Fr. Patrick Render Honored by Chicago Archdiocese

Fr. Patrick Render Honored by Chicago Archdiocese

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced its Heart of the School award winners today, and Fr. Patrick Render, CSV, pastor of St. Viator Parish in Chicago, was the only pastor recognized among the 18 recipients in 10 areas of excellence. Specifically, Fr. Render won the...
Combatting Racism and Poverty 50 Years later

Combatting Racism and Poverty 50 Years later

Building off Dr. Martin Luther King’s launching of a poor people’s campaign in 1968, today’s Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, is uniting tens of thousands of people across the country to challenge the evils of systemic...
Fr. Patrick Render, CSV

Fr. Patrick Render, CSV

Fr. Patrick Render, CSV, first met the Viatorians when he was a student at the former Spalding Institute in his native Peoria. They made such a strong impression that he entered the community after graduation in 1959 and professed his first vows one year later, in...