Viatorian Voices: Conversations on the Way

Join us to learn more about the Viatorians, our charism, mission, and ministry, and the ways our brothers, priests, associates, and communities are proclaiming Christ and His Gospel and raising communities where faith is lived, deepened, and celebrated.

Special Series

Bolder Dreams is a ministerial development series that responds to Fr. Querbes’ insight that people are bolder when they dream they are doing God’s will. In this series, guests from outside the Viatorian Community share insights on integral Viatorian topics. Our goal is for their fresh perspective to renew and re-embolden our ministries. These episodes appear in the podcast feed.

A Lively and Enlightened Faith: Catholic Social Teaching in the Viatorian Community is a series focused on the themes of CST. It’s housed in its own special webpage, which includes all its resources. The series centers on special episodes of our podcast, which also appear in our podcast feed.

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Our Latest Episodes

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Ep. 66: Exploring God’s Invitations in International Development with Eddie Jurkovic

As teens reach college and young adulthood, big questions arise and get asked often: what do you think you’ll major in? What career are you preparing for? To help others with faithful discernment, Viatorian Voices is catching up with Viatorian young adults into the first years of their careers. Here, we talk to Eddie Jurkovic. Eddie grew up at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Viatorian parish in Bourbonnais, Illinois. For college, he went off to the University of Notre Dame, where he majored in business management with a focus on Information Technology. His time as a teacher and grad student in ACE helped point him toward his current job: Program Manager for the Pulte Institute for Global Development, part of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs. (This episode debuted on April 22, 2024.)

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Ep. 65: Exploring God’s Invitations in Teaching Careers with Georgina Martinez and John-Paul Manfredi

As teens reach college and young adulthood, big questions arise and get asked often: what do you think you’ll major in? What career are you preparing for? To help others with faithful discernment, Viatorian Voices is catching up with Viatorian young adults into the first years of their careers. Here, we talk to two teachers. Georgina Martinez grew up at Viatorian-founded parish, St. Thomas More in Henderson, NV; she studied education at Grand Canyon University and now teaches kindergarten in Clark County Public Schools. John-Paul Manfredi grew up at St. Viator Catholic Community in Las Vegas and attended Viatorian-founded Bishop Gorman High School; he went to a small school in San Francisco for theatre and studied graduate theology at the University of Notre Dame, and he now teaches theology at Gorman. (This episode debuted on April 8, 2024.)

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Ep. 64: Exploring God’s Invitations in Health-Care Careers with Brooke Major and Grace Castellese

As teens reach college and young adulthood, big questions arise and get asked often: what do you think you’ll major in? What career are you preparing for? To help others with faithful discernment, Viatorian Voices is catching up with Viatorian young adults into the first years of their careers. Here, we talk to Brooke Major, who studied science as an undergrad, has continued on to earn a master’s degree in precision medicine, and is now working toward her doctorate in optometry, which she will finish next year. We also speak with Grace Castellese, who is in year five of a six-year undergrad-grad program in pharamacology that she will finish next year. (This debuted on March 25, 2024.)

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Ep. 63: Exploring God’s Invitations in Ministry Careers with Iris Sanchez and Ben Paolelli

As teens reach college and young adulthood, big questions arise and get asked often: what do you think you’ll major in? What career are you preparing for? To help others with faithful discernment, Viatorian Voices is catching up with Viatorian young adults into the first years of their careers. Here, we talk to Iris Sanchez, who works as a campus minister at Cristo Rey St. Martin, and Ben Paolelli, who works as director of campus ministry at Notre Dame College Prep, about their careers in ministry and the paths that led there. (This episode debuted on March 11, 2024.)

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Ep. 62: Exploring God’s Invitations in Counseling Careers with Mike Leahy and Mike Masterton

As teens reach college and young adulthood, big questions arise and get asked often: what do you think you’ll major in? What career are you preparing for? To help others with faithful discernment, Viatorian Voices is catching up with Viatorian young adults into the first years of their careers. Here, we talk to Mike Leahy, a school counselor formerly at Saint Viator High School and now for Lake Zurich (IL) District 95, and Mike Masterton, a Saint Viator High School alumni (’08) and school counselor for Carmel Catholic High School. (This episode debuted on February 26, 2024.)

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Past Episodes