A Prayer for Peace in the New Year

A Prayer for Peace in the New Year

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may...
Associate Mary Finks

Associate Mary Finks

Associate Mary Finks was among the first group to make their commitments as lay associates, back in 1999, and 10 years later she made her commitment, definitive. She’s never looked back. As a registered nurse and cantor at St. Patrick Parish in Kankakee, she...
Warm Christmas Blessings from the Viatorians

Warm Christmas Blessings from the Viatorians

Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. . . You will bear a son and name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. . . Luke 1:26-38 (This depiction of the Annunciation is part of the Viatorian Community’s...
Associate John Ohlendorf

Associate John Ohlendorf

In the Viatorian Community, Associate John Ohlendorf is something of a pioneer, as one of the first lay associates, dating back to 1999. But he also holds another distinction, as a collector of nativity sets. By his own estimate, this former high school English...
Interpreting Holy Scripture with a Viatorian

Interpreting Holy Scripture with a Viatorian

Every month, Fr. Charles Bolser, CSV, fills the conference table at the Viatorian Province Center with more than 20 women who want to dive deeper into the Bible, and ultimately enrich their own spirituality. Fr. Robert Erickson, CSV, began the Bible study...