by edaday | Jul 11, 2017 | Meet a Viatorian
Fr. John Eustice, CSV, gives a vocations talk that is slightly off the beaten path. Ryan, one of John’s college friends from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, had served in Illinois with the Viatorians for a summer. He asked John to fly out to Chicago and...
by edaday | Jun 22, 2017 | Meet a Viatorian, News Archives
In 2017, Fr. Richard Rinn, CSV, celebrated Mass in the chapel at the Viatorian Province Center, where 50 years earlier he had professed his first vows as a religious brother. He took the moment to reflect on God’s goodness. “We gather in prayer grateful to...
by edaday | May 22, 2017 | Meet a Viatorian
Fr. Daniel Lydon, CSV, made his first profession as a Viatorian in 2010 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2015. For many years before those milestone moments, he had already been ministering and serving in the Viatorian mission. He first met the Viatorians in...
by edaday | May 17, 2017 | Meet a Viatorian
Fr. John Van Wiel, CSV, fondly recalls his own high school years at Alleman High School in Rock Island, where he was taught by Viatorians who loved what they taught. Last year, Fr. Van Wiel celebrated his 50th jubilee as a priest and nearly all of those years have...
by edaday | May 11, 2017 | Meet a Viatorian
Br. Pat Drohan, CSV, holds the unique distinction of remaining in the same ministry site for more than 50 years. He coordinates programs at Villa Desiderata Retreat House, a scenic respite spot located on the Chain-O-Lakes in Pistakee Bay, IL. Br. Pat first became...
by edaday | Mar 30, 2017 | Meet a Viatorian
Fr. Pedro Herrera, CSV, holds a special place in the Viatorian Community. He was among the first group of students to attend a private school started in 1963 by Viatorian missionaries in Bogotá, Colombia. He would go on to be the first vocation to come from the...
