News Archive
Stories and information from the Catholic Advance.
Vocations Office reaching out with a podcast
Want to listen to the podcast? The podcast “about four o’clock” is produced by the diocesan Vocations Office and may be found at about4.org. It is also available at all… Read More
Camino pilgrimage set for the summer
Ready to hike with the Lord? A camino pilgrimage information night will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, at the Ora et Labora building located at 240 W.… Read More
St. Mary’s in Oxford involves entire parish in Year of Eucharist project
Myra Jacobs sat next to Travis Pearson during a Year of the Eucharist meeting last month at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita. Jacobs, a representative of St.… Read More
Value Them Both action cards to be distributed this weekend in diocese
By Chuck Weber As the grim anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion draws near, Kansas Catholics have an opportunity to make a real difference in protecting… Read More
Fr. Ivan Eck elevated to monsignor
Fr. Ivan Eck was anticipating the birth of Our Lord when his phone rang on Dec. 15. “The bishop called and wanted to know if I’d be home,” he said… Read More
Fr. Gorges a driving force for VTB
Pastor of St. Peter’s in Schulte evangelizing about the Aug. 2 election About the Value Them Both bill The abortion industry in Kansas is virtually unregulated. Value Them Both is… Read More
Hope in these troubled times springs from Jesus, Bishop Kemme says
Bishop Carl A. Kemme talked about the hope that results from love of Jesus Christ at the Christmas Eve Mass in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita. Our… Read More
Millions of meals served – with love
Jan Haberly retiring after serving the hungry at The Lord’s Diner for 17 years Jan Haberly has served thousands upon thousands of meals in her career in the restaurant business… Read More
Bishop Kemme closes year of St. Joseph
Bishop Carl A. Kemme closed the Year of St. Joseph on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Tuesday, Dec. 7, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita. He… Read More
Mulvane native home on sabbatical
Sr. Dara Vishnefske working with Spanish-speaking families Sister Dara Vishnefske considered what it would be like to be a mother, but chose a different path. “Family life is a beautiful… Read More
New organist playing vintage St. Anthony organ
Dakota Bennett started playing piano at an older age than most children, but he has made up for his delay. Bennett is the new Saturday evening organist at St. Anthony… Read More
2022 declared Year of the Eucharist
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, At this time, I write to announce the observance of a special Holy Year of the Eucharist for the Diocese of Wichita beginning Jan.… Read More