Spiritual Life Center

SLC event reinforces beauty’s role in attracting souls

Five bishops were present on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Spiritual Life Center in Bel Aire.  Of course, one might say only four of those bishops were… Read More

Evening at SLC to draw quartet of bishops

Drawing multiple bishops to Bel Aire on a September weeknight was not the plan, nor did it even rise to the level of a longshot hope, Mike Cook insists. But… Read More

Apostolate strives to help others taste Medjugorje’s fruits

“All he really wanted to do was climb Apparition Hill,” Janet Moore said. “It can be hard-going for many able-bodied people, but it’s like he just flew up there. My… Read More

Seminars invite faithful to consider their plans with a Catholic view

For many, conversations about estate planning can easily be postponed. Few are eager to tackle a task often considered uncomfortable, intimidating, or perhaps meant for someone at a different stage… Read More

Domestic Church Movement a testimony of grace and invitation

By Jake Samour  The Domestic Church Families Movement has begun to take root in the Diocese of Wichita, offering married couples and families a concrete way to grow in prayer,… 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

Onetime Diocese of Wichita priest, OKC Archbishop Coakley, elected head of U.S. bishops’ conference

A former priest of the Diocese of Wichita, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley from the Diocese of Oklahoma City, has been elected president of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Among his… Read More

Samour to offer personal look at St. Oscar Romero at SLC

Jake Samour is excited to offer new perspective on a saint. Samour, who directs the Diocese of Wichita’s Office of Marriage and Family Life will Present “St. Oscar Romero: Our… Read More

Sidewalk Advocates for Life get some help with helping

By Taylor Wegerer Although Wichita has a longstanding and tragic reputation for attracting significant numbers of women from out of state who are seeking abortions, recent trends strongly suggest that… Read More

Called & Gifted helps Catholics know their best ways of serving

Rarely does one recruit a guitar virtuoso to play the tuba or choose the seven-footer to play point guard, and the same is true in the spiritual realm. Evangelizing, seeking… Read More

Accompanying newly married, engaged couples takes intention

Jake Samour definitely knows the difference between Mardi Gras and Lent. Nevertheless, the director of the Catholic Diocese of Wichita’s Office of Marriage and Family Life is devoting a portion… Read More

St. Irenaeus of Lyon completes SLC’s set

By Mike Cook The Catholic Diocese of Wichita is honored to display icons of all 37 doctors of the Catholic Church. The collection, which is permanently housed at the Spiritual… Read More