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