News Archive
Stories and information from the Catholic Advance.
Bishop Kemme: Rejoice and live in Christ’s peace
The apostles in Divine Mercy Sunday’s gospel were afraid and paralyzed with fear, Bishop Carl A. Kemme said in a homily streamed from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception… Read More
St. Pat’s feeding hungry home-bound minds
St. Patrick School in Wichita isn’t forgetting that students need fuel to study – even when they’re stuck at home because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Kitchen workers and other hourly… Read More
BCCHS instructors learning new ways to educate
Vanessa Harshberger didn’t notice the din of hundreds of students moving about and chatting in the halls of Bishop Carroll Catholic High School earlier in the school year, but the… Read More
St. Thomas Aquinas’ principal will end the year, her career in a darkened, quiet school
The shelter at home order is particularly difficult for Principal Mary Sweet. At the end of the school year – whenever that is – she will step down from her… Read More
St. Louis snowstorms helped superintendent to be a bit more prepared for the pandemic
Janet Eaton couldn’t have known that the winters she experienced as a principal in a St. Louis area Catholic school would prepare her for a future pandemic. “In the school… Read More
Bishop: Easter changed human destiny
Human destiny was forever changed because of Jesus’ resurrection, Bishop Carl A. Kemme said in his Easter morning homily streamed from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita. “No… Read More
Bishop expresses hope of reunification at Chrism Mass
What is the Chrism Mass? During the Chrism Mass, the bishop blesses three oils: the oil of catechumens (oleum catechumenorum or oleum sanctorum), the oil of the infirm… Read More
Bishop Kemme: “Walk with Jesus to Calvary”
The faithful are reliving the sacred events of Holy Week in a way they’ve never known, Bishop Carl A. Kemme said in a Palm Sunday homily streamed from the… Read More
Bishop Kemme: Reclaim Sunday as the Lord’s Day
Although families across the Diocese of Wichita are sheltering from home during the Coronavirus pandemic, Sunday is still the Lord’s Day, Bishop Carl A. Kemme said from his home Sunday,… Read More
When pews are empty
Streamed Masses help priests reach the faithful Bishop and priests are praying for all in these trying times For a link to streamed Masses, click here. Bishop Carl A. Kemme… Read More
Lord’s Diner goes from dine-in to carry-out
Dinner service at The Lord’s Diner went from dine-in to carry-out as the result of a city-wide Covid-19-related order March 16 banning large groups in Sedgwick County. Sarah Hoffman, the… Read More
Bishop Kemme: ‘Cast your cares on Jesus’
Bishop Carl A. Kemme asked the faithful in this time of instability to cast all their cares on Jesus because he cares deeply for all. “Let that be our hope… Read More