by edaday | Mar 29, 2023 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
When Fr. Corey Brost, CSV, and members of the Children of Abraham Coalition conceived the idea of a Peace Camp for middle schoolers, back in 2018, they hoped to promote interfaith understanding and give students the tools to fight hate-based bigotry. What they...
by edaday | Mar 28, 2023 | News Archives
Parishes and schools where Viatorians serve all held Stations of the Cross services during Lent, but in at least two cases, they blended the Way of the Cross, with Taizé prayer. At both sites, it was young people who led the services — and the meditation. The...
by edaday | Mar 27, 2023 | News Archives
Hallelujah, prayers were answered. Nearly two weeks after a Viatorian priest in Haiti was kidnapped by local gang members, he was set free. Fr. Jean-Yves Medidor, CSV, was abducted by masked gunmen outside the Viatorian Residence Alphonse-Marin in Port-au-Prince,...
by edaday | Mar 24, 2023 | News Archives
Tuesday was a rockin’ good day at St. Viator Parish School in Las Vegas, as students throughout the school sported colorful, mismatched socks. For the last 10 years, Rock your Socks Day, in support of World Down Syndrome Awareness Day, has become a highlight in...
by edaday | Mar 22, 2023 | News Archives
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Bourbonnais is delighted to bring back its production of the Living Last Supper at 7 p.m. on Palm Sunday. The sacred portrayal dates back more than 35 years in the parish and with the pandemic, this will be the first time...
by edaday | Mar 20, 2023 | News Archives
A new series of podcasts this Lent examines a different aspect of Catholic social teaching each week. Narrated by Pre-Associate Dan Masterton, one of the latest episode examines the dignity and value of human life. He begins by interviewing Fr. Mark Francis, CSV,...