Seminarians

St. Joseph House of Formation seminarians learn life-skills

Woodworking is not part of the philosophy curriculum for seminarians of the St. Joseph House of Formation, but there is a lot of wisdom in helping the men learn about… Read More

Seminarians installed as acolytes

Bishop Kemme installs four first-year seminarians Four seminarians of the Diocese of Wichita were installed as acolytes by Bishop Carl A. Kemme Tuesday, March 29, in the Cathedral of the… Read More

Seminarians get closer to God on mountaintop

There’s nothing like sleeping on the floor of a century-old cabin at an altitude of 8,000 feet to sweeten the memory of your warm, soft bed back home. But then… Read More

Seminarians move closer to ordination

One seminarian was installed as a Reader and five were admitted to Candidacy for Holy Orders by Bishop Carl A. Kemme Thursday, July 30, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate… Read More

Seminarians immersed in Spanish

The Diocese of Wichita’s Spanish immersion program for its college-level seminarians is “brillante,” according to Sonja Bontrager. “Father Chad Arnold carefully created the program to engage the men in the… Read More

Five to be ordained to the diaconate

Five seminarians studying for the Diocese of Wichita will be ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop Carl A. Kemme at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at Church of the… Read More

Fr. Arnold, seminarians study in Guatemala

The wind whipping a plastic tarp cover on the back of a small pickup truck made conversation difficult last month for a group of Spanish students studying in Guatemala, but… Read More