Holy Grounds Café Advances Youth Ministry

Holy Grounds Café Advances Youth Ministry

A café located near the teachers’ lounge at Bishop McNamara High School in Kankakee is serving up more than gourmet coffee drinks. This popular gathering spot is the brainchild of a Viatorian and it supports youth ministry programs while teaching valuable life...
A Virtual Spin on a Christmas Tradition

A Virtual Spin on a Christmas Tradition

For more than 15 years, families at St. Viator Catholic Community in Las Vegas displayed their nativity sets after all Masses for one weekend in December. Fr. Richard Rinn, CSV, Pastor, would bless the images, before children of the parish combined to present a living...
Thanking a Viatorian

Thanking a Viatorian

A note last fall from a Saint Viator High School alumna, wishing to connect with her former chemistry teacher, prompted a front page story in the latest edition of the Viatorian newsletter, Viator. Beth Miklius Mainardi, who graduated from Saint Viator in 2000, wanted...
Christmas During the Pandemic Still Powerful

Christmas During the Pandemic Still Powerful

Early on during the pandemic, Fr. Richard Rinn, CSV, admitted he was stepping out of his comfort zone by filming messages — and Mass — at St. Viator Catholic Community in Las Vegas. “I can hardly wait until I’m not staring into a camera,”...
Christmas Greetings from the Province Center

Christmas Greetings from the Province Center

Christmas greetings from the Province Center. It seems strange to say, but as strained as this year has been, it seems to have flown by. With COVID-19, a hotly contested presidential election and division in so many arenas, we can tend to lose perspective of the...