The Catholic Diocese of Tyler

A Fool, For the Sake of Christ

A Fool, For the Sake of Christ

by | Jul 22, 2022 | News

Imagine that you enter your church one day, at a time when no one else is likely to be there. You see a swift motion, one after the other, out of the corner of your eye. When you get closer, it becomes clearer: someone is juggling before the statue of the Blessed...
Whose People?

Whose People?

by | Apr 14, 2022 | News

“We are an Easter people, and hallelujah is our song!”Pope St. John Paul II An assisting priest at my home parish always started his Palm Sunday homily with the same story. He had gone to Germany during Holy Week, where every ten years the Oberammergau Passion Play is...
St. Ignatius and Sticky Notes: Incorporating the Examen

St. Ignatius and Sticky Notes: Incorporating the Examen

by | Jan 28, 2022 | News

One of the things I seem to have collected over time is post-it notes. At least one pack can be found in each of my bags. My desk storage has a box dedicated to unused packs. And all over the inside of the desk wall are notes of various colors, written in different...
“I’m Spiritual But Not Religious”

“I’m Spiritual But Not Religious”

by | Nov 4, 2021 | News

Have you heard a friend or peer explain, “I’m spiritual, but I’m not religious”? Or have you used the same phrase to explain your spiritual life? You’re not alone. A growing number of millennials and Gen Z’ers claim this as their approach to faith. But the question...
What Does “Respect Life” Look Like?

What Does “Respect Life” Look Like?

by | Oct 15, 2021 | News

Hostile faces glared at me from across the steel barricades and riot police. I was at the Women’s March for Reproductive Rights in Washington, D.C., attempting to puncture the violent shouts with the truth of human life. The atmosphere was enraged, but barely masked...