by edaday | Sep 8, 2015 | News Archives
The Viatorians’ involvement with Bishop McNamara Catholic High School dates back to 1931, when they took charge of the school and staffed it for more than 50 years. When Fr. Daniel Belanger, CSV, joined the faculty part time in 2011 to help in Campus Ministry,...
by edaday | Sep 3, 2015 | News Archives
Fr. John Peeters, CSV, pastor of St. Patrick Church in Kankakee, launched a new tradition with school children in his parish last month: a backpack blessing. While offering a special blessing at the end of Mass for students returning to school is somewhat traditional,...
by edaday | Sep 2, 2015 | News Archives
It was a move that brought the Viatorians back to their roots, back to the cradle of their community. On the same day Viatorians around the world observed the anniversary of the death of their founder, Fr. Louis Querbes, their General Council and international...
by edaday | Sep 1, 2015 | News Archives
Viatorians worldwide 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. Today we celebrate the 156th anniversary of his death. Leading up to the...
by edaday | Aug 31, 2015 | News Archives
Fr. Charles Bolser, CSV, may have retired from St. Viator Parish in Chicago, but parishioners still remember him fondly and his signature ending at every Mass. At the end of each Sunday liturgy, he would say to the congregation: “This is the day the Lord has made.”...
by edaday | Aug 28, 2015 | News Archives
Nearly 14,000 graduates have gone through Saint Viator High School since it opened in 1961, but only one class claims the right of being first. The class of 1965 call themselves the “Charter Class” and they gathered this weekend for their 50th reunion....
