by edaday | Feb 11, 2022 | News Archives
The grotto at Maternity BVM Parish in Bourbonnais holds a special place for parishioners, but especially on Feb. 11, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. This historic grotto, built more than 100 years ago, stands as a lasting memorial to Mary, when she appeared to young...
by edaday | Feb 10, 2022 | News Archives
Students, faculty and staff poured out of Saint Viator High School last week to watch a solemn procession slowly drive by. They lined up and down the parking lot, in front of the school, to offer a final farewell for Steve Burks, the former director of buildings and...
by edaday | Feb 9, 2022 | News Archives
In this latest podcast episode, Dan Masterton fascilitates a roundtable discussion with members of different religious communities, which offers a wider look at vocations. They include Sr. June Fitzgerald, OP, vocation director with the Dominican Sisters of Peace in...
by edaday | Feb 7, 2022 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
St. Josephine Bakhita was cannonized in 2000 and her feast day, Feb. 8, is timed with the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking. St. Josephine was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery in Sudan and Italy. Once Josephine was freed,...
by edaday | Feb 7, 2022 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
Fr. Corey Brost, CSV, and Pre-Associate Jason Wilhite are among the team leading a program aimed at taking participants from being students of the immigration system to certified advocates. Both bring their backgrounds in working for immigration reform to the table....
by edaday | Feb 4, 2022 | News Archives
Catholic schools across the country launched Catholic Schools Week on Sunday, and for Viatorians and the schools where they serve, the week underscores their educational mission, of accompanying young people in their faith development. Once again, administrators at...
