Pope Francis Declares Fr. Louis Querbes Venerable

Pope Francis Declares Fr. Louis Querbes Venerable

It’s official. The founder of the Clerics of St. Viator is now the Venerable Louis Querbes. The announcement came from the Vatican where on Oct. 2,  Fr. Querbes was among eight candidates that Pope Francis advanced one step closer to sainthood. Fr. Robert M....
Annual Blue Mass Steeped in Tradition

Annual Blue Mass Steeped in Tradition

The tradition of paying tribute to first responders at a Blue Mass, goes back to the mid-1930s in Washington DC. At St. Patrick’s Church in Kankakee, Fr. John Peeters, CSV, pastor, brought the tradition to the parish a little more than 10 years ago, and it...