QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE CLERICS OF SAINT VIATOR Volume S, Number I
Summer 2001
F A I T H Election and Installation of
New Provincial and Council _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ Every four years American Viatorians meet to elect new leadership. Easter Tuesday Viatorians met in Arlington Heights and Las Vegas for the elections. Father Mark Francis, C.S.V. Superior General presided in Chicago and Father Gervais Dumont, Vicar General presided at Las Vegas. The Reverend Charles G. Bolser, C.S.V. Pastor, Maternity B. V. M. parish, Bourbonnais, lL was elected Provincial. The Reverend Thomas von Behren, C. S. V. , President, St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights, was elected next and appointed Assistant Provincial. The Reverend Robert Erickson, C.S.V., the Provincial Treasurer was re-elected to the Council and re-appointed Treasurer. Two additional Counselors were selected to join the five person Provincial Council. They are the Reverend John Linnan, C,S V. former President and a present Associate Professor, Catholic Theological Union (CTU) at the University of Chicago, and Brother Leo V. Ryan, C.S.V. Professor
Emeritus, Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University (Chicago). The election is to a four-year term, 2001 - 2005. On Trinity Sunday, June 10, the new Council was installed at a Eucharistic Liturgy in the Chapel of St. Viator High School. About 100 Viatorians, family members and friends attended. The Reverend Robert M. Egan, C. S. V., retiring Provincial was delegated by the Superior Genera l to receive Father Bolser's Profession of Faith and the assent of the councilors. Father Bolser was the principal Concelebrant for the Mass and
delivered the homily. The Most Reverend Gerald Kicanas, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago presided in the sanctuary. He also spoke and pronounced the final Blessing on the new Council. The Mass was followed by a social hour and dinner. Father von Behren will continue as President, St. Viator High School while serving as Assistant Provincial. Father Linnan was appoin ted Pastor, Maternity BVM, Bourbonnais to succeed Father Bolser. Brother Ryan will join the Provincial and Provincial Treasurer as a full time resident Councilor. •
Tile new Viatorian Council (L toR) Fr. fohn E. Linnan, Councilor, Fr. Thomas R. Von Bel1ren, Assistant Provincial, Fali1er Charles G. Bolser, Provincial, Brother Leo V Ryan, Councilor and Fr. Robert E. Erickson, Provincial Treasurer
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From The Provincial's Perspective -~ Dear Partners in Faith,
Viator Reverend Charles G . Bolser, C.S.V. Provincial Publisher Philip J. Skeris Director of Development
As I have been recently attempting to better understand the nature of the role of Provincial, I have just begun to appreciate the time, care, and compassion of those who have held this office; I remember well Fr. John Brown, Fr. John Stafford, Fr. Eddie Anderson, Fr. Ken Morris, Fr. Pat Render, and most recently the outstanding work of Fr. Mick Egan and his council. Each ~f these individuals has had to deal with problems and opportunities specific to their time. Following in the tradition that they and many others have established over the years is no easy task. They have indeed been fortunate to have been ably assisted by their councilors and by the entire Viatorian Community in establishing our identity and focus as we have struggled to meet the changing needs of our world and church.
Managing Editor It is both proper and necessary to extend to Fr. Egan, and his council, Fr. Larry
VIATOR is published quarterly by the Clerics of St. Viator, the Viatorians, for friend s, families, parishioners and alumni of Viatorian a pos tola tes. The Clerics of St. Viator are religious priests and brothers sent by the Catholic Church to teach the Faith and proclaim Jesus Christ as Gospel. In parishes, schools, and a v ariety of other m inis tries Viatorians w ork wi th Christian communities to liv e, d eep en and celebrate their faith .
Lentz, Fr. Thomas von Behren, Fr. Robert Erickson, and his Assistant Provincial, Fr. Richard Rinn, our profound appreciation for their service, dedication, love, and strong sense of ministry to the Viatorian Community, and through the Community to the people of God. They encouraged, challenged, supported, and prayed. The made every effort to respond to the presence of the sacred in all that they met and served in so many ways. Fr. Egan served as Assistant Provincial for eight years with Fr. Pat Render, and then as Provincial for the past eight years. He has served during these years with a sense of humor, and a continuing sense of dedication to not only his Viatorian brothers, but also the Chicago Cubs, which proves his sense of loyalty and unswerving faith in the second coming. On behalf of us all, I simply extend our heartfelt gratitude and love to Mick and his Council, as well as our continuing prayers. Congratulations and thank you for a job well done. Sincerely in Viator,
#~ h~ c~ Charles G. Bolser, C.S.V. Provincial
Our legal title is: Clerics of St. Viator.
Fr. Bolser surrounded by his sisters Anne and Mary Colleen and his brothers Joseph , John, Steve, their spouses and families and Fr. Robert Bolser, C.S. V Unable to be present: his mother, Mrs. Catherine Bolser and his sister, Sr. Mary Catherine O.P.
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Young Adults
Assist In Belize Eleven young adults from the and one of our four young men with Belizian adults and young Chicago Province Recently spent on the trip considering life as a adults. Finally the group saw the Viatorian. beauty of Belize by spending a ten days in Corozal Town, Belize working with and learning from morning snorkeling in the Br. Corey Brost, C.S.V., director • Caribbean and an afternoon Belizians active in the Viatorian of vocation ministry, led the trip touring ancient Mayan ruins. Mission there. The trip, sponEach sored by the young adult Vocation talked Ministry Office, about after the trip brought about what together he or she young learned. "I adults from learned/' three Matt said, Viatorian that I must ministries continue to in the U .S. grow in to experiprayer, to ence the be open to communiYoung adults from Belize an U.S. Viatorian Schools Following a Faith and Life Discussion session God's wilt ty's every international with help from Melissa moment of my life as these mission. The trip's participants Viatorian priests in Belize" and Jankauskas, also a Saint Viator included six graduates of Saint to share "my material excess" Viator High School in Arlington High School graduate and Betsy with "peoples at home and Heights, IL: Ryan Keenan, Pons, who grew up in Maternity abroad." BVM Church in Bourbonnais Megan Connolly, Greg Anderson, Paul Daday, Mary and now directs Campus Do you know a young adult Scheck and Annie Reifsnyder. Ministry at Saint Viator High from a Viatorian institution .Two graduates of Bishop School. Jhe young adults interested in 10 days of service Gorman High School in Las learned about the Viatorian Mission in Belize by working for and learning with the Viatorians Vegas- John Miller and Andy in Belize next summer? If so, a week as teacher assistants in Kano- also attended. The only contact Br. Corey Brost at participant not from a Viatorian two mission schools. The group 847/398-0658 . • institution was Matt Ramage, a also spent two evenings disUniversity of Illinois student cussing faith and life in Belize
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Regional Roundup
General Honored _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ The Viatorian Superior
Press Association nam ed his
Publications) best
General is an internationally
new book "Shape a Circle
book in Liturgy
recognized authority on Liturgy. The U.S. Catholic
Ever Wider (Chicago
at their 2001 Awards
Liturgical Training
Ceremony in Dallas in June. •
Viatorians from across the
"Renewal of our Experience of
Brother Corey Brost, Director
country gathered at the
God, especially in its contem-
of Vocations, addressed the
Provincial Center, June 11-15
plative, dimension" .. .and
Vocation Ministry. The Retreat
for the Annual Community
"Promotion of Vocation
included Morning and
Retreat. The theme for the
Ministry" A team of three
Evening Office in common,
retreat was the two fold prior-
Viatorians presented the
Eucharist, daily Conferences,
ities established by the World
retreat reflections: Father
group reflections, private
Assembly of Viatorians held
Arnold Perham, Saint Viator
prayers and periods of silence.
in Rome 2000. The General
High School, and Father John
Each day a different retreatant
Chapter of the Congregation
Milton, DePaul University
presided at Eucharist and
adopted two priorities for the
presented aspects of the
delivered the homily. •
next six years. They are
Contemplative Dimension.
June, 2001
Annual Retreat
Bourbonnais With the election of Father
Nevada, before joining the fac-
his "Unselfish and caring con-
Charles G. Bolser as
ulty at Catholic Theological
tributions to the life of our
Provincial, Father John
Union (CTU), Associate
city". Another new member of
Linnan, newly elected coun-
Pastor, Maternity BVM, Father
the Maternity BVM Team is
cilor was named Pastor at
John Peeters C.S.V. was recent-
Brother Daniel R. Belanger
Maternity BVM effective July
ly recognized by the Mayor of
C.S.V. who moves to the
15th. Father Linnan earlier
Bourbonnais with the city
Parish as full-time Youth
was Pastor, Our Lady of
2001 Humanitarian Award for his Civic Leadership and for
Minister. •
Wisdom Parish, Reno,
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121 Years
St. Anne Novena _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ For over 100 years pilgrims from throughout the Midwest come to the Illinois Village of St. Anne to
of Joliet in Illinois. Father Arthur J. Landroche was the first Viatorian Pastor. Pilgrims attend-
participate in the Annual Novena preceding the July 26 Feast of St. Ann, mother of Mary
ing the July 26 Mass this year witnessed the unveiling of a hitherto undiscovered stain glass window of St. Ann. The original Parish Church was constructed in 1852. The present Church is the third church and dates from 1872. "Sometime over the years, the window was sealed off and forgotten" according to Father Finale. "Only when redecorating
and grandmother of Jesus. "Last year nearly one thousand persons attended some Novena day and at the Feast Day Mass and Festival" according to the Pastor, Father James F. Finale, C.S.V. St. Anne has been a Ministry of the Clerics of St. Viator since 1932 when The Shrine 'Nas assigned to the Viatorians by Samuel Cardinal Stritch before the establishment of the Diocese
was this historic and well preserved window discovered. The Feast of St. Ann seemed the perfect time to unveil it."
The New Provincial Council stands to receive The Blessing of Bishop Kicanas
The 2001 Novena, July 17-26 was preached by Father Wayne DuPuis, C.S.V. Associate Pastor, St. Viator Parish, Las Vegas, Nevada. This year is the 121st Anniversary of the Novena to St. Ann. The cult of St. Ann existed in the 6th Century in the Eastern Church and in Rome since the 8th Century. It was during the 13th and 14th Centuries that there was an enormous increase in the devotion to St. Ann. July 26th was established as the Feast Day in 1584. Since 1887, the shrine has been known as the "Original Shrine of Ste. Anne in the United States." •
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