Return to Pembroke

Return to Pembroke

For the 10th year, Viatorian Associates Ken and Michelle Barrie led teens from the Bourbonnais/Kankakee region to help residents of one of the poorest areas in the country: Pembroke Township. For an entire week, the high school and college aged students worked on...
From Viatorians to Navy Pier

From Viatorians to Navy Pier

A panel of four painted windows, which once hung in the Viatorian Novitiate on Sheridan Road in Chicago, and later in the Province Center in Arlington Heights for 20 years, now hangs in a most high visibility location: the Smith Museum of Stained Glass on Navy Pier in...
Uncovering Sacred Space

Uncovering Sacred Space

A triptych that features a replica of a 16th century El Greco painting of Mary and the infant Jesus, rivets the attention of worshippers who enter the Alumni Memorial Chapel at Saint Viator High School. It is one of the focal points of the newly renovated chapel,...
Tending God’s Creation

Tending God’s Creation

Three years after parishioners at St. George Church — located near Kankakee, IL — formed their own garden club to beautify the grounds, they earned a spot on the area’s annual garden walk. “We invite you to take a long spiritual stroll around...
Jubilarians Reach Milestones

Jubilarians Reach Milestones

Collectively, they represent 340 years of religious life and ministry to the church. Individually, they represent a depth of faithfulness, sharing their lives with others and serving God’s people. At a jubilee Mass, Fr. Thomas von Behren recognized eight...
Provincial Assembly Offers Renewal

Provincial Assembly Offers Renewal

It’s an annual rite of summer for Viatorians, the Provincial Assembly. That’s when Viatorian associates, brothers and priests come from around the country and as far away as Belize, for a three-day gathering filled with prayer, reflection, discussion and...