Blessing First Responders at the Blue Mass

Blessing First Responders at the Blue Mass

A special tradition played out this month at St. Patrick’s Church in Kankakee with its 8th annual Blue Mass. Nearly 75 first responders — including police, firefighters and emergency personnel — marched from the Kankakee County Courthouse to the...
Striking a Balance

Striking a Balance

As Catholics around the world digest an interview published last week with Pope Francis — in which he said the church had grown “obsessed” with abortion, gay marriage and contraception — Viatorians embraced his inclusive tone, in an interview published...
Sharing the Legacy

Sharing the Legacy

Nearly seven years after Viatorians left the former Griffin Sacred Heart High School, their legacy continues — in the form of the St. Viator Chapel. The original school building, located at 1615 W. Washington in Sprinfield, was built by the Springfield Diocese...
Come, Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit

Students at Crist Rey St. Martin College Prep almost never gather for all-school assemblies. With their unique work study program, where students work five days a month to help fund their education, they rarely are in the building all together. Recently, however, they...
Taking Action for Immigration Reform

Taking Action for Immigration Reform

St. Viator Parish did its part in responding to the Chicago Archdiocese’s 40-day campaign — of prayer, fasting and action — for comprehensive immigration reform: Pastoral Migratoria leaders organized an outdoor immigration Mass. Parishioners already...