Maternity BVM Pledges to be Upstanders

Maternity BVM Pledges to be Upstanders

Today, Maternity BVM Parish in Bourbonnais wrote to have its faith community added to the list of parishes supporting the Tyler Clementi Foundation in standing up for at-risk LGBT youth in our country. Fr. Jason Nesbit, CSV, Pastor, wrote to Jane Clementi, co-founder,...
A Blessing and First Communion at Maternity BVM

A Blessing and First Communion at Maternity BVM

The first communion Mass at Maternity BVM Parish in Bourbonnais was an emotional day for second graders and their families. After a year of preparation during the pandemic, their big day was sun-filled and joyous. Children dressed in their traditional white dresses...
First Communion at St. George Parish

First Communion at St. George Parish

Parishioners at St. George in Bourbonnais have a particular devotion to the Blessed Mother — and even their first communicants know of her intercession. After the parish’s first communion liturgy, on May 1, each of the children posed for a portrait photo...
These Peacemakers Credit their Catholic Education

These Peacemakers Credit their Catholic Education

Dr. Anthony Fauci is known worldwide as the chief medical officer to the president during the pandemic. But at the annual Blessed are the Peacemakers gala, held virtually  by officials with Catholic Theological Union, he credited his Catholic education with giving him...
Viatorians in Tunja Celebrate New Graduate

Viatorians in Tunja Celebrate New Graduate

Br. John Avellaneda, CSV, works actively with students at Colegio San Viator in Tunja to put their faith into action. Most recently, he led the Solidarity Campaign in which students and their families donated hygiene items, shoes and food for the senior residents of...