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Vocations report: Diocese of Wichita leads the country
The Catholic Diocese of Wichita holds the top spot in some key metrics that measure vocations to the priesthood in a new national statistical analysis on the matter that was… Read More
Diocese’s superintendent extends invitation to parents and teachers
By Janet Eaton As a farm girl, my mother was a teacher and my father a farmer. I grew up between a town to the west with a Catholic school… Read More
Parsons’ St. Patrick Catholic School flourishes thanks to united vision
Autumn Carson’s gratitude for Catholic schools runs both deep and wide. Not only does it encompass the dedication of faculty, staff, and volunteers whose work fuels such institutions, but also… Read More
Fully Alive! campaign seeks lasting boost for Catholic schoolteacher pay
Here in the Diocese of Wichita, we have always put students first and invested in their futures – and ours – through a stewardship model that allows them to receive… Read More
St. Irenaeus of Lyon completes SLC’s set
By Mike Cook The Catholic Diocese of Wichita is honored to display icons of all 37 doctors of the Catholic Church. The collection, which is permanently housed at the Spiritual… Read More
Sr. Mary Grace scheduled to speak at Catholic Women’s Conference in March
She was still Jessica Langrell – not yet Sr. Mary Grace – when she walked into PJ Gallagher’s Irish Pub in Sydney, Australia in summer 2008, but before she left… Read More
Catholic Men’s Conference seeks to build on past success
As he considers some of his favorite experiences at the Catholic Men’s Conference, Anthony Keiser recalls an encounter with one particular attendee a couple of years ago. “He was a… Read More
More than 60 attend Quo Vadis
Not every man who pursues studies in the seminary is called to the ordained priesthood. Similarly, not every man who attends a Quo Vadis vocational discernment retreat will end up… Read More
Work in Rome expands Fr. Reilley’s perspective
Fr. Patrick Reilley waited at a Roman bus stop, praying silently while also considering how to say he was leaving the Roman Curia after barely getting started. “I was telling… Read More
Catholic Advance editor retires after 36 years
By Christopher M. Riggs Several of my keyboards have been sent to the recycling bin during the 36 years I have had the honor of being editor of the Catholic… Read More
Martins near finish line as CEE presenting couple
It’s not as if the first nine years of marriage were unhappy, said Dave and Antonia Martin. Clashes were rare and without rancor; husband and wife continued to enjoy each… Read More
Bishop Kemme Opens Jubilee Year
Along with his fellow bishops in diocesan cathedrals across the globe, Bishop Carl A. Kemme opened the universal church’s jubilee year on Sunday, Dec. 29, at Wichita’s Cathedral of the… Read More