{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63a1d6b2e18a8b0011863133/6a19b8f77296106df52cf395?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Discerning Association with Pre-Associate Dianne Marshall and Pre-Associate Jason Valle","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63a1d6b2e18a8b0011863133/1780070079769-f1d8f475-3746-4397-9c51-b314579c9ee1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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:</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Hear about the pre-association process as we look ahead to welcoming new members! (This episode debuted on June 1, 2026.)</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>01:38 Dianne: Learning the Charism</p><p>02:54 Dianne: Prayerfully Discerning In</p><p>04:00 Dianne: Viatorian Ministry in Archdiocesan Parish</p><p>05:38 Jason: Affirming What He’s Already Doing</p><p>07:18 Jason: Call to Accompanying Youth and Sharing the Faith&nbsp;</p><p>09:16 Jason: Desire to Go Where He’s Needed</p><p>10:28 Conclusion</p>","author_name":"The Viatorian Community"}