Christmas Greetings

The Holy Family image on my Christmas card is of a metal sculpture that hangs on the wall at the bottom of the staircase here at the Viatorian Province Center.  Just always loved it!And of course, as I now found out, it has some historical significance...

Feast Day for Las Hermanas

Sisters Benedicta, Raquel, Humberta, Cristina and MicaelaThe Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe was celebrated with the Sisters in the Province Center chapel on Wednesday 12/12/12.  Fr. Tom von Behren, Provincial, officiated at the Mass.During the homily,...

Lutz’s Memory Lives On

Fr. Gene LutzFr. Gene Lutz, CSV ministered at Villa Desiderata in McHenry, IL for 31 years (1965-1996).  He was the Villa’s first retreat director.  Recently the Villa donated his hand-tooled riding saddle to BraveHearts  in his...

Christmas Display

The NativityThe exhibit case in the Province Center has a new Christmas display for the month of December.  The artwork is the creation of Sharon Sharpe from Eatonville, Washington.  It is a black silhouette of the Holy Family against a beautiful turqouise...

CARA Fall 2012 meeting

Demonstration of film equipment The Chicago Area Religious Archivists (CARA) held a workshop on the care and preservation of film in the archives.  Read more about it on the CARA blog.

The continuing story…

St. Nizier Church in LyonIf you don’t know the beginning of the story, the latest archives article in the Fall 2012 Viator newsletter describes the Richey family connection with the statue of Our Lady of Grace.  Click on the link and turn to page...