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Conference draws more than 600 beloved daughters
“I’ve been thinking about delivering this in an Australian accent,” Sr. Bethany Madonna quipped to the attendees assembled for the Diocese of Wichita’s Inaugural Catholic Women’s Conference, held Saturday, March… Read More
Bishop issues call to spiritual arms
Editor’s Note: Bishop Carl A. Kemme issued the following message on Monday, March 17. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with deep sorrow and concern that we learned… Read More
St. Patrick Parish unbowed by vandalism
en español Extensive vandalism to the sanctuary did not prevent St. Patrick Parish from celebrating its scheduled Saturday evening and Sunday morning masses. Moreover, says St. Patrick Pastor Fr. Jorge… Read More
The Kansas Camino and conversion, part two: A journey along Kansas country roads mysteriously influences a skeptic’s own inner journey
Editor’s Note: This is the conclusion of a two-part series. Part one appeared in the March 7 edition of “The Catholic Advance.” With some Fr. Kapaun Pilgrimages already under his… Read More
Pope deems Fr. Emil Kapaun ‘Venerable’
That’s Venerable Emil Kapaun to you – and all his friends. That’s because Pope Francis, though hospitalized with pneumonia, elevated Fr. Kapaun to that official status on the night of… Read More
The Kansas Camino and conversion: How an Oregon woman offered her Fr. Kapaun Pilgrimage for her husband and what came next
What if she made the Fr. Kapaun Pilgrimage and offered it for the conversion of her husband, Flint? The idea surfaced as Mary Stearns watched yet another video about the… Read More
Bishop’s Ash Wednesday message: What is God asking of you?
Editor’s Note: Bishop Carl A Kemme issued the following Ash Wednesday message to the faithful of the Diocese of Wichita. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today, we enter the… Read More
From the Archives: Andale parish provides land, home for a family of WWII refugees
By Christopher M. Riggs The faithful of the Diocese of Wichita sent soldiers and nurses to Europe during World War II. After the war, they sent tons of food and… Read More
Dicastery for the Causes of Saints in Rome issues Decree naming Father Emil Kapaun Venerable
En español Good news from Rome: Father Kapaun has been named Venerable! Bishop Carl Kemme is pleased to announce that on February 24, 2025, Pope Francis authorized the promulgation of… Read More
Zebedee and his sons, a call to vocation
en español By Patty Toledo, Office of Hispanic Ministry On January 10, the doors of the St. Joseph House of Formation opened for the first time to Hispanic families with… Read More
Popular Piety expresses a thirst for God.
en español By Sister Gloria Salazar, Missionary Catechist of the Poor. People have found a simple way to manifest their trust and devotion in the search for an encounter with… Read More
Bishop Kemme Urges Respect
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On Feb. 10, Pope Francis wrote to the bishops of the United States a letter regarding the current immigration crisis and the deportations now… Read More