In this episode, we take a closer look at Service and Song, an annual Saint Viator High School summer program for middle school students led by Viatorians and our high school students. Associate Ann Perez serves as the school’s Vice President of Mission and Identity, and, with Service and Song coming up next week, she shares how Service and Song is a vital way by which the school community can share and live out its mission. This happens particularly by forming its student to be servant-leaders, introducing future students to Christian service, and animating adults and young people together in proclaiming the Gospel and raising communities of faith. (This episode debuted on June 15, 2026.)

00:00 Introduction

01:28 Action-Packed Viatorian Formation

03:57 SVHS Mission and Vision

05:29 Collaboration and Partnership

09:15 Mission Integration through Action

12:10 Accompaniment & Discernment

13:44 Conclusion

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This summer and fall, 17 new associates will make their initial commitments as Viatorians. This follows a two-year period of discernment and formation, undertaken as regional cohorts with formation teams of Viatorian religious and associates. Two of our soon-to-be new members reflect on that process:

Pre-Associate Dianne Marshall is a parish faith formation director and veteran pastoral minister who met the Viatorians while ministering at Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights, IL.

Pre-Associate Jason Valle is a media teacher at Bishop Gorman High School and works alongside Viatorians there and in volunteer youth ministry at his parish, St. Viator Catholic Community in Las Vegas.

Hear about the pre-association process as we look ahead to welcoming new members! (This episode debuted on June 1, 2026.)

00:00 Introduction

01:38 Dianne: Learning the Charism

02:54 Dianne: Prayerfully Discerning In

04:00 Dianne: Viatorian Ministry in Archdiocesan Parish

05:38 Jason: Affirming What He’s Already Doing

07:18 Jason: Call to Accompanying Youth and Sharing the Faith

09:16 Jason: Desire to Go Where He’s Needed

10:28 Conclusion

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St. George and Maternity BVM, two Viatorian parishes, are two years into a shared model of youth ministry with Coordinator of Viatorian Youth Ministry Amanda Fierce at the helm. Here, Amanda shares about these two Bourbonnais parishes; her partnership with religious education and Catholic schools to provide families full youth formation; a balanced set of offerings in youth ministry; and the lives of Viatorian service she encourages in young people. Amanda is a longtime teacher and MBVM parishioner, who also spent some years as a stay-at-home mom; she is coming up on her 2nd anniversary of beginning this role. (This episode debuted on May 18, 2026.)

00:00 Introduction

01:35 Our Two Bourbonnais Parishes

05:16 Teaching the Faith to Young People

07:25 Well-Rounded Youth Ministry

12:26 Encouraging Viatorian Lives of Service

14:26 Conclusion

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The conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV the first American pope will likely be a "where were you when" memory for many Catholics, especially Americans and Viatorians. In this episode, we collect a few stories from the big day and invite your reflection and prayer for Pope Leo XIV as he approaches the first anniversary of this election as pope. (This episode debuted May 4, 2026.)

00:00 Introduction

01:50 Pre-Associate Patrick McGarry

03:03 Associate Dan Schwarz

05:04 Pre-Associate Joanne Andrews

06:32 Fr. John Eustice, CSV

07:44 Associate Dan Masterton

09:46 Fr. Charlie Bolser, CSV

11:46 Fr. Mark Francis, CSV

13:26 Conclusion

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This series exploring our global solidarity has helped demonstrate the amazing joy and vitality of our worldwide Viatorian Community. That joy is perhaps most evident as people from all around our worldwide community share their encouragement for those who might be considering Viatorian association or religious life. So, in this episode, we’re gathering this global chorus of encouragement in one place to show the rich tapestry of our charism and community life and spotlight the warm welcome people will find with us. While we did not get to do full English-language episodes with Japan, Peru, and Chile, their reflections are included here in this wrap-up episode. (This episode debuted on April 20, 2026.)

00:00 Introduction

01:31 Opening Reflection from Japan

03:13 Haiti

04:04 Colombia

04:52 Canada

05:44 Spain

06:39 Burkina Faso

07:43 Ivory Coast

08:31 Honduras

09:23 France

10:18 Chile (Spanish, then English)

12:10 Peru (Spanish, then English)

14:39 Japan

16:23 United States

17:46 Conclusion

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In this episode, we continue exploring our global Viatorian solidarity by connecting with the Province of France and Associate Claire Fayolle. Claire is a retired infant/child psychologist who has known the Viatorians from parish life in Oullins, just outside Lyon. She became an associate in 2020 and was a delegate for France to the General Assembly in 2025. The Venerable Louis Querbes was born and raised in Lyon, France, and became a priest of the archdiocese; it was during his ministry in Vourles that Fr. Querbes imagined and founded the Viatorians. In the almost 200 years since, our community has spread from France to ministry and community life in several countries around the world. (This episode debuted on April 7, 2026.)

00:00 Introduction

01:48 How Claire Became a Viatorian

03:34 Catholic Life in France

06:09 The French Viatorian Community

07:48 Living the Charism in Ecology and Immigration Justice

11:07 Faithful and Welcoming Community Life

13:24 Conclusion

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In this episode, we continue exploring our global Viatorian solidarity by speaking with Danilo José Hernández Caretero of Honduras. Though Danilo is not a Viatorian, he belongs to a Viatorian parish and has worked with Viatorians for a while. For 16 years and counting, Danilo has worked for SERSO Honduras, the Viatorians’ charitable and community development organization. Danilo is a civil engineer, so he worked first for SERSO as a construction technician and then became project manager. Then three years ago, he began working also as a middle and high school math teacher in our school, Centro Educativo San Viator. The Province of Spain sent professed Viatorians to Honduras in 1998, and they planted the Viatorian charism in Jutiapa. Over time, lay associates have joined, and the Viatorians have developed ministries in the school, ongoing parish work, outreach around the Jutiapa municipality, and SERSO Honduras, modeled after the SERSO organization in Spain. (This episode debuted on March 23, 2026.)

00:00 Introduction

01:59 Meet Danilo

04:20 Our Viatorian Community in Honduras

06:38 How Viatorians Serve in Honduras

07:49 SERSO Honduras

10:47 Encouragement for Discerners

11:58 Conclusion

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In this episode, we continue exploring our global Viatorian solidarity by speaking with Fr. Maurice Kouadio of Ivory Coast. Fr. Maurice professed first vows in 2006 and was ordained a priest in 2024. He is director of the school, Groupe Scolaire Saint-Viateur in Bouaké, which includes nursery, primary, and secondary schools, and he serves as vicar to the quasi-parish that utilizes the school chapel there. (This episode debuted March 9, 2026.)

00:00 Introduction

01:44 How Fr. Maurice Became a Viatorian

03:34 Viatorian Community in Ivory Coast

06:06 Becoming a Viatorian Region

08:29 Guidance for Discerners

09:47 Conclusion

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