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Br. Leo V. Ryan, CSV, Awarded Honorary Doctorate

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At DePaul Universitys graduation in June, officials acknowledgedthe impact of Br. Leo V. Ryan, CSV, on the growth of their busi-ness college and its role in creating ethical business leaders.

DePauls president, the Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, CM,

awarded Br. Ryan a Doctor of Humane Letters HonoraryDegree, a first for a former faculty member.

Joining Br. Ryan as honorary degree recipients were ThomasPritzker, executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation,and CEO and president of The Pritzker Organization; andFrank Ptak, a DePaul graduate who is president and CEOof The Marmon Group, a Chicago-based manufacturing andservice conglomerate.

Br. Ryan served from 1980-1988 as dean of DePaulUniversitys College of Commerce known today as theDriehaus College of Business before continuing to serveas a professor of management until 1999.

In remarks made at a dinner the night before the graduatioRay Whittington, dean of the Driehaus College of Businecredited Br. Ryan with helping to transform the business colleinto a nationally ranked and internationally known institution

His leadership and dedication laid the foundation for tcollege to become the pillar of academic excellence that it today, Whittington said.

He pointed to key programs created by Br. Ryan, including tSchool of Accountacy, the Institute for Business Ethics, tKellstadt Marketing Research Center and the first endowprofessorships in entrepreneurship and finance.

University officials also credited Br. Ryan with addifaculty and new graduate programs in association managemenbusiness ethics, entrepreneurship, international business anmanagement information systems, which helped to elevate tbusiness college.

Finally, they pointed to Br. Ryans formation of the College

Commerce Advisory Council, saying that it fostered channof communication between DePaul and Chicago businessindustries and various professions.

These vital links, Whittington said, have enhanced tuniversitys ability to contribute meaningfully to the citybusiness future.

Br. Ryan is an international expert in business ethicentrepreneurship and the Polish economic and politictransformation, Whittington said. He has traveled to 1countries and all seven continents, and today, at the age of 86, remains an active scholar.

After more than 20 years of working alongside the Viatorians asa Spanish teacher and administrator including three as coor-dinator of vocation ministry Br. Daniel Lydon, CSV, heededhis own advice.

He professed perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedienceto God and the Clerics of St. Viator in the presence ofFr. Thomas von Behren, CSV, provincial, and friends, relatives

and fellow Viatorians.

His profession came exactly 40 years after he graduated fromSaint Viator High School and 20 years after he returned tohis alma mater, where he taught Spanish before joining theadministration as an assistant principal.

As recently as two years ago, Br. Lydon counseled young mendiscerning their call to religious life while teaching freshmanand junior sections of theology at Saint Viator High School.

In 2010, Br. Lydon professed his first vows as a Viatorian andhe has not looked back. Currently, he resides at St. Viator

Parish in Chicago,where he helps invarious ministries,including with theSpanish speakingparishioners. He alsocontinues his studies

at Chicago Theolog-ical Union in prepa-ration for ordinationto the priesthood.

Dan, as you standhere today, knowthat your call is a sacred one, originating in the heart of Gresonating throughout our Viatorian community, said Fr. vBehren. That call found in whispers of others and in heart of God now is to be lived out in service to the peoof God.

Ray Whittington, dean of the Driehaus College of Business performs the hoodingeremony for Br. Leo Ryan, while Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, CM, president of

DePaul University, left, looks on. (Photo by Darryl Hammond)

Fr. Thomas von Behren blesses Br. Daniel Lyduring his vow ceremony.

Br. Daniel Lydon, CSV, Professes Final Vows

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Vocations continue to grow in Bogot, Colombia, where theViatorians have served for more than 50 years. Last summer,Br. Gustavo Lopez, CSV, was ordained a deacon, which is thefinal, formal step before ordination to the priesthood.

The latest ordination took place at San Juan Mara VianneyParish in Bogot, by Bishop Juan Vicente Crdoba V. S.J.,Archbishop of the Diocese of Fontibn.

The community has been blessed by a steady stream ofvocations over the past several years, says Fr. Thomas vonBehren, CSV, provincial, and Gustavos ordination is a visiblesign of that new life.

Potentially, there are more ordination and vow ceremoniescoming up in Bogot, with two men in the novitiate and onepre-novice.

Br. Gustavos introduction to the Viatorians came when hevolunteered with a youth group in his hometown of Libano,where Viatorians lived and ministered. Although Br. Gustavohad previously earned a degree in computer engineering andhad worked in the banking industry, the Viatorians made animpression.

What I noticed during my discernment was that they werededicated to working with young people, said Br. Gustavo, ineducation and parish work, as catechists and lectors, which istheir strength in ministry.

Br. Gustavo entered the novitiate in 2002 and professe

his temporary vows one year later. He currently serves adirector of campus ministry at Colegio Liceo Hermano MiguLaSalle, in Bogot.

On weekends, he helps in pastoral work at San Juan MariVianney. As a result of his diaconal ordination, Br. Gustavcan proclaim the Gospel and preach, celebrate the sacramenof baptism and marriage as well as preside at wakes and funeral

If all goes as planned, Br. Gustavo will be ordained a priest ione year.

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Colombian Viatorian Ordained a Deacon

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Br. Gustavo Lopez, right, during his ordination as a deacon

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Were proud to be celebrating our 110th year of academia, saidKathleen Kowalski, principal.

Earlier this year, Fr. Bolser and parish leaders launched thethe Generations of Faith capital campaign with a goal ofraising $1 million for campus upgrades and repairs. To date,theyve collected $867,000 from gifts and pledges, including a$150,000 pledge from the Clerics of St. Viator.

Fr. Bolser, its pastor for the last four years, reflected on theparishs milestone anniversary in a series of articles publishedin its weekly bulletin. One of its enduring legacies, he said, isthe parishs outreach to immigrants.

Generations of faith have moved in and out of our community,Fr. Bolser said, but through it all, we have been a parishcommunity of immigrants.

Today, the church welcomes immigrants from Vietnam, thePhilippines, India, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador,Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and throughoutCentral and South America, as well as the Caribbean.

The parish has always been vibrant and exciting, saysFr. Thomas Long, CSV, a former associate pastor. It still i

Like families before them, Fr. Bolser says, they settled in theneighborhood and came to St. Viator, where they received tsacraments and celebrated life in many forms and traditions

In 1888, a seed was planted, Fr. Bolser said. While that sehas grown a little older perhaps, it continues to grow and givshelter and life, feeding one generation after another.

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What started in 2010 as a way to bring together teens fromdifferent Viatorian sites has evolved into a congress thatoffers formation, social justice and leadership training to youngpeople who attend.

This time around, young representatives came out in full force.They came from places like Las Vegas and Henderson, NV, aswell as Chicago, Kankakee and Waukegan, IL, for a week-longcongress that focused on what it means to be Viatorian.

With one voice delegates, young adult leaders and otherministers numbering more than 80 eager and enthusias-tic leaders of the Catholic faith engaged in conversationabout Fr. Querbes mission of service to the Holy Altar andbringing justice to the world. This week-long Viatorian YouthCongress (VYC) united the participants together throughcommunal prayer, thought-provoking workshops and smallgroup sessions.

Liturgies throughout the week were organized by the yadults themselves and included Liturgy of the Hours acelebration of the Eucharist every day.

Anthony Gugino, of St. Viator Parish in Las Vegas, co-leretreat with Samantha Ropski, a 2011 graduate of Saint VHigh School and recent participant on the Belize ImmeProgram.

Leading VYC was extremely humbling, said Anthony,has attended the congress every year. Seeing it grow 2010 to now has made me understand and appreciatconnection to the Viatorian Community.

Delegates said learning new styles of prayer and malasting friendships were among their highlights, as well a

workshops that provided new and innovative ways to dea prosperous prayer life.

Br. John Eustice, CSV, spoke at one workshop onImportance of Listening to Gods Word, while Fr. JNesbit, CSV, guided delegates through the process of wr

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outh Congress

reflections to be sharedwith the community inthe workshop entitled

Homily Preparation.In the anonymous surveyscompleted by delegatesat the end, one teen saidthe emphasis on prayer

was the highlight of the week, adding, I have never prayed somuch in such a short period of time.

Midway through the week, delegates assembled with therest of the Viatorian Community at the Province Center in

Arlington Heights. There they interviewed nearly 20 Viatorians,including associates, brothers and priests. Personal stories

were shared about how Viatorians founded the community,which the teens found inspiring.

The VYC concluded with a final celebration of the Eucharwhere delegates received a medallion from the community ebracing the words Carry the Mission Forward.

As the Viatorians look to the future, innovative and vibrayouth are at the forefront.

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D.J. HorstmatA teen choir formed to accompany daily Masses

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Q&A Br. Michael Gosch, CSV

Q. Your new job has a rather big title, but in practical terms, what does it mean?A. Ill be working to specifically address issues of justice, peace and the environment. When I was the assistantprovincial, the provincial council focused on promoting comprehensive and compassionate immigration reform,ending U.S. sponsored torture at home and abroad, and working for systemic change that causes hunger, especially amongchildren. I will continue to work on these issues while addressing new issues.

Q.Can you give some specific examples?

A. Much of my time is spent working on immigration reform. My position grew out of my work with the Inter-faith Committee for Detained Immigrants, where Ive been able to provide pastoral care to detained immigrants inMcHenry County Jail, and participate in vigils as immigrants are placed on buses and driven to the airport in Rockford fordeportation. I have also monitored hearings in Immigration Court and coordinate a post-detention accompaniment networkthat provides direct service to immigrants released from detention who have no way of returning home or nowhere to live.Several Viatorians have joined me in this ministry.

Q. How did this job come about?A. The Viatorians have always been concerned about issues of justice. Our

province was founded by immigrants for immigrants. We have had meninvolved in labor movements, homes for abandoned youth, alternativeeducation, schools for the deaf, etc. for years. I am simply helping tocoordinate efforts on a province level.

Q. What about you personally? What makes you so passionate aboutsocial justice?

A. There are many reasons, however, a few stand out. From an earlyage, I was taught by my mother to care for those less fortunate. As a young

widow with six children, she found time to help others in need. It becamean expectation in our family. My 10 years as a caseworker at the Howard

Area Community Center in Chicago brought me face to face with womenand men trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty. I accompanied individualsand families who were affected by homelessness, drugs, gangs, incarceration,racism, joblessness and lack of access to quality health care and education.Lastly, my students at Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep have helped mesee firsthand the effects our current immigration policy has on hardworkingfamilies. Once you meet others whose lives have been touched by theseissues and you allow their experiences to touch your heart it becomes impossible to walk away.

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Br. Michael Gosch, CSV, recently wrapped up eight years as assistant provincial, but his load hasnt lightened. In July, hewas appointed Peace, Justice and Integrity of Creation Coordinator for the Viatorian Province of Chicago.

He graduated from Saint Viator High School in 1974 and professed his vows as a Viatorian in 1978. He returned to his

alma mater to teach English before earning his masters degree in social work. Br. Gosch now works part-time as a socialworker at Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, while communting to his new office at St. Viator Parish in Chicago.

We caught up with him recently and asked him to explain his new role and how it will impact the Viatorian Community.

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Gracious God,

be forever blest for

your gift in

Fr. Louis Querbes,

dedicated pastor in the

education of youth,

and in the service of

sacred liturgy,

and founder of the

Viatorian Community.

In the Footstepsof Our Founder...

Beginnings of the New Congregation

Once the decisions about the location of the novitiate and the naming Br. Liauthaud as novice master were resolved, Fr. Louis Querbes was positionto begin his administrative role as superior general. During the annual retrethe retreat master had allocated seven sessions to Fr. Querbes. Those sessiopermitted Fr. Querbes to explain the changes in the statutes proposed by Romand the new obligations imposed on the conferees.

Fr. Querbes recommended especially the exact observance of the vow poverty and a quarterly account of conscience. A later superior general, PierRobert, noted that early catechist correspondence reveals that poverty wbetter understood and better observed, and that the account of conscien

without difficulty became habitual with all. (From This Root, p. 181)

Before Papal approbation, the formation of the members had been combined

the normal school and novitiate. As requests from pastors increased and with FQuerbess zeal to respond, training was often abbreviated. Canon Law and tDecrees of the Council of Trent imposed a one-year novitiate before first vow

The catechists at the annual retreat were invited to renew their vows conformity to the Statutes approved by the Holy See. After the retreat and trenewal of vows, the brothers went back to their schools energized and spirituafortified. History records Brother Pierre Blein, so inspired, founded a school

Amplepuis where he fulfilled a long and fruitful career of forty-seven years and an exemplary religious life. (ibid.)

Fr. Querbes closed the house of aspirants in Poyet and transferred the young m

to Vourles near the novitiate. Seventeen Poyet aspirants formed the novitiatethe new Congregation of Parochial Clerics of St. Viator. Robert wrote that, FQuerbes witnessed their progress in spirituality and he experienced the sweetconsolation. (Robert, p. 184)

After the farewell audience of Fr. Querbes with Pope Gregory XVI, left Rome without waiting for the printing of the Apostolic Brief, CuCoelisti, approving the congregation. The brief was dated May 31, 1839 a

was sent on June 11 to Father de Villefort. He paid the chancery fees, whthe Pope had reduced by half out of respect for the poverty of Fr. Querb

A delegation from Lyons was in Rome for the canonization of St. AlphonsLiguori. Fr. Querbes requested that the brief be entrusted to Pauli

Jaricot, founder of the Propagation of Faith, whose family had a summhome in Vourles.

Pauline Jaricot, in 1838, told Fr. Querbes when leaving for Rome: The goGod anticipates your wishes. Fr. Querbes acknowledged the brief and wrPope Gregory plans for the extension of the society and the program for tnovices, noting the kindness showed by the Holy Father in taking our poveinto account. He requested a further Apostolic blessing in these words M

Your Holiness deign once more to grant to this little seed, which has not yproduce fruit, but only branches and flowers, your Apostolic Blessing. (ibid.)

Br. Leo V. Ryan, C

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Every year members of the Provincial Council meet to approvegrant requests to schools and parishes where Viatorians minister,as well as to social service agencies whose missions they support.

The grants fall into four categories: formation and educationdevelopment, support for Viatorian missions in Belize andColombia, institutional grants at Viatorian schools and par-ishes; and social justice grants where Viatorians are in-

volved or directly serve the needy and marginalized.These funds come from our mission appeals, general contri-butions, and our own portfolios, says Fr. Larry Lentz, CSV,assistant provincial. We try to be good stewards with the

donations we receive and asconsequence, this is what thpartnership has enabled us to d

Among the development granawards ranged from ones thsupported the Peacebuildprogram at Catholic TheologiUnion in Chicago, to scholarshfor the Life Teen program at

Thomas More Catholic Commnity in Henderson, NV, and t

music ministry program for teeat St. Viator Parish in Chicago.

Grants to Belize covered housing, literacy and social servicto the marginalized. The largest award went to an educationscholarship fund, to help students from needy families.

Institutional grants were approved for faith formation programin Belize, Colombia, Chicago, Bourbonnais, Las Vegas a

Waukegan as well as young adult ministry formation in Hederson and tuition assistance at Saint Viator High School.

Finally, the largest amount of grant money was awarded to scial justice causes. They ranged from helping immigrant dlaborers served by the Latino Union in Chicago, to a homelelunch program in Las Vegas, and the Marjorie Kovler CenterChicago which supports survivors of torture.

Viatorians Advance Their Mission Through Grants

Extreme poverty in Belize and makeshift dwellings out of scraps, led Viatoriansto make emergency housing assistance grants.

Members of a Witness for Peace delegation to Colombia listened to widows whose husbands were killed by paramilitary forces.

Day laborers asserting their right to work and to be respected

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Viatorian Envoy Visits Afghanistan

The Viatorian Community is one of 30 religious congregationsthat support the 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago. Chris Eagan,one of its staff members, represents the Viatorians and Our Ladyof Victory Missionary Sisters in areas of social justice, equality andhuman dignity.

He traveled last summer with a group of activists toAfghanistan where he met with a group who call them-selves the Afghan Peace Volunteers. We asked Chris to brieflydescribe his trip for this newsletter. Here is his report.

The sprawling city of Kabul, with its three million inhabitants,looks every bit the capital of a country ravaged by over threedecades of war. Even with billions in promised reconstruc-tion aid, public structures are lagging way behind the needsof the vastly impoverished nation. Additionally, ethnictensions have heightened to the point that Afghans fear civil

war almost as much as the ongoing conflict with the Taliban.

It is amidst this backdrop of despair that the Afghan PeaceVolunteers go about their peace building. They got their

start in the Bamyan provincewhen a disillusioned non-gov-

ernmental organization doctorfrom Singapore, Hakim Young,partnered with a collective of

young people, the majoritybeing from the Hazara ethnicbackground.

The group formed due to a shared interest in threvolutionary task of grassroots peace building, and theyimmediately began their mission by facilitating communityempowerment projects.

Since its humble beginnings, the Afghan Peace Volunteerhave expanded and moved to Kabul and crafted anintentional community where all ethnicities live under oneroof and make communal decisions this alone is a radicaform of resistance.

What makes the Afghan Peace Volunteers unique is theidesire for reconciliation and not revenge.

Faiz is a member of this live-in community. He is theonly Tajik living in the house. After we were first welcomedinto the community, we were then encouraged to join incommunity discussions. It was in these lengthy communityforums that I came to see the true bravery of these young menand women.

It was there that Faiz would admit to feeling bullied in thepast due to his ethnicity. Many shared their hopelessness forthe country, while others wrestled with how to reconcile theifaith tradition with the modernity being imposed upon themby foreigners.

I too have worked at an intentional community and, whilenot facing a war, I found I could relate to these feelings. Ihave questioned how to live out my Catholicism in a country

which values capitalism so highly. I could relate to taking thesaccusations personally.

Despite having vastly different stories, Faiz and I found wewere nearly identical in our yearning for justice. It remindedme that Viatorians sent me on a peace delegation to Kabulnot to solve Afghanistans problems, but to catch couragefrom a brotherhood of peace builders and to construct olivebranches of hope across oceans and among nations.

Viatorian envoy Chris Eagan (left) and Faiz connect during a visit with theAfghan Peace Volunteers.

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Fr. Thomas Long, CS

Viatorians worldwide oppose all forms of torture, viewing it asit is: a horrendous crime against humanity and the ultimate actof disrespect and degradation.

Members of the Chicago Province work with other religiouscommunities to make the world torture-free and they also

partner with organizations like the Marjorie Kovler Center inChicago, whose mission is to support victims and advocate foran end to torture worldwide.

Last year at this time, the Kovler Center received a socialustice grant from the Viatorians, enough to cover the expensesto support a survivor for an entire year.

The survivors often carry their wounds for years. Accordingto officials with the Kovler Center, many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder which is manifested by anxiety,distrust, depression, flashbacks, intrusive memories related to

the traumatic event and memory problems oftencoupled with a range of physical symptoms.

Mary Lynn Everson, the executive director, said thatone purpose of the torturer is to isolate the victimfrom family and community; hence, the widespreaduse of solitary confinement.

The center provides a nurturing alternative, begin-ning with a friendly physical environment andextending to working with a dedicated staff mem-ber who utilizes a cadre of volunteers to walk with

the person toward recovery. A few of the manyservices that volunteers provide include beinginterpreters, companions, therapists and offeringimmigration legal help. The agency serves about 350people from 59 countries per year.

The Kolver Center has provided resources that Viatorianshave used in their workshops and schools and Viatoriansworked with them to help Chicago be declared a torture-freecity. These people are working to make the earth a torture-freeworld.

While the Kolver Center responds to the survivors in caring and professional manner, torture survivor MariVenegas works to change societal norms that permit and eveencourage torture.

Born and raised in Chile, he was a university studen

during the September 11, 1973 coup during which AugustPinochet overthrew the elected president, Salvador AllendeImmediately, the army began rounding up dissidences anthey came for Mario in 1974. They ordered him to go witthem for questioning saying it would only be a few minutes; turned out to be two and a half years.

The first few months were especially difficult. Not only dihe endure the intense physical pain, but his family did noknow his whereabouts. Furthermore, for the slightest reasohe would be put into solitary confinement.

He personally experienced the American connection with thChilean coup in that two of his worst tormentors are graduatefrom the School of the Americas.

The military finally expelled him and after graduate school iEngland, he and his family moved to the United States.

His experiences of pain and exile left him with a strong desirto work for human rights and see that the perpetrators bbrought to justice. Yet, his tormentors, 40 years later, are stifreely walking the streets. Furthermore, the military built speciadetention centers that resemble luxury hotels to house theimembers who may be tried and convicted.

Mario works in a variety of ways to promote justice. He workwith a number of human rights organizations, including thViatorians, in presenting education workshops on torture anhow to advocate against it.

Working in Solidarity Against Torture

Mario Venegas distributes literature about torture to a sometimes unreceptive crowd.

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From the Archives.Ask and You Shall Receive

Thanks to readers of the Viator newsletter, new photographshave been donated to the archives. Its an interesting story

and a small world.n the Winter 2013 edition of this newsletter, the From the

Archives article about the scrapbook of Fr. Thomas Fitzpatrick,CSV, requested readers to look around for Viatorian materials inhe hopes of preserving more historical works for posterity.

Mary Ann and Mike Cahillfrom suburban Buffalo Grove,parents of three Saint ViatorHigh School alums, noticedhe article and responded.

Mary Ann Cahill remem-bers Fr. Fitzpatrick as beinga very close family friend. Iturns out she was familiar

with many Viatorians, be-cause she is the great-nieceof Fr. John P. OMahoney,CSV, a former provincialfrom 1929-1939.

Mary Ann contacted the archives, sharing the news that shewanted to donate some photographs that show the ruins of the

1926 fire that destroyed the gymnasium at St. Viator College inBourbonnais. She found them in the scrapbook of her mother,Loretta Houlihan Drew, niece of Fr. OMahoney.

Prior to the Cahills visit, further researchwas conducted on the 1926 fire using theSt. Viator College newspapers housed herein the archives. The stone gymnasium,

which also included the kitchen, dining hall,auditorium, bowling alleys, pool rooms andmusic rooms, was destroyed by fire in theearly morning of Jan. 6, 1926. From 3-7a.m., fire departments from Bourbonnais,Bradley and Kankakee, as well as facultyand students fought successfully to preventthe fire from spreading to nearby buildings.

Built in 1901, it was this very building - the only building - thaturvived the earlier fire of 1906 that destroyed the entire campus.

Br. Joseph Son Boisvert,

(1861-1931)up plans supervised construction the gymna

The structurconsidered t

a work of art with its pleasing lines and massive strengthresembled a sturdy, Romanesque cathedral. Some 25 years he watched his finest work devoured by flames. Br. Bosiverled the construction of the Marsile and Roy halls on ca

and designed the majestic St. Marys Church in Beavervill

These photos made a great find and addition to the historiccords of the Viatorian Community. Mary Ann and Mike broother photographs from her mothers book and also the scrapof her Aunt Marie Houlihan, her mothers sister. Not onlthey donate the photos of the gymnasium ruins, they domore prints and digital images of Viatorian priests and campus buildings.

The Viatorian Community Archives is grateful to the Cahithese historical photographs. They are in our prayers as pthe extended Viatorian family.

SoAsk, and you will receive. Seek, and you will find. Kand it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

Joan Sweeney,Viatorian Associate and Archivist

Fr. John P. OMahoney, CSV, provincial from 1929-1939, and great uncle ofMary Ann Cahill

Scrapbook page of gymnasium ruins from 1926 fire

Donors Mary Ann and Mike Cahill

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Fr. John Milton, CSV, experienced a eureka moment last

summer when he unexpectedly came upon a gift from DePaul

Universitys physics department: six oscilloscopes.

The lab instruments track voltage and sound waves and

display them in a graph on a screen for students to see and

measure.

Theyre fairly new, Fr. Milton says, and in very good

working condition.

Fr. Milton knew immediately where he could put them to

good use: Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, the high school

in Waukegan, IL where he has been consulting since retiring.

They offer a lot of applications that we can use, Fr. Milton

says, and they will be good additions in our electricity lab.

Fr. Milton spent more than 40 years teaching physics,

including 20 at Saint Viator High School and another 24 at

DePaul before he retired in 2010.

In volunteering at Cristo Rey St. Martin, he finds himself just

as passionate about sharing his love of physics with students as

he did at the beginning of his career.

I really believe in what they do there, he says, so to be ab

to parlay all of my experience feels good. Its satisfying a

energizing.Cristo Rey St. Martin officials are energized too. Beginn

this year, they are able to offer AP Physics, bringing th

total up to seven AP courses, thanks in part to Fr. Milto

consulting work.

We have been recognized nationally for the number

AP courses we offer determined by the size of our sch

and the percentage of low income students we serve, s

Principal Mike Odiotti. Fr. Johns support and expertise

been instrumental in getting us there.

For the last two years, Fr. Milton has traveled to the sch

every week to work with physics teacher, Kumkum Gho

Together, they review new materials for her course work a

plan lab experiments for students.

He spent much of the summer reviewing the AP Phys

textbook, making sure they had the necessary equipment

the labs that students need to conduct before taking the exa

When Fr. Milton wasnt at school, he was beating the bush

for used equipment and ways to purchase more instruments

add more labs to the curriculum.

Im always looking for physics apps, he adds, a

simulations of experiments on YouTube.

All of which comes as good news for Ms. Ghosh.

Fr. John encourages me ever so patiently, she says, and

quietly helps me wherever I need it.

Her students, she adds, love him.

If he is around to help, she says, they would much rather a

him questions than ask me.

Preston Kendall, president of Cristo Rey St. Martin, says

Miltons love of teaching and of lifelong learning is contagio

His work here models a faith that is lived, deepened, a

celebrated, Kendall says, pointing to one of the Viatoria

core values. His experience, expertise and goodness are

highly valued addition to our school community.

Fr. John Milton, CSV, helps Cristor Rey St. Martin physics teacher Kumkum Ghosh(photo by Jim Dippold)

Viatorian Shares His Love of Physics

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A week spent on a mission trip in Pembroke Township described by the New York Times as one of the poorestcounties in the country still drives David Baron.

Though he went on to attend the University of Notre Dameand Harvard Law School, the week he spent as a teenagerserving the needs of the people in the area stayed with him, so

much so that he now is writing a book.

Viatorian Associates Ken and Michelle Barrie have beentaking teens to Pembroke since 1999 in their roles as youthministers at St. Patrick Church in Kankakee. They call theirservice the Hearts of Hope Mission, after the historic SacredHeart Church that anchors the area.

Weve tried to take the kids to other places, like serving inMexico, Michelle Barrie says, but they want to come backhere. They have a heart for this place and the people.

Thats what haunts Baron.

I was on the first Hearts of Hope mission trip, Baron says,and it was a conversion experience. It left a profound impacton me.

The former Kankakee native now works as an attorney with alarge law firm in Chicago. Over the last year, he has returnedto Pembroke multiple times to research his book and discoverwhy the area affected him so deeply.

Mostly, he says, it was finding poverty so pervasive less than20 miles from his home and yet the people remain resilient.

During his research, he learned of ways state leaders tried resurrect Pembrokes economy, including former Gov. Geor

Ryans doomed efforts to build a womens prison and formGov. Rod Blagojevichs short-lived roads project

Its a paradox, he says, that this inimitable small towsurvived in spite of every expectation otherwise.

Barons latest visit came in July. It turned out to be the 10mission trip, led by the Barries, and one in which teens workon a variety of projects for residents. They ranged frobuilding a new deck and shed at one familys home to paintia bus for a childrens day camp.

Its such a powerful experience, said Avery Jones, 16,

Bradley. The people here have so little, but they have such bhearts. Theyre so appreciative for everything we do.

As with all of their trips, the teens returned each night frotheir work sites to the church, where they listened to refletions from some of the young adult leaders and participated prayer sessions.

On the day of Barons visit, he presented the evenings tain the sanctuary of Sacred Heart Church, where he had beso moved as a teen. He described returning to the area aresearching its migration pattern as well as its strong faith.

For the first time, I glimpsed real poverty, he told themYet I also discovered a community possessing a wealth grace and confidence, and I left with an unexpected sense contentment and purpose.

David Baron, right, describes the research he conducted in writing his book onthe people of Pembroke.

Teens on the Hearts of Hope mission trip do clean-up work in a residents yard

Drawn by the People of Pembroke, Author Returns

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Around the Province...

Fr. Lawrence Lentz, CSV,completed 11 years in Las Ve-gas, serving most recently as an

associate pastor at St. ThomasMore Catholic Community inuburban Henderson. He arrived

at the Province Center in Sep-ember to start his new role as

assistant provincial of the Chica-go Province. Fr. Lentz is a formerprincipal of Saint Viator High School, who also served as pastorat Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Bourbonnaisand as pastor at St. Viator Parish in Chicago. Before those as-ignments, he was an English teacher. He returned to his roots

at the Province Center where among his duties he will be overseeinghe communications efforts and association. Welcome back!

At the same time, Fr. Mick Egan, CSV, arrived in Hendersono begin his assignment as associate pastor at St. Thomas More.

Fr. Egan now helps Fr. Patrick Render, CSV, pastor, as theyminister to the more than 6,200 families at the busy parish.Fr. Egan leaves behind the students and families at Saint ViatorHigh School where he just finished serving the last eight yearsas its president.

On the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington andhe I Have a Dream speech, the Clerics of St. Viator and the

Sisters of the Living Word collaborated on a different socialustice event: a prayer service for comprehensive andcompassionate immigration reform. It was one of the firstocial justice events organized by Br. Michael Gosch, CSV,in

his role as Coordinator of Peace, Justice and Integrity of Creation.Its interesting that we gather on this historic day, said

Fr. Thomas von Behren, CSV, provincial of the ViatorianProvince of Chicago. This is one more dream we share. Theevent filled the chapel and drew at least one Congressional staffmember. Michael Trajkovich, a constituent advocate for IllinoisRep. Peter Roskam, attended the service and thanked organizersafterwards for holding it. Im here to listen, Trajkovich said,and bring these stories back to the Congressman.

The Viatorian Community is activelyparticipating in the Ministry of Ac-companiment for released detained

immigrants. Besides the immediateinterventions such as meeting peoplesoon after they have been released,going with them to the bus or trainstation to return home and sharing ameal, some have nowhere to go. TheViatorians have opened their home totwo released immigrants one fromRwanda and the other from Nigeria. The Viatorian guesttwo of 18 people temporarily staying in peoples homes untcentral residence is opened.

Br. Patrick Drohan, Crecently celebrated 50 yearreligious life and his birthday at the one

where he has carried outministry all those 50 yVilla Desiderata Retreat Cin McHenry, IL. Recentlycommunity hosted a dinner

reception at the Villa in his h

during which they presented a pexpressing their appreciation for all he has done. Br. Drmanages the Villa and coordinates the retreats, including its m12-step retreats for those recovering from addictions.

Fr. Daniel Belanger, CSV, and hisparishioners at St. George Parish,outside Bourbonnais, celebrated a newreligious image in the church: a stainedglass window featuring the image of theparishs patron saint, St. George. Inappreciation for an abundant crop last fall,

parish members raised $45,000 for thenew window. It was installed in August.This gift will be a reminder, says Via-torian Associate David Suprenant, thatthe St. George spirit will be passed on toour children.

Viatorians, led by Fr. Daniel Hall, CSV, returned to the gaagain this summer to recommit themselves to growing fresh and vegetables for the hungry. By Sept. 1, their small commgarden on the grounds of the Viatorian Province Center, duced more than 1,100 pounds of nutritious vegetables, w

This issue of Around the Province offers updates on the latest assignments of Viatorians

and highlights their ministries around the country.

Br. Michael Gosch, CSFr. Thomas von Behrentalk with a recent immresiding at a Viatorian re

Fr. Lawrence Lentz, CSV

Br. Patrick Drohan acknowledgingthe gratitude of the Villa Desiderata

community

Viatorians and Sisters of the Living Word pray together for immigration reform.

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Website: www.viatorians.com

Provincial:

Fr. Thomas R. von Behren, CSV

Editor:

Fr. Thomas E. Long, CSV

Director of Communications:

Eileen OGrady Daday

Editorial Board:

Fr. Thomas R. von Behren, CSV

Br. Donald P. Houde, CSV

Fr. Lawrence D. Lentz, CSV

Br. Leo V. Ryan, CSV

Eileen OGrady Daday

Barton Hisgen

Joan Sweeney

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were donated to nearby Wheeling TownshipFood Pantry and the more than 400 familiesper month it serves. Viatorian Associate JoanSweeney also contributed more than 100 ar-rangements of flowers, cut from the garden, tocheer seniors served by the township.

Br. James Lewnard, CSV,and summer internD.J. Horstmann led a second retreat with their

Note the Way music ministry at St. Viator Par-ish in Chicago. They met with 14 of the parishs

youth group members and spent the afternoonteaching them about music and liturgical plan-ning. Note the Way ministry was launched last spring with a grantfrom the Viatorians to support music and liturgical efforts at the dif-ferent parishes and schools. They also met with the director of theOffice for Divine Worship of the Chicago Archdiocese who bookedtheir Note the Way ministry to play at a catechetical conference thismonth.

Faculty and staff members at Saint Viator High

School presented Fr. John Van Weil, CSV,witha watch and gift card at a send-off party in May.He retired after a 25-year career teaching honorsand AP level chemistry at the school. Thanks forthe many kind words of support and appreciation,he told them. Saint Viator High School is aspecial place because of all of you. It has been a

privilege to be a part of it for 25 years.

Viatorian Associate Ayonie Briceno wasnamed Teacher of the Year for Corozal

District in Belize for her work at Our Lady ofGuadalupe School. She is an active teacherin our community, says Fr. Moses Mesh,CSV.She teaches catechesis and helps withextra-curriculars. She is there to offer what-ever additional help children need.

Province Center residents threw a party tocongratulate Fr. George Auger, CSV, on his next assignment aschaplain for the Little Sisters of the Poor at St. Joseph Home forthe Elderly in Palatine, IL. For the last few years, Fr. Auger hasserved as director of the retirement wing at the Province Center.

He now serves as spiritual director to the sisters and their residents,especially to those in their skilled nursing facility, anointing the sickand accompanying them in their last hours of life.

Fr. Dan Hall, CSV,coordinated the Viatoriancommunity garden

Viatorian Associate AyonieBriceno

Fr. John Van Weil, CSV

Photos by Jim Dippo

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