by Associate Dan Masterton | Jul 16, 2025 | Meet a Viatorian
Anyone who has gone on the Viatorian Youth Congress (VYC) has met Associate Anthony Gugino. Those who went on the first VYC in 2010 met him as a delegate. Those who went on the next few encountered him as a young adult leader or coordinator. And those who have gone on...
by edaday | Jan 6, 2023 | Meet a Viatorian
Fr. Edgar Suárez, CSV first met the Viatorians when he finished his degree in philosophy at the University of Santo Tomas in Bogotá in 1995. At the time, he was looking for a religious congregation in which he could teach and do parish work. When a priest friend told...
by edaday | Dec 30, 2022 | Meet a Viatorian
Fr. Thomas von Behren first met the Viatorians in 1967 when he was a student at Griffin High School in Springfield, IL. His teachers would have a profound effect on him, leading Fr. von Behren to join the community in 1971 and spend the bulk of his 40-plus years in...
by edaday | Jun 8, 2022 | Meet a Viatorian
Associate Kurt Paprocki graduated from Saint Viator High School in 2000, and after college, he returned as a Spanish teacher, starting in 2005-06. He has worked alongside Viatorians ever since, and in 2020, he joined the community as an associate. Turns out, it was...
by edaday | Jun 22, 2021 | Meet a Viatorian
Fr. Mark Francis first met the Viatorians when he attended Saint Viator High School. As a student he enjoyed all the benefits of a Viatorian education, from its rigorous academics, to its rich faith tradition and fine arts activities. Yet, it was the Viatorians...
by edaday | Jan 31, 2020 | Meet a Viatorian
Like many Viatorians, Br. Edwin Barreto, CSV, discerned his calling to religious life through discussions with other Viatorians, especially Fr. Rafael Sanabria, CSV, his pre-novice master. Br. Edwin made his first profession of vows in 2019. Once he completed his...
