by edaday | Oct 8, 2018 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
By any measure, the first fundraiser for the Viator House of Hospitality was a rousing success. “A Taste of Viator House” took place Oct. 6 in Querbes Hall at Saint Viator High School and drew a sold out crowd of supporters. What’s more, it generated...
by edaday | Oct 4, 2018 | News Archives
What looked like a normal scene at a Catholic school — of a student assisting during Mass as an altar server — was actually quite groundbreaking. Luke has Down syndrome, but he is an active student at St. Viator School. He works hard in class, serves as an...
by edaday | Oct 3, 2018 | News Archives
There are lots of traditions that surround homecoming at Bishop McNamara High School in Kankakee, but increasingly one of them is community service. The idea started last year, and this year Associate Michelle Barrie, working in her role as Office of Catholic Ministry...
by edaday | Oct 1, 2018 | News Archives
The one-year anniversary of the Las Vegas shooting was on the minds of parishioners all weekend at the two parishes where Viatorians minister, including St. Viator Catholic Community in Las Vegas and St. Thomas More Catholic Community in suburban Henderson, NV. At St....
by edaday | Sep 27, 2018 | News Archives
It was 57 years ago this month that a delegation of three Viatorian priests were dispatched to the Diocese of Bogotá in Colombia. They answered a call from Pope John XXIII, who in 1961 called for religious congregations to help evangelize Latin America. The founding...
by edaday | Sep 26, 2018 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
At the opening of Hispanic Heritage Month, an organization in Kankakee honored Fr. John Peeters, CSV, for his exceptional leadership, character and dedication to the Hispanic community living in the Kankakee River Valley. Officials with the Kankakee County Hispanic...
