A Prayer for Our Nation

A Prayer for Our Nation

  Watching the events in our nation’s capital was extremely disturbing. What was more disturbing was listening to the rhetoric that preceded this tragic event. If we look at history, we see that most acts of hate and violence are preceded by violent hate speech....
Prayers for Peace from the Viatorian Community

Prayers for Peace from the Viatorian Community

Wednesday morning started out like any other in the chapel at the Viatorian Province Center, as retired Viatorians gathered for morning Mass, celebrated by Fr. Michael Keliher, CSV. But this was no ordinary day. Only hours before, insurgents had stormed the...
Holy Grounds Café Advances Youth Ministry

Holy Grounds Café Advances Youth Ministry

A café located near the teachers’ lounge at Bishop McNamara High School in Kankakee is serving up more than gourmet coffee drinks. This popular gathering spot is the brainchild of a Viatorian and it supports youth ministry programs while teaching valuable life...
A Virtual Spin on a Christmas Tradition

A Virtual Spin on a Christmas Tradition

For more than 15 years, families at St. Viator Catholic Community in Las Vegas displayed their nativity sets after all Masses for one weekend in December. Fr. Richard Rinn, CSV, Pastor, would bless the images, before children of the parish combined to present a living...
Thanking a Viatorian

Thanking a Viatorian

A note last fall from a Saint Viator High School alumna, wishing to connect with her former chemistry teacher, prompted a front page story in the latest edition of the Viatorian newsletter, Viator. Beth Miklius Mainardi, who graduated from Saint Viator in 2000, wanted...