R.I.P.

A photo montage celebrating the life of Fr. Francis P. White, CSV, who was buried today, June 12, 2015. Click image to enlarge.
In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Rev. Francis P. White, CSV 1917 – 2015 Fr. White was the oldest Viatorian. He died peacefully on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at age 97. Rest in peace, dear friend!
MAC in Lexington 2015

MAC in Lexington 2015

This past week from May 7-9, I attended the annual Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) meeting in beautiful, historic Lexington, KY. Berea College Special Collections and Archives in Berea, KY was the tour in the morning of the first day, followed by the Plenary Address...

New Book on Belize

The Viatorian Community Archives received a book from the Most Rev. Christopher Glancy, the Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City and Belmopan.  It is titled Years of Grace: The History of Roman Catholic Evangelization in Belize 1524-2014 written by Charles M. Woods, Sr.,...

Who won in 1931?

A recent acquisition to the St. Viator College collection is this Illinois State Catholic Tournament medal from 1931.  The high school basketball tournament was hosted by St. Viator College in Bourbonnais, IL. It prompted a little research in the school newspaper, The...
St. Viator Football Team??

St. Viator Football Team??

The Viatorian Community Archives received a digital image of this football team from Chris Lynch, an online researcher, who kindly thought we would like it for our St. Viator College collection – and we do appreciate it!  Thank you, Chris, for this historical...