by Kevin Dillon | Sep 26, 2019 | Meet a Viatorian
Fr. Daniel Hall, CSV was raised in a military family and lived in many places in his early years, including three years in Cuba during the revolution. His family eventually settled down in Virginia Beach, VA, and Fr. Hall attended the College of William and Mary in...
by edaday | Aug 16, 2019 | Meet a Viatorian
From this childhood in Medellín, Colombia, Fr. Edwin Ruiz, CSV, has known he wanted to be a teacher and a priest, making him a perfect fit for the Viatorians. He got his introduction to the Viatorians from Fr. Edgar Suarez, CSV in 2006. Fr. Ruiz entered the...
by edaday | Jun 27, 2019 | Meet a Viatorian
Fr. Thomas Long, CSV, professed first vows as a Viatorian religious on September 8, 1962. It was just before he was ordained to the priesthood on May 17, 1969, that the events in the world during his seminary years became searing memories. Fr. Long and his classmates...
by edaday | Nov 2, 2018 | Meet a Viatorian
Associate David Surprenant cannot remember a time when Viatorians were not a part of his life. David was born and raised in St. George Parish in Bourbonnais, Illinois, a parish that has had Viatorian pastors for most of its 150-plus-year history. There, David and his...
by edaday | Jul 31, 2018 | Meet a Viatorian
The story of how Br. Rob Robertson, CSV, came to join the Viatorians is a bit different from that of many other professed Viatorians – Br. Rob wasn’t taught by Viatorians and didn’t get to know them at his local parish because he wasn’t even...
by edaday | Jul 12, 2018 | Meet a Viatorian
Fr. Jhobany Orduz, CSV, discerned God’s invitation to the Viatorian Community after seeking a religious life that reflected his interest in social justice. He was already a trained civil engineer, with a master’s degree in roads and infrastructure, and a...