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Returning love for love promises life full of challenges, adventure
By Fr. Jarrod Lies Do you know what I fear most? I fear a mediocre life. Mediocrity. I fear the possibility that life’s difficulties assail me in such a way… Read More
SLC event reinforces beauty’s role in attracting souls
Five bishops were present on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Spiritual Life Center in Bel Aire. Of course, one might say only four of those bishops were… Read More
Fr. Hoffman to Serrans: Encouraging vocations is encouraging happiness
Fr. Drew Hoffman spoke the quiet part out loud during his remarks at the Serra 2026 Central Region Convention, held Sept. 25-26 at the Vail in Wichita. By articulating unspoken… Read More
Rosary rally to return to St. Catherine On Oct. 18
The Catholic Diocese of Wichita’s Office of Marriage and Family Life is announcing that the Second Annual Diocese of Wichita Family Rosary Rally will take place at 3 p.m. on… Read More
Blue Mass honors diocese’s first responders
“Thank you for honoring us by your presence at this Mass and for giving us this simple opportunity to thank you for your courage, your dedication, and your support to… Read More
Capuchins feel the love in first year in diocese
As he looks back on the 12 months since Diocese of Wichita Bishop Carl A. Kemme blessed the new St. Carlo Acutis Capuchin Friary in North Wichita on the evening… Read More
Digging into a document: A Q&A with Fr. Jarrod Lies
Editor’s Note: The Diocese of Wichita’s Office of Evangelization, Discipleship, and Stewardship has released the “Discipleship Lived in Stewardship” document, which can be viewed here. To better understand the document,… Read More
Middle schoolers start school year with retreats by Fiat Ministries
By Grace E. Irion In late August, 157 eighth graders from three schools gathered at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church to hear the truth of their identity: they are… Read More
Voss tells CAB about trailblazing saint
St. Omobono of Cremona was a stranger when Paul John Voss – a lifelong Catholic with a keen interest in the saints – encountered the patron saint of business leaders… Read More
Legatus learns about how rodeo star, entrepreneur learned to put God first
As a cradle Catholic who grew up on the Louisiana Gulf Coast, Lance Mudd loved Jesus, but he didn’t always love him most. Blessedly, he told the Wichita chapter of… Read More
Pope Leo Village progresses with diocese’s blessing
The implications are simple and mind-boggling, marveled Fr. John Jirak at the Pope Leo Village ground blessing ceremony on Sept. 10 in Wichita. St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians… Read More
Ceremony inaugurates a new era
Editor’s Note: The Most Rev. Carl A. Kemme, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wichita, delivered the following homily at the Votive Mass of St. Philip Neri that officially established… Read More