by edaday | Jan 17, 2023 | News Archives
Confirmation students at St. George Parish in Bourbonnais created something larger than themselves, recently: prayer blankets for residents of area nursing homes. It was all part of their service learning requirement as they prepare for the sacrament of confirmation....
by edaday | Jan 12, 2023 | News Archives
The national recognition of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (Jan. 9) took place Monday, but the Viatorian Community is still celebrating the accomplishments of its own member of law enforcement, Associate Paul Hartz. He is the only police officer in the Viatorian...
by edaday | Jan 11, 2023 | News Archives
Viatorians have served on and off at St. George Parish in Bourbonnais since 1898, and most recently from 1954 to the present. That Viatorian commitment was evident last fall, when Fr. Daniel Belanger, CSV, Pastor, announced he was taking a sabbatical and another...
by edaday | Jan 10, 2023 | News Archives
Fr. Greg Jones, CSV, grew up in different countries around the world, literally, and as an adult he figured he would pursue a life in missionary work. However, once he met some Viatorians while attending Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, he foresaw a different...
by edaday | Jan 5, 2023 | News Archives
Despite a reflection piece that ran last week in the Kankakee Daily Journal, St. George Church in Bourbonnais is alive and well, as parishioners wrapped up their yearlong 150th anniversary celebration and look forward to a bright future. The news story that ran on...
by edaday | Jan 3, 2023 | News Archives
As Pope Benedict is mourned throughout the world, Fr. Mark Francis, CSV, Provincial, reflects on the time he met Pope Benedict — in 2005, the same year he was elected to the papacy — and of their brief but memorable conversation. “It took place at...
