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Fr. Hoffman to Serrans: Encouraging vocations is encouraging happiness
Fr. Drew Hoffman spoke the quiet part out loud during his remarks at the Serra 2026 Central Region Convention, held Sept. 25-26 at the Vail in Wichita. By articulating unspoken… Read More
Middle schoolers start school year with retreats by Fiat Ministries
By Grace E. Irion In late August, 157 eighth graders from three schools gathered at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church to hear the truth of their identity: they are… Read More
St. Joseph House of Formation graduating to next level
The days are numbered for the Catholic Diocese of Wichita’s St. Joseph House of Formation, but only because it is about to be replaced by St. Philip Neri Seminary, reports… Read More
A seminary’s origin and future: A Q&A with Bishop Kemme
Editor’s Note: With the news that the Diocese of Wichita will establish St. Philip Neri Seminary later this month, the Catholic Advance sat down with Bishop Carl A. Kemme late… Read More
Six join brotherhood of priests in Diocese of Wichita
One day before he ordained six new priests for the diocese of which he serves as bishop, the Most Rev. Carl A. Kemme made a holy hour at Wichita’s Cathedral… Read More
Two ordained transitional deacons
Editor’s Note: Diocese of Wichita Bishop Carl A. Kemme delivered the following homily during the ordination Mass held on Thursday, May 21, at Wichita’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. That… Read More
Bishop to ordain six to the priesthood on May 23
Editor’s Note: In a little more than a week, six young men are scheduled to join the ranks of priests in the Catholic Diocese of Wichita. Bishop Carl A. Kemme… Read More
Pair to be ordained to diaconate on May 21
Editor’s Note: At 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 21 at Wichita’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, two young men are set to be ordained as transitional deacons for the Diocese of… Read More
A conversation with a seminarian from Germany
Editor’s note: Since last autumn, Wichita’s St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish has hosted Jens Beverungen, a seminiarian for the Diocese of Paderborn, Germany. To learn more about Beverungen’s faith, vocational… Read More
Event helps Totus Tuus carry on its mission from God
“We’re on a mission from God.” That was the explanation characters Jake and Ellwood Blues used when they needed to cut to the chase in the classic 1980 musical comedy… Read More
Fiat Ministries seeks to foster encounters with the Lord
By Grace E. Irion “God is calling you to holiness.” This is the message of Fiat Ministries, an apostolate founded in Wichita that aims to create a culture of discernment,… Read More
Pope’s messenger spends weekend in Wichita
The readings for Sunday, Nov. 16 began with the Prophet Malachi warning, “Lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all the proud and evildoers will be stubble,… Read More