The Washington-based nonprofit organization, Green America, works to stop abusive powers — and to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. One of its latest issues looks at clothing, and how it affects the earth. Green America officials state … Continue reading
Fr. Mark Padrez, OP, executive director of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, issued a statement this month about the growing tensions between the United States and Iran: “As tensions between the United States and Iran grow, this is … Continue reading
One of the most enduring commitments of the Clerics of St. Viator is to work to end government sponsored torture in this country. A story published Jan. 20 in the Guardian, names the psychologists who designed the CIA torture program. … Continue reading
The Viatorians subscribe to the Washington-based Coalition on Human Needs. This alliance of national organizations works together to promote public policies which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations. Its members include civil rights, religious, labor, and professional … Continue reading
Brian Trzop graduated from Saint Viator High School in 2002 but he continues to maintain relationships with the Viatorians. Back in 2013, he was one of a delegation of young people to travel to the Viatorian mission in Belize. Four … Continue reading
The Viatorian Community supports the work of the Social Justice Resource Center, which is to link faith to action by providing information and resources on the social issues of our time. Viatorians stand in solidarity with its mission, which states … Continue reading
For the seventh time, Fr. Corey Brost, CSV, accompanied a group of young people as they retraced the steps of migrants trying to cross the desert. He calls it a pilgrimage, as together they reflect on the role faith plays … Continue reading
The habits of dehumanization, violence, and war continue in U.S. policy and culture. The recent assassination of an Iranian leader is just another example of our disease and addiction to violence. Whether it is a retributive criminal justice system, the … Continue reading
Since our nation started forcing asylum-seekers to “Remain In Mexico” more than 636 have been attacked, kidnapped or raped. Now more than 50,000 men, women and children wait in some of the most dangerous towns in the world after asking … Continue reading
Leaders of the Children of Abraham Coalition actively strive to be ambassadors for interfaith dialogue and advance relationships between different faith traditions. That’s why their latest venture took them to the Illinois Holocaust Museum, whose mission not only remembers Holocaust … Continue reading
Viatorians joined with more than 30 faith communities in an open letter to 2020 presidential candidates asking them to put #PeopleOverPentagon by calling for significant cuts to the Pentagon budget, reinvestment in our communities and a more peaceful approach to … Continue reading
Viatorians joined with members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men in endorsing the “New Way Forward” Act, which would help restore fundamental principles of due process and compassion to a deeply unjust immigration system. Sponsored by U.S. Representatives … Continue reading
A story in the Washington Post demonstrates how desperate asylum seekers are getting as they spend months and months in tent cities in Mexico, awaiting for their cases to be heard. As writer Kevin Seiff documents, children are getting sick … Continue reading
Viatorians are joining members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men in urging Congress to welcome those seeking asylum in the U.S. and to focus any federal spending related to asylum seekers on meeting humanitarian needs and addressing the … Continue reading
When Marriott announced its Green Program as a way to help the environment and lead to sustainability, it was a veiled attempt at covering up cutbacks, say hospitality employees and members of the Unite Here union, based in New York. … Continue reading
This week, the London-based Stop the Traffik organization released its Greater Manchester Homelessness and Exploitation report. The research shines a light on alarming vulnerabilities of the homeless community, including rough sleepers, to human trafficking modern slavery. In it, the organization … Continue reading
Members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men have kept up the pressure on private banks to stop financing private prisons. The private prison industry is detaining over 70 percent of immigrants in ICE custody and are complicit in … Continue reading
Looking for ways to partner with Viatorians in their mission to help “those accounted of little importance?” Here’s a way that offers real benefits: St. Viator Parish in Chicago is gearing up for its IRS-sponsored Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) … Continue reading
One of the core principles of the Viatorian mission is fighting hunger in this country. Consequently, they support the Food Research and Action Center, or FRAC and its mission to eradicate hunger and under-nutrition in this country. In its latest … Continue reading
Viatorians support the Washington-based Latin America Working Group in its mission to ensure that U.S. policies advance human rights, peace, and social, environmental, and economic justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. As part of that mission, the organization regularly … Continue reading
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