by edaday | Jul 28, 2022 | News Archives
Don’t look now, but Associates Ken and Michelle Barrie have devoted 40 years to working in youth ministry in the Bourbonnais/Kankakee region. Yet, don’t expect them to celebrate. They are too busy doing what they love: accompanying young people in service...
by edaday | Jul 27, 2022 | News Archives
One of the mainstays of the Viatorian Youth Congress — going back to the very first one in 2010 — is the interviews delegates do with Viatorians, including associates and professed. Working from a script of questions, young people ask how they met the...
by edaday | Jul 26, 2022 | News Archives
Walking into St. George Parish in Bourbonnais — site of this year’s Viatorian Youth Congress — cheers erupted as each new delegation arrived. After three years of restrictions due to the pandemic, coming back together to share in the Viatorian...
by edaday | Jul 25, 2022 | News Archives
Part of the mission of Cristo Rey St. Viator in North Las Vegas is to educate students to become men and women of faith, purpose — and service. Service is a key element of all Viatorian schools and at Cristo Rey St. Viator, students demonstrated that commitment...
by edaday | Jul 22, 2022 | News Archives
Las Vegas native Patrick Aller looks over framed photos of the first 10 groups from the Viatorian Youth Congress. By his own count, he is in all but three of the photos, as a high school delegate, young adult leader and young adult coordinator. On Wednesday, he...
by edaday | Jul 21, 2022 | News Archives
Once a year, professed members of the Viatorians break away from their daily roles and set aside time for a retreat, to renew themselves both spiritually and emotionally. This week they returned to the Serra Retreat Center in Malibu, CA. This scenic Catholic retreat...
