by edaday | Aug 2, 2016 | News Archives
Associate Dick Hofacker of Las Vegas figures he has answered thousands of calls over the last 19 years — as a volunteer with the Trauma Intervention Program — and accompanied people at their darkest hour, when a loved one has died. Yet he never thought of...
by edaday | Aug 1, 2016 | News Archives
Just days after Fr. Jason Nesbit, CSV, returned from serving as a delegation leader with the Viatorian Youth Congress, he had to change gears and address a different constituency: the Chicago Bears. For the second year, he was asked by the organization’s front...
by edaday | Jul 29, 2016 | News Archives
Where do you go from here? That was the parting question asked of the nearly 50 delegates and one dozen young adult leaders who convened this week for the 7th annual Viatorian Youth Congress. After four days immersed in prayer, discussion groups, sharing Eucharist...
by edaday | Jul 28, 2016 | News Archives
Parishioners at Maternity BVM Church in Bourbonnais are used to seeing a statue of Mary, prominently featured on a curve on Marsile Street, visible to motorists approaching its church and school. This week, the 7 1/2-foot, 1,400-pound statue — made of iron and...
by edaday | Jul 21, 2016 | News Archives
For nearly 100 years, Viatorians have continued a devotion to St. Anne through a nine-day novena that culminates on her feast day, July 26. Viatorian priests have run the historic St. Anne Church — located in tiny St. Anne, IL and site of the nation’s...
