newest novices here at the Pittsburgh Oratory I m proud to say that I was born and raised in Pittsburgh I love my hometown the people the food the sports the culture It s no wonder the Lord called me to a vocation where I will spend the rest of my life in the Burgh Before entering the novitiate on St Philip s Feast Day May 26 2019 I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor s degree in philosophy Initially I studied engineering but the Lord had other plans During my time at Pitt I was very involved with the Newman Club leading a Bible study and attending numerous campus ministry events I was also vice president of the Catholic Men s Fraternity also known as the Fratican which is a group committed to living in community and growing in virtue and authentic friendship Br Kurt and Br Leo also lived with this group Br Kurt and I sang in the Pitt Men s Glee Club for a few years getting to travel both nationally and internationally for performances Prior to coming to Pitt I grew up in the North Hills and attended North Allegheny High School where I played football sang in the choir and participated in theater I m an Eagle Scout from Troop 36 in Franklin Park My home parish is St John Neumann When I m not praying or studying or completing other novice responsibilities I enjoy biking singing and discussing philosophy and theology over a good Saint Philip s Day Celebration On Monday May 27 the Oratorians hosted a Saint Philip s Day picnic The day began with a beautiful Mass celebrated by the Oratorian Fathers followed by a special opportunity for all to reverence the relic of Saint Philip Neri After Mass everyone moved outside Saint Philip blessed us with a beautiful spring day for all to enjoy playing games visiting and eating lunch The Oratorian Brothers provided the food and were excellent chefs Guests at the picnic provided the sweet desserts It was a wonderful time for Catholics young and old and all those in between to gather together and spend time in fellowship Thanks to all who came to share in this day and helped to make it special Top Br Mark on the day he received the habit of St Philip Neri Bottom Novicemaster Fr Joshua Kibler with the three novices at the time of Br Mark s investiture cup of coffee I hope that gives you a brief introduction to the new guy in the collar I m excited to begin this new phase of my spiritual journey and continue my discernment of the priesthood with the Oratory Please keep me in your prayers and I will do the same Br Mark Littlefield C O Summer Roundup Con t the city with a picnic and a rosary In addition to these weekly events there were several trips to Rednal our retreat house and a few service projects Fr Peter went to Rednal with a few students in May to dig a much needed drainage ditch and returned with helpers throughout the summer to take care of various needs Yet thankfully Rednal was not all work and no prayer this summer In June Fr Peter led a retreat on Persevering in Prayer and Br Reed led a retreat reflecting on the life and thought of St John Paul II in July Also in July Page 6 we served lunch downtown to the hungry at The Red Door of St Mary of Mercy Students also volunteered with the elderly at the Little Sisters of the Poor and at the Jessie Games a charitable fundraiser to help children in need of support So to the anonymous seminarian who might have understandably thought summer campus ministry was code for four month vacation please rest assured that there are plenty of great campus ministry events in Oakland even during the summer Br Thomas Skamai C O
The Oratory Times www thepittsburghoratory org Page 7 4040 Bigelow Blvd Our Home Away From Home It is amazing the difference a year can make As a matter of fact it has been a year and a half since I started living at the Oratory s residence at 4040 Bigelow Blvd As you probably know it was the Oratory s original home and remained so until the mid90s when the Oratory at 4450 Bayard St was built The house on Bigelow was repurchased in 2017 to provide extra space for our growing community I moved in on December 26 2017 a day as dark and gloomy as one would expect for that time of year in Pittsburgh but the darkness would become very dark indeed The much needed renovation to the house included improvements to the electrical system that required that I be without power for a few months Plaster work required that plastic tarps be hung in order to protect walls and floors from abrasive dust Worn out carpets were removed leaving behind rough wooden floors that bristled with small sharp nails ready to provide a sudden wakeup call to anyone absentmindedly stumbling barefoot to the kitchen for an early morning cup of coffee The prospect of morning coffee went from treacherous to impossible when the renovation train arrived at the kitchen The demolition work was like a rising tide that steadily confined my activity to my bedroom Even so I remember those days with a certain fondness What little waking time I spent at 4040 Bigelow was in the darkness of the late evening and early morning For light I relied on little oil The house at 4040 Bigelow where four Oratorians reside lamps that were given to me long ago but that I never had a practical use for I enjoyed this mild austerity and I am glad to say that I am still in the habit of using them By necessity most of my time was spent at Bayard St but since I had no room of my own there I was required to spend my time in public spaces where I had more contact with my confr res 2018 saw slow but steady progress Eventually the tide of the renovation turned and the waters of demolition began to recede They left behind not a ruined landscape muddy and desolate but one renewed and refreshed The rough way was made smooth and my morning amble took me along well illuminated hallways over a plush new carpet and down a reassuringly stable staircase to a lovely kitchen fully appointed Now the house is as comfortable as one could wish The elegant Palladian windows designed by Henry Hornbostel allow day light to pour in on an interior as elegant as the stately exterior of his design No longer driven away by the thump of work boots the scream of saws and the whine of drill bits I take my time in the morning saying my prayers there rather than rushing off immediately to Bayard St Now too the house can accommodate others so I enjoy the fraternity of Fr Peter and Brs Reed and Leo Although as I consider it now I see them far more often at Bayard St than at Bigelow and I would have it no other way The new residence at Bigelow was never intended to replace Bayard St as the locus of our ministry and fellowship as Oratorians The house is very comfortable truly a home away from home It has been a blessing both for the Oratorians who live there and for those who still live at Bayard St We arranged for one of the common spaces to serve as the location for an exercise room that is frequented by a number of us and the backyard patio provides a pleasant locale for evening fellowship And yet in spite of the tremendous progress the work of renovation is not quite finished A rear portion of the house which seems to have been an early and hasty addition to the original design still requires renovation The situation is not so bad as a house built on sand but it is bad enough that there is visible damage to the main structure as a result of a poor foundation The extent of the refurbishment means that we need the approval of city boards who will require us to preserve the historical character of the house The approval process has proven more difficult and time consuming than we thought but we are confident that with the help of Steve Casey the Oratory s architect we will satisfy the demands of the city s committees So more work is required but the break in construction activity has been welcome It has given us the opportunity to settle into our home away from home and to explore the role it will play in our common life The new residence has given to us the practical benefit of allowing for the continued growth of our community and has provided new space for communal interactions We cannot thank our supporters enough for the great blessing we now enjoy Fr Michael Darcy C O Reflections on the Canonization of John Henry Newman Con t used the desk and understandably so What had formerly been a mundane object used for study and writing had now been consecrated to God by virtue of its use in the most sacred of ceremonies It would be wrong Newman concluded to return the desk to its former use As I stood there and reflected on all of that history the desk struck me as a powerful reminder of the significance that our lives can have if we will only offer ourselves completely to the things of God Here before me was a work of human craftsmanship that had been transformed from tree to desk to altar and upon which had been celebrated Newman s chapel at Littlemore Bud next to Newman s desk the greatest act of adoration that human beings are able to offer God In his loving providence the Almighty had taken the ordinary elements of the natural world and drawn them up into the divine economy making possible a true communion between God and humankind For me the desk was symbolic of Cardinal Newman s entire life He could have used his many talents in all sorts of ways to benefit himself but instead he chose to turn them over completely to God s service As we reflect during these days on Newman s heroic example let us ask God to extend to us the same grace that He extended to the Cardinal so that we too can become saints little Christs who mediate God s love to a world that is so desperately in need of His love Bud Marr Director NINS
The Oratory Times www thepittsburghoratory org Lectio Divina Con t word slowly and contemplatively allowing our hearts to be opened to the wisdom within This contemplative approach far from being something new is something very ancient Before the advent of the printing press books were rare of great value and often available only in the monasteries whose scribes produced them These books were treated by the monks who owned or more often borrowed them as treasures They were read slowly and with the aim of absorbing and retaining the precious wisdom contained within Monks would often memorize long passages or whole portions of books even the entirety of the New Testament This scarcity that existed in the past may seem to us we who live in a digital age and who have unlimited access to books ancient and new to be a great limitation Not so For the monks the precious nature of their books sharpened their attention and deepened their love The monks read closely and slowly they read out loud they carefully contemplated the words they read and they copied out passages when possible Out of this loving contemplative way of approaching sacred texts the practice of Lectio Divina emerged Lectio Divina is the name given to a way of reading spiritual texts that closely resembles that of the monastic tradition In Lectio Divina a sacred text is read slowly repeated meditated upon and prayed about until the whole person is absorbed in contemplation This way of reading has been practiced most often with the Sacred Scriptures but is also used when reading the writings of the Fathers In lingering over the texts reading slowly and prayerfully what develops is a communal Lectio Divina For six years now those who attend the Ancient Christian Writers Series have had the extraordinary opportunity to read and hear the writings of the Fathers out loud and verbatim We have spent these years studying The Conferences of Saint John Cassian and The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian We have not gathered to have a brief conversation with these holy guides nor to catch a word of wisdom to take away with us at the end of a short visit Rather we have entered into retreat into a journey of spiritual transformation with them Here week after week we sit at their feet The meaning of their words are unpacked we become familiar with their use of words we begin to understand from them what it is to be a human being in relation to God The pace is at first unnaturally even painfully slow We live in a day and culture when reading has been reduced to information gathering and comprehension to the quick and momentary memorization of bullet points We consume the knowledge and wisdom of others in small fast bites Slowing ourselves down reorients us Slowing down reminds us that we are on a journey and that understanding comes not through skimming over the surface but through allowing roots to take hold Slowing down reminds us that this life has been given to us not that we might blaze through it as we are but for repentance and for transformation In their writings the ancient Christian Fathers communicate to us an experiential knowledge that can only be transmitted if we undertake to live the same radically converted life that they did Reading the Fathers cannot be abstracted from the ascetical life anymore than reading the gospel can be abstracted from conversion of life and a deep relationship with Christ Beautiful things grow slowly and this is true of the spiritual life To read to truly take the wisdom of the Fathers into oneself is to allow God to reshape the mind and the heart and even the way that we view reality itself In relinquishing the speed at which we read the speed at which we blaze through and consume we allow God to speak the word of truth that He desires us to hear the Word of God that is equal to Himself Fr David Abernethy C O Page 8 Oratorians In Review Saint Philip Neri Saint John Henry Newman Born 1515 Ordained 1551 Born 1801 Ordained 1846 Fr David Abernethy C O Fr Michael Darcy C O Fr Joshua Kibler C O Born 1965 Ordained 1994 Born 1973 Ordained 2002 Born 1980 Ordained 2009 Fr Stephen Lowery C O Fr Paul Werley C O Fr Peter Guber C O Born 1973 Ordained 2009 Born 1982 Ordained 2016 Born 1989 Ordained 2017 Br Reed Frey C O Br Thomas Skamai C O Br Leo Dornan C O Born 1993 Novitiate 2016 Born 1993 Novitiate 2016 Born 1996 Novitiate 2018 Br Kurt Kessler C O Br Mark Littlefield C O Br Joel Hammer C O Born 1996 Novitiate 2018 Born 1996 Novitiate 2019 Born 1994 Novitiate 2019 The Oratory Times Editorial Staff Emily Teodorski Editor in Chief Fr Michael Darcy C O Managing Editor Ren Witter Senior Staff Editor and Business Editor Becca Marnell Business Editor and Operations Manager Fr Stephen Lowery C O Staff Photographer