by edaday | Sep 26, 2017 | News Archives
Mid-way through last weekend’s Half-Paddy Fest at St. Patrick Parish in Kankakee, parishioners paused to pay tribute to their fire, police and emergency personnel who work to protect them. Fr. John Peeters, CSV, celebrated the reverent Blue Mass, which is meant...
by edaday | Sep 25, 2017 | News Archives
Two weeks after Pope Francis held a rally for students in the middle of Bogotá — where he told them to “dare to dream big” and “Colombia needs you” — the Archbishop of Tunja, Luis Augusto Castro, followed up with a visit of his own...
by edaday | Sep 19, 2017 | News Archives
Live music, games, prizes and food. Students and their parents enjoyed it all on Sunday at “Family Day” at Colegio San Viator in Bogotá. In fact, it was so popular that the day-long festival drew nearly 4,000 people to the campus — and it had nothing...
by edaday | Sep 18, 2017 | News Archives
One week after Fr. Mick Egan, CSV, provincial, dedicated the new Father Querbes Youth Ministry Center at St. George Parish in Bourbonnais, IL, religious education classes met for class on Sunday. The new start culminated a yearlong capital campaign that drew parish...
by edaday | Sep 14, 2017 | News Archives
The annual Founders’ Day celebration at St. Mary’s Church in Beaverville, IL, took on new meaning this year, when parishioners celebrated the 160th anniversary of the rural parish. The outdoor festival featured a tractor pull, classic car show and...
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...
