Catholic Diocese of Wichita
The hospitality of entertaining angels
Parishes learn about the first step in evangelization Nearly 200 representatives from 33 parishes in the Diocese of Wichita learned earlier this month that evangelization begins with simple hospitality. They… Read More
Blessed Sacrament students feasting on new mural
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School students enjoy a banquet every time they eat in the school cafeteria. Although their food is tasty, another banquet, a heavenly banquet, adorns the north wall… Read More
Cremation numbers rising; burial of a body still preferred by the church
Mark Miller is trying to catechize the living about the dead. The director of Catholic Cemeteries for the Diocese of Wichita said there is a growing trend nationally and locally… Read More
Red Mass Sept. 12 honors those in legal profession
Lawyers, judges, and others in the legal profession gathered Thursday, Sept. 12, to worship the Supreme Law Giver during a Red Mass in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception… Read More
Hundreds attend Religious Freedom Symposium
About 450 people attended a Religious Freedom Symposium Wednesday evening, Sept. 11, at Wichita State University’s Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex. A panel of experts and religious leaders made… Read More
St. Patrick, Wichita, students learning judo
Martial arts class also focuses on faith and on discipline Greg Gideon, above, and Carlos Beltran, left, teach judo to students of St. Patrick Catholic School in Wichita. They and… Read More
St. Patrick Church, Wichita, renovations nearly complete
Father Eric Weldon started it, Father Jerome Spexarth continued it, and Father James Weldon, Father Eric’s brother, completed it. As a result, Mass has been celebrated in a newly-renovated St.… Read More
Bishop celebrates opening Mass at St. Joseph House of Formation
Bishop Carl A. Kemme told the 21 college seminarians scattered around the front of St. Joseph Church in Wichita Thursday, Aug. 22, that two years ago, while celebrating… Read More