St. Catherine of Siena Parish

Family rosary rally attests to power of prayer

“We believe that we survived because we were living the message of Fatima,” Fr. Hubert Schiffer said repeatedly before his death in 1982. “We lived and prayed the rosary daily… Read More

Inaugural Family Rosary Rally set for Oct. 19 at St. Catherine

“Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It has been a couple of decades since my last confession.” Walking into a confessional, kneeling at the grate, and saying those words… Read More

Guadalupe Clinic cheers 40 years of faithful care for the uninsured

By Morgan Cook It’s a powerful testament to faith in action: What began 40 years ago with five dedicated nurses from St. Francis Hospital has grown into one of Wichita’s… Read More

Seven transitional deacons enter life of ordained service

The parallel between the first reading and what was about to happen was apt. Only moments before, Bishop Carl A. Kemme observed, a passage from the Acts of the Apostles… Read More

Lolek aims to embody truth, beauty, goodness

If they found enough performers for a youth stage production of “My Son Pinocchio Jr.,” then Corinne Mayans, husband Michael, and daughters Clara and Catherine, would launch a Catholic youth… Read More

St. Catherine of Siena’s windows made in Kansas

Stained glass was a catechism for the illiterate when it was initially utilized over 1,000 years ago in Gothic cathedrals. That Catholic heritage continues in the Diocese of Wichita through… Read More

Metal voices ready to call faithful to Mass

  St. Catherine of Siena’s bells will soon command the attention of the neighborhood. The new church’s twin towers already dominate the landscape of northwest Wichita. “Bells have one function,… Read More

St. Jude’s Lord’s Pantry fills sacks, tummies

  Dozens of cars lined the edge of St. Jude Parish’s parking lot Monday, May 18, as volunteers in the rectory basement hastily pushed grocery carts and filled paper sacks… Read More