by edaday | Oct 18, 2022 | News Archives
They say timing is everything. After postponing an earlier outdoor festival, due to inclement weather, parishioners at Maternity BVM Church in Bourbonnais had a picture perfect fall day in which to wrap up the parish’s 175th anniversary. Their 175th Fall Fest...
by edaday | Oct 17, 2022 | News Archives
One of the core missions of Viatorians worldwide is supporting young people in their faith journey. That was clearly evident last week in Las Vegas, when Viatorians not only accompanied Cristo Rey St. Viator students on retreats, but they opened up their retirement...
by edaday | Oct 7, 2022 | News Archives
Fr. Mick Egan, CSV, and Fr. Richard Rinn, CSV, celebrated Mass Friday in the Apparition Chapel in the village of Knock in County Mayo, Ireland. The chapel was built on the the site where Mary, St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist appeared to 15 witnesses —...
by edaday | Oct 3, 2022 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
It seems as if all of his life experiences prepared Br. Michael Gosch, CSV, for his current role with Viator House of Hospitality and accompanying young asylum seekers. He has been a teacher, social worker and immigration activist and now he draws on all of those to...
by edaday | Sep 29, 2022 | News Archives
Fr. Donald Wehnert, CSV, celebrated 70 years of religious life last year, and of those years, all but five have been spent in parish ministry. The last 25 years have been at St. Patrick Church in Kankakee, where he has accompanied families through all of the joys and...
by edaday | Sep 28, 2022 | News Archives
Members of the Class of 1970 from Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary high schools gathered over the weekend for their long-awaited 50th reunion. Postponed twice by the pandemic, its new timing offered them a rare treat: celebrating their milestone reunion and their...