by edaday | Dec 7, 2017 | News Archives
Fr. Eugene Lutz, CSV, was a championship boxer, a beloved high school teacher and an inspiring retreat leader over the course of his 47 years as a Viatorian. But it was his military experience and years of suffering as a prisoner of war that he carried with him and...
by edaday | Dec 6, 2017 | News Archives
Viatorians who live in the retirement wing of the Province Center found a delightful surprise once they concluded evening prayer and entered the dining room: elves had worked all day to fill the room with Christmas decorations of all shapes and sizes. A giant, 12-foot...
by edaday | Dec 5, 2017 | News Archives
Families at St. George Parish in Bourbonnais kicked off the Advent Season in a colorful way. They debuted their “Avenue of Trees” on the church campus and they are inviting people from the community to visit. “Come out to the country, to this small...
by edaday | Dec 4, 2017 | News Archives
The season of Advent generally signals a time of preparation among Catholic worshipers as they count down the weeks until Christmas day. However, when Fr. Arnold Perham, CSV, celebrated Mass on the first Sunday of Advent for his confreres at the Province Center, he...
by edaday | Dec 1, 2017 | News Archives
At St. Thomas More Catholic Community in Henderson, NV, Thanksgiving is a working holiday. For more than 20 years, families gather together to deliver holiday dinners with all the trimmings — and even a table centerpiece — to homebound seniors, the...
by edaday | Nov 28, 2017 | News Archives
It’s a wrap. After productive growing seasons in the summer and early fall, gardeners working their plots in the Viatorian Giving Garden have cleaned out their beds and prepared the soil for winter. Associate John Dussman, who coordinated the garden ministry,...