Spiritual Life Center
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
St. Michael the Archangel subject of this year’s iconography workshop at the SLC
Iconographer Veronica Royal says when she first began painting icons about 25 years ago, few others did so. “Now you see them not only in Catholic churches but in Protestant… Read More
Shroud expert to speak at SLC March 22
Want to see the Shroud presentation? The presentation about the Shroud of Turin will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, at the Spiritual Life Center in… Read More
Spiritual Life Center focusing on ‘saving souls, forming soul savers’
The entire world had to adapt during the many months of the pandemic. Mike Cook said that pandemic downtime was a perfect opportunity for the Spiritual Life Center to hit… Read More