Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School
Aiming at accessibility: local IHM publishes new book about St. John Henry Newman
Editor’s note: Sr. Mary Catherine Blanding, IHM, has lived and worked for decades in the Catholic Diocese of Wichita. Her book, St. John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church for… 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
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
Campus Olympics offer parallels to the Christian experience
By Fr. Derek Thome A little friendly competition never hurt anyone – actually I would say it can help. Nearly 250 Catholic College students competed at Wichita’s Kapaun Mount Carmel… Read More
World Youth Day Seoul Inspires Pilgrimage
Between Pilsen, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, and Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, the Diocese of Wichita sees a number of pilgrims wishing to encounter Venerable Emil Kapaun. Few,… Read More
Diocese’s pro-lifers to witness in D.C., Topeka
When seven buses carrying about 400 people depart Wichita for Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 20, they will continue a longstanding tradition. Bonnie Toombs, who directs the Catholic Diocese of… Read More
Holy Family leads Dr. Ron Ferris as he leads Holy Family Medical
Young Ron Ferris was a student at Benedictine College in Atchison during the early 1990s when he fell in with the right crowd. Before he knew it, he was a… Read More
Bestselling author leads retreat at Magdalen; describes faith throughout Diocese of Wichita as ‘palpable’
A message of joy may seem surprising coming from someone such as Immaculée Ilibagiza, a survivor of the genocide that swept through Rwanda in 1994 who now spends much of… Read More
Anciauxs aim to give their all in arenas of faith, competition
“Sports flow outward into action from a deep natural impulse that is radically religious: an impulse of freedom, respect for ritual limits, a zest for symbolic meaning, and a longing… Read More
Mass at KMC follows in bootsteps of its namesake
Although it had been dark, dank, and a bit chilly 24 hours earlier, the weather cooperated at Wichita’s Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School on the morning of Wednesday, Oct.… Read More
Newman University reports second-highest new student enrollment in school history
Wichita (NU) – Newman University is touting enrollment growth this fall, welcoming 405 new undergraduate students during the first week of classes. The school indicates the figure marks a 32%… Read More
Holy Family Camp returns to its overnight roots
Any extensive inventory of all the qualities, quirks, ministries, and culture that help to characterize the Catholic Diocese of Wichita is a tall order, but anyone who sets out to… Read More