Mass at KMC follows in bootsteps of its namesake

Although it had been dark, dank, and a bit chilly 24 hours earlier, the weather cooperated at Wichita’s Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School on the morning of Wednesday, Oct.… Read More

Famous Jeep Mass photo turns 75

By Scott Carter Seventy-Five years ago this month, Col. Raymond Skeehan, then a Major, was absorbed in Mass, pondering everything he and the men of the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division… Read More

Father/Son pilgrimage along Spain’s Camino de Santiago to return in 2026

From the Diocese of Wichita’s four-day Fr. Kapaun pilgrimage, to the many jubilee year pilgrimages undertaken to Rome and other holy sites in 2025, Catholic pilgrimages seem, if not common,… Read More

What does the Vicar for Evangelization, Discipleship, and Stewardship do?

Editor’s Note: This spring, when Bishop Carl A. Kemme announced 2025 priest assignments for the Catholic Diocese of Wichita, Fr. John Jirak was appointed vicar general and moderator of the… Read More

What does a vicar for priests do? A Q&A with Fr. David Lies

Editor’s Note: This spring, when Bishop Carl A. Kemme announced 2025 priest assignments for the Catholic Diocese of Wichita, Fr. John Jirak was appointed vicar general and moderator of the… Read More

What does a vicar general do? A Q&A with Fr. John Jirak

Editor’s Note: This spring, when Bishop Carl A. Kemme announced 2025 priest assignments for the Catholic Diocese of Wichita, Fr. John Jirak was appointed vicar general and moderator of the… Read More

Fr. Robert Wachter passes away at age 75

“‘You’re going to Heaven!’” It was one of the most memorable things Fr. David Lies had heard Fr. Robert Wachter say, perhaps made even more memorable by the fact that… Read More