by edaday | Feb 24, 2017 | News Archives
Fr. Richard Pighini, CSV, celebrated a closing Mass at a recent retreat for students preparing for confirmation. But the liturgy had a distinct look about it. At first glance, it looked like leaders of the recent confirmation retreat were wearing Chicago Cubs...
by edaday | Feb 23, 2017 | Meet a Viatorian
Fr. John Peeters added a new ministry, serving on the executive board of the Bishop McNamara Catholic school system in the Bourbonnais and Kankakee region, which serves students from preschool through high school. It’s just the latest role for this versatile...
by edaday | Feb 17, 2017 | News Archives
Connie Licon, executive director of the Kankakee County Museum described it as a “miracle” when a rare sculpture of Abraham Lincoln’s hand was found, 14 months after it had been stolen. The discovery took place in a pew at St. Rose of Lima Church in...
by edaday | Feb 16, 2017 | News Archives
Back in the 1970s, a debate over whether to allow the Clerics of St. Viator to sell land east of Saint Viator High School to be developed into low income housing, was so contentious, that it made it all the way to the Supreme Court. Hearings at the local level drew...
by edaday | Feb 15, 2017 | News Archives
Viatorians from around the world wrapped up a five-day conference — the Extraordinary General Council — that took place in Vourles, France, affectionately known as the cradle of the community. Fr. Louis Querbes started the Clerics of St. Viator there in...
