Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Go to the center of the church. To your left, you will see a massive, life sized statue of Jesus Christ with the brightness of Heaven behind him. To your right, you will see statues of Mary and Joseph—their expressions fixed towards Him. Look above. God looks down at Creation—flanked by the writers of the Gospel, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The Cathedral offers the young people of Wichita (like myself) the 7 Sacraments. Fancy word, “sacrament” but what does it mean? A sacrament is a way God connects with Man, transforms Man via Apostolic Authority of the Church, and brings Man into a platonic love of God and neighbour. The highest form of love. I highly encourage young people in the Wichita area to experience this place for what it is—a new understanding of who God is, and how a total relationship towards God can deepen our own friendships with the people we know and love.

When I was 4 years old in 1963 my grandfather Carl Matthew Carpenter and I Carl Matthew Carpenter we're driving down the street in his 1963 Impala he said Carl I helped build that cathedral and me and the other coworkers put coins underneath the four pillars in front of the building I remember that as one of my first memories and I cherish it to this day.

The noon mass on weekdays is convenient. The church is beautiful and the Friday service was full. Encouraging to see such devotion on the part of those in the downtown area.