by edaday | May 2, 2014 | News Archives
Parishioners at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Bourbonnais, discovered a big surprise when they showed up for a recent weekday Mass: a rendition of the Latin anthem, Panis Angelicus, played in full voice on the parish’s new organ. “It was a...
by edaday | May 2, 2014 | News Archives
It has been nearly 16 years since members of the Viatorian Community came to Corozal Town in northeast Belize to take over St. Francis Xavier Parish and serve its parishioners stretched across 24 villages. Over the years, 12 Viatorian priests and brothers served the...
by edaday | Apr 23, 2014 | News Archives
With numbers of vocations down dramatically, religious communities are having to re-examine their methods. That’s what prompted members of the Viatorian Community to work with the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Mission Education for the New...
by edaday | Apr 17, 2014 | News Archives
“One of you will betray me.” With those words, parishioners at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Bourbonnais began thir 30th annual living Last Supper production on Palm Sunday. Church members put it on every other year and once again it...
by edaday | Apr 16, 2014 | News Archives
I am surprised that he is not heavier. Strong, but slight of build, he was not at all like me. I’m a big woman, heavy in bone and flesh, toughened by years of hard work in house and field. I’m 50 now, but still strong enough to carry him. How many years...
