by edaday | Sep 13, 2017 | News Archives
When parishioners at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Bourbonnais looked at ways to revitalize their parish picnic, they turned to their heritage. The church — and the city of Bourbonnais — was founded by French Canadian settlers back in the...
by edaday | Sep 12, 2017 | News Archives
It happens only once every six years. That’s how often Fr. Alain Ambeault, CSV, Viatorian Superior General and his General Council members are mandated by the community’s bylaws to make a pastoral visit to each province. They opened their visit to the...
by edaday | Sep 11, 2017 | News Archives
Viva Francisco! More than one million people lined the route to Simon Bolívar Park in Bogotá, to greet Pope Francis before he celebrated his first public Mass during his recent visit to Colombia – and Viatorians were in attendance. Six Viatorians were among the...
by edaday | Sep 5, 2017 | News Archives
It may be the end of summer, but the Viatorian Community Garden, on the grounds of the Viatorian Province Center in Arlington Heights is just getting started. Beginning in mid-July, the 14 beds in the garden began to produce and by the Labor Day weekend, those numbers...
by edaday | Sep 1, 2017 | News Archives
Viatorians around the world pause every Sept. 1 to remember their founder, Fr. Louis Querbes, who founded the congregation in 1831 in Vourles, France, where he served as pastor of a small church. He passed away Sept. 1, 1859 at the age of 66. He is buried in the...
by edaday | Aug 30, 2017 | News Archives
It was five years ago that Saint Viator High School formally started its Rev. Mark R. Francis, CSV, International Program. Its goal was to provide a supportive environment that would help students develop cultural understanding necessary to succeed in school. At the...
