by Elizabeth Slaten | Nov 30, 2025 | Bishop, News
The culture of the American Christmas season that begins in October and ends with the after-Christmas sales overwhelms the Catholic season of Advent. Yet this does not relieve us from knowing the reason for the Advent season: to “stay awake” and to look for the signs...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Nov 27, 2025 | Bishop, News
To the Priests and People of the Diocese of Tyler at Thanksgiving November 27, 2025 I have been with you as your bishop now for just over nine months. The call to serve as the Bishop of Tyler has been a motive of deep gratitude to God. You have been very much in my...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Nov 13, 2025 | Bishop, Life and Justice
“La Iglesia, como madre, camina con los que caminan. Donde el mundo ve una amenaza, ella ve hijos; donde se levantan muros, ella construye puentes. Sabe que el anuncio del Evangelio sólo es creíble cuando se traduce en gestos de cercanía y de acogida; y que en cada...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Nov 12, 2025 | Bishop, Life and Justice, News
“The Church, like a mother, accompanies those who are walking. Where the world sees threats, she sees children; where walls are built, she builds bridges. She knows that her proclamation of the Gospel is credible only when it is translated into gestures of...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Nov 4, 2025 | Bishop, Life and Justice, News
To the Priests and Faithful of the Diocese of Tyler, Today my brother bishops and I have issued a statement regarding the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, on the status of DACA recipients in Texas. This decision is likely to significantly...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Aug 26, 2025 | Bishop, News
Last week the Texas Comptroller’s Office published the proposed rules for the Education Savings Account (ESA) program that will be available for the 2026-2027 school year. This program provides parents of students in non-public schools a publicly funded government...