by edaday | Dec 13, 2019 | News Archives
After months of research and documentation, a side altar in the Province Center Chapel was transformed into a reliquary chapel. It features relics from more than 50 saints hanging in a display case, with an accompanying book giving a glimpse into the lives of these...
by edaday | Dec 12, 2019 | News Archives
The stirring image of red roses, set up in front of an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, filled the Viatorian chapel with hope and joy on her feast day, just as the flowers did more than 450 years ago when the Mexican peasant, Juan Diego, brought them to the bishop as a...
by edaday | Dec 10, 2019 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
Leaders of the Children of Abraham Coalition actively strive to be ambassadors for interfaith dialogue and advance relationships between different faith traditions. That’s why their latest venture took them to the Illinois Holocaust Museum, whose mission not...
by edaday | Dec 5, 2019 | News Archives
Season’s Greetings from the Province Center. To say that this time of year is special would certainly be an understatement. Sometimes, Advent is a season of our liturgical cycle that is somewhat overlooked. Christmas trees and lights go up after Thanksgiving and in...
by edaday | Dec 4, 2019 | News Archives
That’s the phrase coined by Campus Ministry staff members, as students, faculty and staff started a journey of “radical hope” this first week of Advent. They began by looking at different types of prayer, launched by Br. John Eustice, CSV, Vice...
by edaday | Dec 3, 2019 | News Archives
Viatorian Associates David and Susan Surprenant welcomed their first grandchild on Nov. 25, but that’s just part of the story. Their son, Brendan, and daughter-in-law, Sarah, welcomed Margaret Rhea to the world amid great excitement. Her birth has inspired them...