Chrism Mass

Chrism Mass

It’s a tradition rooted in the early church, the Chrism Mass. That’s when the bishop blesses the holy oils  — the oil of catechumens, oil of the sick, and oil of Chrism — to be used during the sacraments for the rest of the year. On Monday of...
Man of the Hour

Man of the Hour

Back in 1973, graduating seniors at Saint Viator High School voted Jim Bristol to receive the Erdmann Award, as the student who most personified the spirit of Saint Viator. More than 40 years later, he still personifies that spirit and the entire Viatorian...
Special Recognition

Special Recognition

The Chicago Wolves professional hockey team rolled out the red carpet on Sunday for Saint Viator High School senior Tim Gruensfelder, before the entire team congratulated him on the ice. The occasion? Tim was awarded the Tim Breslin Memorial Scholarship, which...
Lenten Reflections from the Viatorians

Lenten Reflections from the Viatorians

We don’t know all the details about the life of St. Viator, but this much we know: he walked with Bishop Just, accompanying him in his desert journey, sharing times of prayer and penance. From the time of our founder, Father Louis Querbes, in various ways and in...
God’s Gentle Presence

God’s Gentle Presence

  You must take time to relax and think. Trust not your imagination, but your conscience and this in the gentle presence of God. In this you will find comfort for it will provide two satisfying answers: I do not want to offend God and I work for God alone. Do not...