Viatorians Garden to Feed the Hungry

Viatorians Garden to Feed the Hungry

The tomatoes are coming, the tomatoes are coming! After the wettest spring on record in the Chicago area, and a hot July, the Viatorian Giving Garden is coming into its own, producing hundreds of tomatoes this month, and all for the local food pantry. The garden,...
Unique Tradition Opens School Year in Kankakee

Unique Tradition Opens School Year in Kankakee

One day before schools opened across the Bourbonnais/Kankakee region, Fr. John Peeters, CSV, carried out a beloved tradition that brought comfort to students, parents and faculty alike: a blessing of the backpacks.   Near the end of Sunday Mass, Fr. Peeters...
Viatorian Calls for Action

Viatorian Calls for Action

Fr. Mark Francis, CSV, serves as president of one of the largest graduate schools of theology, Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and with its title comes responsibility. This week, Fr. Francis joined with members of the Council of Religious Leaders of...
Celebrating the Feast of the Assumption

Celebrating the Feast of the Assumption

With the sun streaming into the chapel at the Viatorian Province Center, Viatorians gathered to celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. “Alleluia, alleluia. Mary is taken up to heaven, a chorus of angels exults,” Fr. John...