News Archive
Stories and information from the Catholic Advance.
Diocese acquires camp facility
Help us name the new campgroundIn the coming weeks, the diocese will invite our Catholic community to submit ideas for names for the new camp. Start thinking about possible names… Read More
Christian life is a journey and adventure, bishop says
Christian life is a journey and an adventure, Bishop Carl A. Kemme told those taking part in the Rite of Election Sunday afternoon Feb. 18, at the Cathedral of the… Read More
Book reading becomes movie project
Resurrection Catholic School won’t be constructing its version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but it has 25 budding stars who have learned a lot about making a movie. Screenwriter,… Read More
Deacon challenges parish reps to transform the culture at presentations in Parsons and Wichita
Deacon Keith Strohm challenged representatives of 28 parishes of the Diocese of Wichita to transform the culture – the culture within the parish and the culture of the community. Deacon… Read More
St. John the Baptist Church in Beloit receives first-class St. Pio relic
The first of five Saint Pio Chapels sponsored by the Saint Pio Foundation was established on Sunday, Feb. 11, in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Beloit, Kansas. Beloit… Read More
Swords family undergoes a one-year growth spurt
The number of scabbards needed for the Swords family went from three to seven in about a year. Cory, Mary Ellen, and Connor were joined by Autumn, Ricky, and Danny… Read More
Catholic Advance is available to the blind
Reader/Listener dinner April 25 A dinner for the volunteer readers and for those who listen to the Catholic Advance through the KU Audio Reader will be held from 5:30 to… Read More
CLAY Lenten retreat helps mold freshmen and sophomores to live as Jesus’ disciples
Want to be molded at a CLAY retreat? High school freshmen and sophomores interested in attending the one-day Christ’s Light in All Youth retreat on Saturday, March 9, at St.… Read More
Safe Haven Sunday: empowering the family
Want more info to protect your family? Need help staying chaste?Visit CatholicDioceseOfWichita.org/safe-haven for information. The site includes resources for families, couples, and men and women to address the issue of… Read More
Bishop Kemme dedicates altar in Kapaun’s new chapel
The dedication of the altar in Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s new chapel would have been an epic waste of time, money, and energy Bishop Carl A. Kemme said, if the school… Read More
A bit more elegance in service at the Diner
The sabbatical is over for the dishwashing machine at The Lord’s Diner’s downtown location. Sarah Hoffman, the director of Communications and PR for the Diner, said the food ministry made… Read More
Artisans working diligently to prepare statues, stations for Fort Scott parish
Robert Elliot and his crew are bearing crosses of their own while restoring stations of the cross and statues for Mary Queen of Angels Parish in Fort Scott. They are… Read More