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Viatorian Community

Fall 2012

Volume 17, No. 3

Immersion Trip Leaves Lasting Impression

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Destination: Belize.
In June, a group of nine young adults from four
Viatorian institutions traveled to the Caribbean, on the
inaugural Belize Immersion Program. But this was no
sightseeing vacation.
The aim was to connect them with everyday Belizeans,
to discover how they are living, deepening and
celebrating the Christian faith and to explore
friendships that might animate the Viatorian charism.
With young adults from St. Viator Parish in Chicago,
St. Martin de Porres in Waukegan, Saint Viator High
School in Arlington Heights and St. Thomas More
Catholic Community in Henderson, NV, the program
got under way in the Mexican city of Cancun.

What you are going to discover during your time

here is that the church in Belize is held together by
Catholic lay people, said Bishop Christopher Glancy,
CSV, who ministered at the Viatorian mission in Belize
for 12 years. Our faith is growing thanks to these
women and men.
The group went on to share a meal with members of
the Viatorian Community as well as other families
hosting the young adults in their homes. From that
moment forward, the group immersed themselves
into the daily lives of ordinary Belizeans, sharing meals,
conversation and faith.

I dont really know what to expect, said Robert Oliver

of St. Thomas More on the first day. I just know I am
ready to discover a world bigger than what I know.

I love the fact that we are being invited into their

homes, said Connor Romenesko, a Saint Viator High
School graduate. They are showing us what life is like
around their kitchen tables.

Br. John Eustice, CSV, of the Belize Foundation, met

the group in Cancun and brought them to Corozal
Town in Belize, where they explored Mayan ruins and
learned about the countrys history and culture.

Throughout the remainder of the program, participants

visited schools, community programs and parish
celebrations with the purpose of experiencing how
Viatorians live their faith in everyday life.

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Annual Pilgrimage to St. Anne Offers Renewal

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States, brought by French Canadian settlers. The Viatorians have

served as caretakers of this national treasurer since 1920.

After 132 years, the devotion continues.

Hundreds of worshippers descended on historic St. Anne Church
at the end of a nine-day novena to St. Anne, the mother of Mary.
They came for spiritual renewal and healing.
This place is made holy by the prayers of so many, for so many
years, said Fr. James Fanale, CSV, pastor since 1996.
Located outside of Kankakee in central Illinois, the 19th century
church is home to the original shrine to St. Anne in the United

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The novena culminates on July 26, the feast day of St. Anne. This
year, more than 600 worshippers converged on the church campus,
including busloads from Whiting, IN and Rockford, IL.

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She has granted me so many favors, said Anne Singel of Whiting,

who has organized a bus trip to the shrine for the last 36 years.

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Las Vegas Teens Find the LIGHT

What do get when you gather 90
teens together for five days armed
with energy and the light of Christ?

the five-day work camp, around the acronym, Living In Gods House
Together. Teens stay in classrooms, start their day with morning Mass
and return from work sites for an evening filled with prayer, music
and celebrations.

Camp LIGHT, thats what!

In between, they divide up into teams and head to one of 15 different

sites around the Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson areas.
They do everything from sort clothes at a thrift store and food
donations at a food bank to paint and complete landscape projects.

St. Thomas More Catholic

Community in Henderson, NV,
administered by Viatorians, brought
back Camp LIGHT this summer,
and despite triple digit temperatures, it drew high schoolers fired up
and ready to work.

For nearly 100 teens to give up a week of their summer vacation

to do service work in that heat we find incredibly humbling,
says Steven Dwyer, who co-directs the parishs LIFE Teen program
with his wife, Amanda. The teens often say that it is the most
memorable experience they have in their high school days.

I just got back from the hardest working, blistering, exhausting, five
day LIGHT retreat and it was awesome, said Robby Haverman,
one of the teens at the end of the week.

Both Steve and Amanda point to Camp LIGHT as the kind of

hands-on activity, that together with its spiritual dimension, keeps
young people involved in the church. As it is, they average 300 teens
involved with the program each week during the rest of the year.

Another teen, Shea Swiercinsky of Henderson, agreed, except that she

didnt want the experience to end.
This has been the greatest week, she said. Cant we just live at
St. Thomas More, please?

Camp Light is like a work camp experience, but we really think of it

as a retreat, says Amanda Dwyer.

Since 2001, leaders in the parishs LIFE Teen ministry have organized
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the back of church,

with a pair of crutches
propped against it.

lives and become immersed in

the spirituality of the place.
They lit candles and collected
water that flowed over a St. Anne
medal. Local vendors offered
different images of St. Anne to
remember the day, as well as bouquets of gladiolas grown in nearby farms.

The wheelchair
remains from the most
famous healing at the
shrine that occurred
in 1902. Thats where
20-year old Matilda
Cunnea's wheelchair
remains as evidence of
St. Anne's intervention
back in 1902

The anointing Mass was the

highlight. Those in attendance
solemnly waited in lines to be
anointed by the many Viatorian
and diocesan priests on hand,
before walking in procession
while praying the rosary.

Reportedly, as she was wheeled to the altar, Matilda rose from her chair
and walked, to the astonishment of her parents who were on hand to
witness the healing.
Fr. Fanale even described how his own mother had attributed having
children to St. Anne. He told of how she prayed a novena to St. Anne,
after losing an infant son and having several miscarriages, and then went
on to have five healthy children.
What a wonderful intercession she is for all us, Fr. Fanale added. With
the tender brush of her hand, we are her much loved children.
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The day allowed visitors to escape the hustle and bustle of their everyday

Fr. Donald Wehnert, CSV, annoints a

worshipper during the healing Mass.

No obvious miracles or healings

were reported that day, so far, but people came away changed from the
experience.
She can relate to all our needs, and is a powerful witness as we journey
through life, said Viatorian Associate Marilyn Mulcahy. Ultimately,
she is dedicated to life and to the sanctity of that life.
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waiting list. Parish staff members were aided by 100 parent volunteers,
who made meals for the teens, went to work sites and helped with
nightly activities.
It changes teens lives, Amanda says, and the way they look at their
own community.

Camp LIGHT youth paint an uplifting mural outside a center for at-risk teens.

Youth ministers patterned their camp after one they visited in Phoenix,
but it bears many of the same components of the nationally known
Catholic Heart Work Camps, but here the teens stay close to home.
What a beautiful week, said Kirsten Schwarz, an adult team leader.
Theres nothing better than seeing the light of God shine through
more than dedicated teenagers. I feel so blessed to be part of it.
They now offer it every other year and teens eagerly await the chance
to sign up. This years camp filled up in one week, and they had a long
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College interns helped to organize teens during the week long Camp LIGHT.

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Annual Viatorian Assembly Revitalizes Members

Spirituality, Community and Mission
Those three pillars drove the annual Viatorian assembly, held Aug. 7 and
8 at Saint Viator High School. Eighty delegates associates, priests
and brothers from across the province attended, including those from
Bourbonnais, Chicago, Kankakee, Las Vegas and Corozal Town, Belize.

How honored we are that five Viatorian associates are making a commitment in a definitive way to live out their baptismal promises in
a Viatorian way, Fr. von Behren said. We are grateful for Gods gift of
you, and for your commitment.

Several years after committing themselves to a Viatorian Community

made up of associates and professed members, valued equally, delegates
took a closer look at making that ideal a reality.

The final night showcased this

years jubilarians, who collectively
brought 450 years of religious
life to the celebration. They
included Fr. Francis White, CSV,
(75 years), Br. Donald Houde,
CSV, (60 years), Fr. John Linnan,
CSV, (60 years), Fr. James
Fr. Frank White, CSV, and Viatorian
Michaletz, CSV, (60 years),
Associate Leona Iglinski of Henderson, Fr. John Milton, CSV, (60 years),
NV, share a laugh together at the
Fr. Daniel Mirabelli, CSV,
Provincial Assembly
(60 years), Fr. Thomas Long,
CSV, (50 years) and Br. Rob Robertson, CSV, (25 years).

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two days we
will enter into
dialogue, prayer
and celebration,
said Fr. Thomas
von Behren, CSV,
provincial, as we
transform the
Viatorian
Community of
the Province
of Chicago.

Br. Houde cited Johns gospel about the vine and the vineyard If you
remain in me as I have in you, you will bear much fruit when he
described their individual contributions during his homily.

These Viatorians made definitive commitments, including

from left: Lynda Connor, Patty Wischnowski, Randy Baker,
Cathy Abrahamian and Henrietta Chamness in front

Well, we have remained in him and born much fruit, Br. Houde
said. The number of peoples lives weve touched in our various
ministries, is amazing.

The first day closed with the definitive commitments of five Viatorian
associates, Cathy Abrahamian, Randy Baker, Henrietta Chamness,
Lynda Connor and Patty Wischnowski.

Superior General Bids Adieu

Fr. Mark Francis, CSV,
received a standing ovation
and heartfelt gratitude from
Viatorians attending the
provincial assembly in July.
The recognition took place
as he closed out his second
term as superior general of
the worldwide congregation.

I would say that I am most proud of the international dimension of

who we are as Viatorians, Fr. Francis said to those at the assembly,
and that was evident at the general chapter meeting (in Rome) where
the look and sound of the community was different.

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He pointed to the different languages being spoken, and how the

international aspect of the community provided renewed energy to
their discussions.
It has strengthened our sense of identity in our charism inherited from
Fr. Querbes, Fr. Francis said, and created ties of friendship between
members throughout the international community.

A lot has been produced

over the last 12 years, said
Fr. Thomas von Behren,
CSV, provincial. Youve not only represented us well, but the entire
international congregation has benefited from your leadership and your
vision. We are much better off for your service.

In September, Fr. Francis began a one year sabbatical, serving as a

visiting scholar at Santa Clara University in Northern California.
He also will be writing a book that will examine Catholic liturgy,
nearly 50 years after Vatican II.
I have great hope for the Viatorian Community, that we represent
something positive for the church, he said in closing at the assembly.
With the complementarity of our community, devised of priests,
brothers, married and single men and women as associates, and deacons,
I think we are a microcosm of what church is supposed to be.

Fr. Francis was a professor of liturgy at Catholic Theological Union

back in 2000 when he was elected by his peers to serve as their
pastoral leader in Rome. The international position came after he had
earned his Doctorate in Sacred Liturgy in Rome, and after serving
in Colombia.
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Viatorians Elect Canadian as

New Superior General
The town of Ariccia located outside
Rome, offered a picturesque setting
for the 39 Viatorian delegates from
15 countries who converged there in
early July. Every six years, Viatorians
gather for their general chapter
meeting in Rome. They discuss a
wide range of issues facing the
worldwide congregation before
casting votes on who will lead them.

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Fr. Alain Ambeault, CSV, of Montreal was

elected in July as the next Superior General

For the past 12 years, it has been

Fr. Mark Francis, CSV, a native of
suburban Chicago and graduate of
Saint Viator High School. Having
reached his two term limit, delegates
elected Fr. Alain Ambeault, CSV,
from the Province of Canada, as their
next superior general.

Fr. Ambeault now takes over as the pastoral leader of the congregations 500
brothers and priests around the world. They serve in the provinces of Canada,
Chile, Spain, the United States and the delegation of France, as well as the
foundations of Belize, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Haiti, Honduras,
Ivory Coast, Japan, Peru and Taiwan.
Assisting him in leadership will be his
council, including Fr. Harry Celestin, CSV,
of Haiti as vicar general; Fr. Andr Cozier,
CSV, of France as secretary; Fr. Luis Alvarez,
CSV, of Spain, as treasurer; and Br. Carlos
Ernesto Flrez, a Colombian native most
recently serving in Arlington Heights.

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Delegates from the Ivory Coast

entertained everyone with music at
a special reception

Fr. Ambeault said discussions at the general

chapter meeting presented a clear direction
facing the congregation over the next six years.

The two priorities that we need to address

will concern vocation ministry and a strong
encouragement for social justice, said Fr. Ambeault, "It is clear the next six
years will be challenging and truly exciting.

Viatorian Brother
Heads to Rome
Br. Carlos Ernesto
Flrez, CSV, attended
the recent Viatorian
general chapter
meeting in Rome as
an interpreter and
liturgy coordinator,
and to offer technical
support for the
delegates who attended
from 15 countries.
He emerged as one of four members and the only
American of the general council, appointed by the
new superior general, Fr. Alain Ambeault, CSV.
When he asked me, I couldnt sleep that night,
Br. Carlos said. But I saw it as an exciting opportunity in my life, he adds. Its a chance to serve the
international community, and I believe that I have the
skills and the background to do it.
However, he admits to having mixed feelings. The
opportunity meant leaving his community and
relationships formed in Arlington Heights that have
been an important part of his life for the past 12 years.
My heart remains in this province, he said during
the provincial assembly, but I know I will return with
a rich experience.
As a councilor, one of Br. Carlos responsibilities will be
to represent the superior general, in Latin American and
Caribbean countries where Viatorian vocations have
increased over the last decade, which is an important
organization where Viatorian vocations have increased
over the past decade.
As a native of Bogot, Colombia and someone who
worked in Belize, and lived in the United States, "says
Fr. Thomas von Behren, provincial, "he's a natural."

Eileen OGrady Daday

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Viatorians Take Action in Responding to Hunger

1,000 pounds and counting!
Five hundred pounds.
That was the figure
ambitiously set forth
by members of the
Viatorian Community
and its staff members,
who planted a garden in
June, specifically to
address hunger in the
Northwest suburbs of
Chicago.

Pre-associate John Dussman weighs

vegetables from the garden in order
to track their donations

Br. Michael Gosch, CSV, who attended the garden blessing and
endorsed the idea from the beginning, saw its handpicked vegetables
as a tangible way for the religious community to respond to the
hunger in the Northwest suburbs.
He pointed to the book, Opting for the Poor, by Peter J. Henriot, SJ.
Our God does hear the cry of the poor, we know that. But do we?
That is the serious question the critical challenge which faces
our Church today. Do we really hear the cry of the poor?
Br. Gosch adds that one of the main social justice issues driving the
Viatorians Provincial Council is working to end poverty, especially
as it affects children.

And they more than

doubled it. Not even
this summers extreme
temperatures or the
worst drought to hit
the Midwest in 50 years
could slow this little
garden that could.

Bread for the World, a Christian lobbying group that urges nation's
decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad, reports the
following staggering statistics from 2010:
More than one in seven Americans, including more than
one in five children, lived below the poverty line
($22,113 for a family of four).
Food banks in the United States saw a 46 percent increase
in clients seeking emergency food assistance between
2006 and 2010.

Their garden took

shape on unused land
behind the province center. Neatly tended rows of tomatoes, peppers,
eggplant, zucchini, beans, watermelon and asparagus sprung up and all
surrounded by a white picket fence. Colorful zinnias and giant
sunflowers, planted in front, served as its gateway.

Throughout the world, 1.5 billion people live in extreme

poverty, on less than $1.25 a day.
Locally, food pantries have eased the hunger crisis for the increasing
numbers of families faced with job loss, foreclosure and other
unforeseen crises. However, they typically provide only nonperishable
foods, leaving families scrambling to afford fresh produce.

Gardeners included seasoned veterans as well as novices, who

collectively were drawn to the idea of helping local families enjoy fresh
produce. One week after their planting, they gathered to bless the
garden, and the gardeners, as they headed into its growing season.

The majority of the harvested produce went to the food pantry run
by Wheeling Township, which last year served more than 3,700
individuals from across the Northwest suburbs.

These are families who are having a hard time putting fresh, home
grown vegetables on the table, said Joan Sweeney, Viatorian associate
and archivist. This is one way we can help.

The Viatorians are our biggest contributors, says Maryann

Hernandez, food pantry coordinator. Theyve been a Godsend.
For the majority of our clients, this is the only fresh food they get.
And not just food. Associate Joan Sweeney donated small bouquets
of hand cut flowers from the garden to accompany, to add an extra
human touch to their food donations.
We, as a community, have been very blessed, says Fr. Daniel Hall,
CSV, who is leading the effort. This is something
we can do to help those around us. We see it as our
responsibility and our mission.

Eileen OGrady Daday

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In the Footsteps
of Our Founder...
The Homeward Journey to Lyons
The return of Fr. Louis Querbes - priest, pastor, and religious founder - to Vourles
was a major event for the citizens of Vourles, the parishioners of St. Bonnet and
for the Viatorian religious of Clerics of St. Viator. Fr. Querbes left Vourles May 8,
1838 for Rome on his almost mission impossible. Now after five months and
five days, he was returning triumphant in achieving his goal but still humble,
modest and self effacing in his demeanor.
The Misses Madeleine and Antoinette Comte sisters, his most generous
benefactors, went to Lyons in their private carriage to meet Fr. Querbes on
October 12 and to return him to his own in Vourles on October 13, 1838.
Not only did they provide their carriage for his return, but they funded the local
celebration that would honor his return.

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.

The Viatorian religious were already in Vourles for their annual conference and
community retreat. The towns people, and especially the parishioners, were excited
about the return of their pastor and distinguished priest-citizen.
Fr. Pierre Robert, CSV, his biographer and later his successor as superior general,
reported that The Community and the parish set out in the early hours of
October 13 in procession to meet him at the limits of the commune on the St.
Genis Road. When the carriage came into view, the bells began ringing at full
peal. The vivas re-echoed, and the singing of hymns followed the acclamations.
All were eager to get near him, they knelt for his blessing, the children wanted to
embrace him, and they could not cry loudly enough, long live our pastor.
(Robert, From this Root, 179)
Even to this day, a cross remains to mark the point of this encounter and to
commemorate the return of Fr. Querbes from Rome. The procession celebration
reportedly continued unabated for nearly an hour. Finally, the procession reached
the village of Vourles and entered the Church of St. Bonnet.
Fr. Querbes prostrated himself before the altar and tabernacle. It was here, for
more than a dozen years before, that he prayed so earnestly over the idea of the
possibility for founding a confraternity of teachers. Today he was returning with
his idea approved by the Holy See.
Fr. Robert describes the scene: Then he mounted the pulpit, opened his heart
to thank them for the sympathetic reception expressed his happiness at seeing
[them] after the trials, fatigue and sickness which made him fear he would never
be able to return. Then he spoke to them about Rome, about the Pope and who
had been so good to him, so fatherly. (Robert, 180) Then he gave them an
Apostolic Benediction especially granted to his parish. Then he announced that
he brought for each home a picture of the Holy Family, especially blessed and
indulgenced by the Sovereign Pontiff.
After the church ceremony Fr. Querbes joined his community, embraced his sons,
pressed them to his heart, and gave them the watchword which they should never
cease to repeat: Let us bless the Lord and give thanks to God. (Robert, 180)
Br. Leo V. Ryan, CSV

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Viatorians Celebrate Jubilees

Thomas Long, CSV

Fr. Thomas Long, CSV, celebrates his

50th year as a member of the Clerics of St.
Viator. From St. Procopius High School in
Lisle, IL, and on to St. Joseph College in
Rensselaer, IN, he came to the Viatorian
Community. His 50 years have been filled
with work that is characteristic of the plan of
our founder, Fr. Querbes.

Rob Robertson, CSV

After his first profession in 1962, he completed his BA degree in history

at Loyola University. His seminary education was completed at the
Viatorian Seminary in Washington, DC as was his Master of Arts
degree in European History at the Catholic University of America.
He was ordained in 1969. His first year of teaching was at Bishop
McNamara High School in Kankakee. From there he was assigned to
Alleman High School in Rock, Island, where he taught religion and
history for seven years. In l984 he began a 7 year position as associate
pastor at St. Viator parish in Chicago. From there he went on to
become the founding pastor of St. Thomas More Parish in
Henderson, Nevada.

Br. Rob Robertson, CSV, celebrates his 25th

year as a member of the Clerics of St. Viator.
After graduating from Mt. Zion High School
in Mt. Zion, Illinois, he attended Eastern
Illinois University where he earned his
Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
By 1980 he had found his way to the Viatorian
Community. He pronounced his first vows
on August 6, 1987.

His first teaching assignment was at Bishop Gorman High School in

Las Vegas, where he taught business and religion for one year. He then
returned to Chicago to complete his Masters of Religious Education
degree at Loyola University in 1989 before beginning four years as
campus minister at Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights.
From 1994 to 1999 Br. Robertson returned to Bishop Gorman High
School as teacher of religion. Since 1999, he has been religion teacher,
counselor and campus minister at Saint Viator High School.
In 1992, he was one of the faculty leaders who introduced the Kairos
retreat program to the student life of the school. By his example,
students experience the world beyond the confines of the school.
Br. Robertson is always fostering the current issues of social justice.
He recalls his first meeting with the Viatorians: He recalls his first
meeting with the Viatorians coming in the form of an unexpected call
from Fr. Robert Erickson, CSV, inviting him to interview for a job at
Griffin High School for which he had never applied.

Fr. Long writes, As I look back over the last 50 years, I am grateful to
the Viatorian Community for its support and encouragement to utilize
various ways to serve humanity and to work for a better world. That
he has done.
After graduate study in social work in 1993-94, he spent the years
1994 to 2003 in California doing social work. His activities included
HIV/AIDS educator, and an intern and outreach worker to the
homeless. In 2003 he returned to Chicago to work in the Viatorian
development office and become editor of the community newsletter,
Viator. Always the student, he has become proficient in Spanish; he
teaches English as a Second Language to immigrant workers and
those who are part of the temporary worker force in Chicago; and
he is involved in many social justice projects.

It changed my life has been more rewarding than I ever could have
thought on that day when I walked through those doors of Griffin
High School as a young man, who certainly had no idea that God had
a plan of a religious vocation for me. God certainly does work in
mysterious ways.
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was no better place than to be there, reflected Ellie Brick of St.

Viator Parish in Chicago and Alex Nowakowski , a Saint Viator
High School graduate.

They met with youth ministers in Belize, who launched a concept to

engage. Youth ministers in Belize launched the concept to engage
local youth in service projects. On the day the immersion group visited, they worked side by side to construct a home for a family in need.

Fr. Moises Mesh, CSV, pastor of St. Francis Parish in Corozal

Town, commended the young adults for visiting and walking with
everyday Belizeans.

Today I mixed cement with a group of teenagers, said Frank Avino,

a Saint Viator High School graduate, but what struck me was that
the whole neighborhood came out to lend a hand.

You know a bit of what it means to care about others in a profound

way, Fr. Mesh said. That makes me so happy.

Another group joined with Viatorian Associate Glenda Francis to

visit the homebound elderly through an organization she directs,
called HelpAge.

The next Belize Immersion Program leaves Dec. 27. For more
information, visit: www.viatorians.com\immersion.
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Colegio San Viator Recognized as Committed to Excellence

the school was indeed committed to excellence, and they commended
school officials for having achieved sustainable excellence and for
advancing best practices.
It is with great satisfaction and joy that I share this new achievement
for our school, Fr. Venegas, wrote to the school community.
For more than 20 years, the European Foundation for Quality
Management has used a management model for corporations and
nonprofit organizations around which they measure themselves. The
model allows them to develop a culture of excellence, while giving them
access to good practices and encouraging innovation and improved results.

EFQM assessors found Colegio San Viator to be an example of

continuous improvement. They commended school officials for having
adopted strategies and methodologies that align the school with the
management model, allowing it to maintain higher levels of performance,
which meet and exceed the expectations of studentsand parents.

Colegio San Viator earned a rare distinction this spring shared by only
eight schools in all of Colombia: They were recognized by the European
Foundation for Quality Management as a school committed to excellence.
The certification came after nearly six years of work, as administrators
worked to implement changes needed after a self-evaluation program.

Fr. Thomas von Behren, CSV, provincial of the Province of Chicago,

extended his congratulations to members of the Viatorians and the other
school administrators who run the colegio.

Over the last two years, we have worked hard at setting and meeting the
criteria, said Fr. Albeyro Vanegas, CSV, principal, including
updating documentation, improving disclosure mechanisms and
developing new controls in the procedures.

This is wonderful news for the school, Fr. von Behren said. Its like
winning the Blue Ribbon Award in this country.

Ultimately this spring, a panel of experts from the European Foundation

visited the school and conducted a rigorous assessment. They declared

Fr. Frank Encisco, CSV: Latest Viatorian To Be Ordained

It was a rare sight in August, when a Viatorian bishop ordained another
Viatorian into the priesthood.

He also was named vicar at St. Inez Parish, which the Viatorians
recently were asked to administer, as well as serve as future vicar for the
proposed new St. Viator Church, to be located in Bogot.

The celebration took place at San Juan de Avila Church in Bogot,

where Bishop Christopher Glancy, CSV, of the Diocese of Belize City
and Belmopan, ordained Fr. Frank Enciso, CSV. It was the second time
this year, a native Colombian became a Viatorian priest.

The community has been blessed with a steady stream of vocations

over the past several years, Fr. von Behren said, and Franks ordination
is a visible sign of that new life.

Fr. Thomas von Behren, CSV, provincial, said the occasion was
significant, especially with more men in the formation process.
Franks ordination marks an important moment in the life of the
Colombian foundation, said Fr. von Behren. Its the first time weve
had two Viatorians ordained in the same year, and that speaks well for
our vocations, and the future of the Viatorian presence in Colombia.
The ordination comes less than six months after Fr. Fredy Santos, CSV,
another native Colombian, was ordained in March.
Fr. Enciso directs the pre-novitiate program for the Viatorians in
Colombia, which is located at Colegio San Viator, where he has added
an educational component into the formation as well as pastoral and
community service.

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Bishop Christopher Glancy ordains Fr. Frank Encisco, second from right,
into the priesthood.
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Q&A
with Rosalie Raines and Mary Bisaillon
A grotto built in the image of Our Lady of Lourdes, when she appeared to young Bernadette,
has been drawing worshippers and visitors to Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in
Bourbonnais for nearly 100 years.
Fr. Richard Pighini, CSV, pastor, acknowledges the powerful draw of the historic grotto, but he
defers to a pair of sisters, Rosalie Raines and Mary Bisaillon, whose father, Willard Arsenau,
helped to build the site with Br. John Koelzer, CSV, as its unofficial historians.

Mary Bisaillon, left and her sister, Rosalie Raines

reminisce in front of the grotto at Maternity BVM
Church, that their father helped to build

Q.
A.
Q.
A.
Q.
A.
Q.

At 84 and 83, respectively, Rose and Mary have been collaborating with the Viatorians nearly all
of their lives in caring for the grotto. Both continue to be active parishioners at Maternity BVM
and they take pride in how many people still come to the grotto on Thursday evenings to say
say the rosary, as well as for silent prayer and devotion by visitors of all ages, and for wedding
and anniversary photos.
We caught up with Rose and Mary on a beautiful day last summer, when they reminisced about
the role their family played in establishing this sacred spot.

A.

How did your father become involved in the building

of the grotto?
We believe they started building it in 1915, when our
dad was just a teenager. They dedicated it to soldiers
fighting in World War I, including our dads brother, Roy,
who was just 17.

Q.
A.

How long did it take to build?

Three years. It was dedicated in 1918, 40 years after
Mary first appeared to Bernadette.
What do you remember about the grotto, growing up?
There were 13 children in our family, and when we
were kids, we always prayed here and would say a
novena every summer. During World War II, we prayed
here for all the soldiers.

Q.

Besides the two images of Mary and Bernadette and the

cascading water flowing over the flag stones, there is
Nanother statue nearby in the garden, of St. Marguerite
Bourgeoys. The names of your father and mother are
inscribed on its pedestal and Fr. Pighini knows never to
move it. What is its significance?

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She was the founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame,

whose nuns started the school here back in 1860. And,
we know she welcomed all the women who traveled
to Montreal from France, as young brides and taught
them how to be mothers. With the nuns gone (from
Maternity BVM), the students wont know who she is,
unless she stays.
Has the grotto changed over the years?
Yes! It was much more rustic than it is now. With all
the flowers, benches and paved bricks, it is much prettier
than it was when we were growing up. It makes it even
more peaceful and holy.
We know that Br. Koelzer left the area shortly after finishing
the grotto and that he spent the last 30 years of his life at
St. Viator Parish in Chicago, but what about your father
and uncle?
Our uncle survived the war and he and our father lived
into their 80s. They even brought our fathers casket here
for a blessing. Even in his hospital room, when he was
near death, he knew that it was Br. Koelzer who would
welcome him home to heaven.

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From the Archives Our Lady of GraceGraces Us All

Michele and Joe Richey with the statue in

its new location, July 18, 2012

Back in July, Michele and

Joe Richey, Jr. of Peoria
dropped in at the province
center in Arlington
Heights for a visit. They
were on a genealogy quest
to find a statue located on
the Viatorian Community
property which was created
in the memory of Joes
grandparents and their
gravesites in Chicago. Joes
sister, Jeannette Richey
Nelson, had already been in
contact with the Viatorian
Community Archives,
seeking information about
the history of the statue.

he make the connection with

the Richey family? It turns out
that Fr. Ansons mother,
Regina, and Annie Richey
were friends in Joliet. This
connection was uncovered by
Michele Richey after going
back through Annies funeral
guest book and will. Archive
records show that the shrine
was funded by the Richey
Family children in honor of
their parents.
The shrine in Arlington
Statue at St. Nizier Church, Lyons,
France
Heights, which faced the entrance
on Euclid Avenue, was made of white marble
and was a product of Dinelli of Pietrasanta, Italy according to a 1955
issue of Lector, a Viatorian newsletter. The inscription on the
pedestal read: Our Lady of Arlington Under the Title of Our
Lady of Grace.

The family had an early photograph of the statue and a letter from
Joes brother, Francis, explaining what he knew. According to the
letter, a memorial was to be set up in honor of Alex Richey, their
grandfather, at Mount Olive Cemetery in Chicago where he was
buried in 1944. This was the intention of Annie Richey, the wife of
Alex, and their two children, Joseph Richey, Sr of Springfield, IL
and Edith May Richey
Shoemaker of CA. However,
there was no space at the
cemetery. When Annie died
in 1955, her children searched
for another setting to honor
their parents and they
found one on the grounds of
the Viatorian Community.

Fr. Anson chose the same statue that was erected earlier in the
year at Mater Mediatrix the Viatorian residence on the west side
of Chicago. It was a Baroque image of the Madonna and Child
and its pedestal read: To Mary Mediatrix of All Grace, the
greatest influence in the life of Fr. Louis Querbes, founder of the
Clerics of St. Viator.
Both statues erected in 1955 are replicas of one in St. Nizier Church
in Lyons, France. It was here, in front of this statue, that Fr. Louis
Querbes made his vow of chastity as a boy. It was created by
Antoine Coysevox, the court sculptor of King Louis XIV and one of
the principal sculptors of the statues in the Garden of Versailles.
This fall, Joe and Michele Richey are traveling to France and plan to
visit Lyons, to see the original statue of Our Lady of Grace. This
devotion to Our Lady of Grace, which began with Fr. Louis
Querbes, continues from the Richey family legacy to the Viatorian
Community today, more than 200 years!

That same year, Fr. William

Anson, CSV, headed a project
to establish a shrine at Our
Lady of Arlington Novitiate
in Arlington Heights the
Statue in its original location on the
current province center for the
Viatorian property c. 1955
United States Province. How did

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Joan Sweeney
Archivist and Viatorian Associate

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In Memoriam, Leonor Itzab, 1949-2012

A little more than two years after
Leonor Itzab made her first vows as a
Viatorian Associate, she passed away.
Leonor lost her long battle with
kidney disease on May 15.
She was 62.

She was among the second class of nine new associates, including
four men and five women, and Viatorians there rejoiced at partnering
with more local people in ministering to so many peop

Her Viatorian confreres said her

passing was as spiritual as the life she
lived. Br. John Eustice, CSV, visited
Leonor's home the day before her
Leonor Itzab
passing to discuss preparations for her
recommitment as an associate. He marveled that even as she battled
her serious illness, she never wavered from her devout faith.
Tonight at the wake Gregorio told me they prayed Lectio Divina
together on Monday, together on Monday, where each of them
wrote privately in their journals, and took turns reading the scripture aloud," said Br. John. Each of them wrote privately in their
journals, but they took turns reading the scripture aloud.
In Belize, where the Viatorians minister in 23 villages that
surround their home base at St. Francis Xavier Church, Leonor
played a valuable role as a coordinator of Santa Rita Church
faith community, presiding at Sunday services when there wasnt
a priest available, which was probably three weekends a month.

Leonor was a proud member of the second class of

Viatorian associates in Corozal, Belize.

She and her husband made their commitment to the Viatorians

official in 2010, when they made their two-year commitment
as associates.

I have been an active member of St. Francis Xavier Parish for

many years, she wrote. With the arrival of the Viatorians in
Corozal, I loved their work and I joined along.

Besides the spiritual needs, she and her husband took care of the
physical needs of the parish, like paying the bills, taking up the
collection and maintaining the facility, says Bishop Christopher
Glancy, CSV, former pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church. They
were in charge of that little church.

She specifically pointed to the chance to work beside Fr. Daniel

Hall, CSV, and Br. Michael Gosch, CSV, in helping a needy family,
as life-changing for her.
That experience offered me an opportunity to know, love and
serve God through my brothers and sisters, she added in her
letter. I have learned the life of Fr. Louis Querbes and the
Viatorian Community, as a pre-associate. It is with much
pleasure that I promise, with Gods help, to give all that is in
me as a Viatorian associate.

She had a heart for those in need, says Br. Michael Gosch, CSV.
Leonor and her husband taught marriage preparation classes
and she also coordinated the same program at the Santa Rita
Church. Leonor also served on the Viatorian Scholarship
Committee which awarded grants to local high schools, including
Chunox St. Viator. Leonor was the one to call and congratulate
them, as a representative of the Viatorian community.

Her peers maintain that she did just that, giving all that she had to
her vocation as a Viatorian associate, right up until her final days.
We will miss her.

In a letter to the provincial council, back in 2009, Leonor described

how she came to joyfully accept the invitation to become a
Viatorian associate.

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Eileen OGrady Daday

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Peace Delegation in Colombia Advocates for Human Rights

What was particularly noteworthy was seeing the children laughing
and playing, some of whom swam out to meet the boat carrying
the delegates.
The Viatorian Charter states that the Viatorian Community will
pay particular attention to those who are accounted of little
importance. One way members work to make these words a reality
is by supporting organizations like Witness for Peace.
WFP conducts delegations to various Third World countries where
delegates respectfully listen to various struggling communities to
better understand how U. S. foreign policies directly impact them
and other vulnerable populations. The communities include small
farmers fighting to preserve their land and water rights and dock
workers forming a union despite threats to their safety.

It was the blatant injustices that haunted them.

Last August, a delegation sponsored by Witness for Peace traveled
to Colombia to meet with seven communities struggling to assert
their basic human rights. Among them was the indigenous
community of Nonam, who with their children had been forced
off their lands by armed rebels.

Delegates then commit themselves to advocate for policy

changes when they return to the United States. For the last five
years, at least one Viatorian has participated in the August
delegation to Colombia.

Two years ago, they had fled to the city of Buenaventura, finding
their only refuge in a one-room warehouse, where living conditions
were so severe with temperatures in the triple digits that two
children died.
Government officials there had turned a deaf ear to their human
rights, leading the community to appeal to non-governmental
agencies such as Witness for Peace. With their help, they were
able to return to their homeland on a riverbank, where they could
fish and transport their goods.
Their welcome to the delegates in their homeland was far different
from the previous one in the warehouse. Here, in their own
community, they were thriving.
The delegates gathered in the school where the town elders warmly
welcomed them. The elders explained how they have made progress
toward gaining respect for their basic human rights, but more
challenges lie ahead, such as the drug trafficking on the river,
mining companies looking to exploit their land, and a possible
extension of a highway right through their territory.

The participants arrived at a consensus that although the sufferings

and injustices often seem overwhelming, the power of people
telling their stories, that in turn leads to them coming together
for a common purpose, forms a force for good that is unstoppable
and gives reason for hope. Further information about Witness for
Peace is available at its website, www.witnessforpeace.org.
Thomas E. Long, CSV

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Around the province...

Viatorian Associate
Mary Finks

As a nurse with Hospice of Kankakee

Valley, Viatorian Associate Mary
Finks provides both medical and
spiritual support to individuals as they
near the end of life. Filmed by hospice
officials, Mary shares her passion for
caring via a video that has been posted
to YouTube. A hospice nurse since
2002, she believes she is called to this
ministry. To hear Marys testimonial,
filmed last May, please visit
http://youtu.be/PqlHEx-bdHg
Bishop Christopher Glancy, CSV, installed Fr. Moses Mesch, CSV, center, as
pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish

Sr. Theresa Galvan, CND, and Fr. Richard Pighini, CSV,

held a series of workshops in September that centered on
womens spirituality. They gathered a panel of women
representing various phases of life, from 98-year old Sr. Rosemary
Meyer, SSCM, to a young mother and a retired single woman.
The CND and CSV congregations have a long history of
collaboration that dates back to the 1860s.

Fr. Thomas von Behren, CSV, presided at the Sacred Heart

Griffin High School graduation Mass last June. A 1971 Griffin
High School graduate, he was inducted into the Sacred Heart
Griffin Hall of Fame during graduation ceremonies held after the
Mass. He was recognized for the exemplary way in which he
has integrated the mission of Sacred Heart Griffin into his life.
Fr. von Behren accepted the award on behalf of the many
Viatorian brothers and priests who have served Cathedral,
Griffin and Sacred Heart Griffin high schools.

As a result of the growing

Hispanic ministry at St. Viator
parish in Chicago, parishioner
Mario Hernandez, a native of
El Salvador, enrolled in the
Instituto de Liderazgo Pastoral
sponsored by the Archdiocese of
Chicago. After completing
more than five years of formation
while working a full-time job,
Mario was ordained April 22
by Cardinal Francis George
into the permanent diaconate.
Fr. Charles Bolser, pastor of
Mario Hernandez
St. Viator parish where Mario is
assigned, reminded his parishioners that deacons are to be visible
signs of the Christ the Servant in the community.

Half way around the world, the devotion of one Viatorian priest
to the people of the Far East, has not been forgotten. Although
Fr. Roger Drolet, CSV, died in 2001, his legacy continues at
Catholic Viator High School in Taichung, Taiwan, which he
founded in the mid-1950s. School officials mounted an
expansive exhibit on Fr. Drolet that stood throughout the month
of June, documenting his ministry in Taichung, which stretched
45 years after opening the school.

Auxiliary Bishop Christopher Glancy, CSV, installed Fr. Moses

Mesh, CSV, as pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Corozal
Town, Belize. Fr. Mesh, the first Belizean to enter the Viatorian
Community, was pleased to have Bishop Glancy, his former
pastor, preside at the installation. Parishioners, who came from
the 23 villages that the parish serves, filled the church for the
liturgical celebration held on June 10.

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Fr. Arnold Perham,

CSV, a faculty
member at Saint
Viator High
School, and Board
of Trustees member,
Sue Donnelly, led
other cancer
survivors in a Relay
Fr. Arnold Perham, front left and Sue Donnelly, for Life event to
right, lead the survivors' lap at a Relay for Life
raise money for the
event in June
American Cancer
Society held June 8. They were joined by 65 students from the
school, making them the largest team to participate. This has been
a difficult year for us, said Viatorian Associates Cathy and Don
Abrahamian, who coordinated the team with teens from the
organization, Students Making Smart Decisions. Four of our
faculty members have been diagnosed with cancer within the last
year, making this years relay even more meaningful.
Fr. Mark Francis, CSV, was featured in a Letter from Rome in the
July edition of The Tablet, the international Catholic newspaper
published in London, with this lead: The Union of Superior General
and English-speaking Catholics in Rome are saying goodbye to one
of their most beloved and respected members.
Fr. Michael Keliher, CSV, returned to the Midwest in mid-June
after serving as parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Catholic
Community in Henderson, NV for the past 15 years. A graduate
of Bishop McNamara High School in Kankakee and a former
biology teacher at Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights,
Fr. Keliher is serving as parochial vicar at St. Viator parish in Chicago
where he served his diaconate year 36 years ago. He is enjoying his
ministry at the parish as well as taking in White Sox games whenever
the opportunity presents itself.
At 85, Br. Leo Ryan, CSV, still is receiving academic recognitions.
He returned July 30 from Poland, where he addressed the
International Society for Business Ethics and Economics on ethical
leadership. He and his colleague, Richard J. Hunter, Jr. (Seton Hall
University) presented a major paper on the privatization of Polish
economic development, that won best paper of the conference. Best
of all, Br. Leo was named one of five World Voices for Business
Ethics and one of only two from the United States.

When approached by his students at Saint Viator High School to

help form Praise Project, a musical group devoted to contemporary
praise music, Br. James Lewnard, CSV, responded with his
characteristic, Why not? The student-led group has performed in
several parishes and events throughout the summer. For more
information, please contact Br. Lewnard at jlewnard@saintviator.com.
Parishioners at St.
Josaphat Parish in
Chicago gave Br.
Donald Houde, CSV,
a standing ovation
after Mass, when Fr.
Richard Prendergast,
pastor, honored him
for his nearly 30 years
of service. It would be
Br. Don Houde gives the homily at the jubilarian
difficult to overstate
Mass in July
how much this
extraordinary man has done for St. Josaphat throughout all these
years, Fr. Prendergast said. In late August, he moved to the
retirement center at the Viatorian Province Center. Br. Houde spent
several years in the field of education before moving into pastoral
work at St. Josaphat Parish, where at various times he led the RCIA
program, served as an advocate for those seeking annulments, and
supervised the maintenance work. He also was active in liturgy
planning and creating a prayerful space for worship. Br. Houde
celebrated his 60th year of religious life this year, and now is on the
lookout for a new ministry that will appeal to his creative nature.
The Viatorian Community
offers its prayerful support of
Leadership Conference of
Women Religious in light
of the criticism from the
Vaticans Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Fully aware of
the delicate nature of the situation, members of the province affirm
the sisters as they discern their next steps.
For the complete story on many of the above items, please visit the
Whats New page at the Viatorian website: www.viatorians.com.
Michael Gosch, CSV

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Br. Michael T. Gosch, CSV
Br. Donald P. Houde, CSV
Br. Leo V. Ryan, CSV
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Provincial Perspective
Each time I travel to Vourles, France, I get that special
feeling and suddenly I find that my spirit is lifted and
becomes brighter. A sense of awe overcomes me, and I am
taken back to the inspirations of a man who walked these
very streets and traveled the beautiful hills of the countryside
off in the horizon of this small village community.
For it is here that the spirit of Fr. Louis Querbes, Founder of
the Clerics of St. Viator, continues to permeate and inspire
Viatorians and visitors alike as they make their pilgrimage to
Vourles. Here, in the 1830s, as pastor of the local parish,
Fr. Querbes inspired his parishioners, preached the gospel,
celebrated the Eucharist, and enhanced its music and
chants, all with the quiet certitude that God was with him
through the Spirit of Jesus and the guidance of Mary, the
Mother of God.
And so again, I have just returned from a visit to Vourles.
For it was with this visit on September 1, 2012, the 153rd
anniversary date of the death of Fr. Querbes, that Viatorians
from four continents gathered together for the special
occasion of the installation of the 15th Superior General
of the Clerics of St. Viator, Fr. Alain Ambeault, CSV.
Viatorians representing every province/delegation of the
congregation gathered at the parish church of St. Bonnet,
where Fr. Querbes served as pastor, to witness and support
Fr. Ambeault as he made his profession of faith, along with
his vicar general, Fr. Harry Clestin, CSV.
The special day began with nearly 50 Viatorians gathering
at the gravesite of Fr. Querbes, remembering this anniversary
date and giving thanks for the life and vision of our founder.
We prayed together, remembered and looked to the future
as a new chapter of the Viatorian story was about to begin.
Afterwards, we celebrated the installation ceremony and
Mass. At the beginning of the Mass, each provincial
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representative processed in with

a lit candle and proclaimed a
personal international greeting
from his province to the entire
gathered community; affirming
the support of his province to work in collaboration
with Fr. Ambeault and his new council. As Mass
continued, each member of the general council
Fr. Harry Clestin, vicar general; Br. Luis lvarez,
general treasurer; Br. Carlos Ernesto Flrez, general
councilor; and Fr. Andr Crozier, general secretary read
excerpts from the formal Message to the Viatorian
Community that was written and approved at the
conclusion of the general chapter, that was held in July
in Ariccia, Italy. It was an inspirational moment.
The spirit of this day was one of hope international
solidarity with a commitment to pursue the approved
priorities for the next six years, namely, a renewed
emphasis on vocation ministry and a recommitment to
advance peace and social justice in our Viatorian ministries
and community life.
Yes, a new era has begun for the Viatorian Community
with new leadership and a renewed commitment to
continue to make the vision of Fr. Querbes come alive in
our world today. May God bless Fr. Ambeault and his
council, and may they always be guided by the words of
our founder that in all things, May Jesus be Adored
and Loved.
In St. Viator and Fr. Querbes,

Thomas R. von Behren, CSV

Provincial Province of Chicago
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Page 1
Immersion Trip Leaves
Lasting Impression
Page 2
Annual Pilgrimage to St. Anne
Offers Renewal
Las Vegas Teens Find the LIGHT
Page 4
Annual Viatorian Assembly
Revitalizes Members
Superior General Bids Adieu
Page 5
Viatorians Elect Canadian as
New Superior General
Viatorian Brother Heads to Rome
Page 6
Viatorians Take Action
in Responding to Hunger
Page 7
In the Footsteps of Our Founder
Page 8
Viatorians Celebrate Jubilees
Page 9
Colegio San Viator Recognized as
Committed to Excellence
Fr. Frank Encisco, CSV:
Latest Viatorian To Be Ordained
Page 10
Q & A with
Rosalie Raines and Mary Bisaillon
Page 11
From the Archives
Our Lady of GraceGraces Us All
Page 12
In Memoriam, Leonor Itzab
Page 13
Peace Delegation in Colombia
Advocates for Human Rights
Page 14-15
Around the Province