by Elizabeth Slaten | Dec 24, 2025 | Bishop, News
En Español There is an intimate connection between the wood of the crib and the wood of the cross. Between the mystery of the Incarnation, Christ’s birth in Bethlehem 2000 years ago, and his crucifixion some 33 years later. Familiar Christmas carols often reflect this...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Dec 24, 2025 | Bishop
Existe una conexión íntima entre la madera del pesebre y la madera de la cruz. Entre el misterio de la Encarnación, el nacimiento de Cristo en Belén hace 2000 años, y su crucifixión unos 33 años después. Los villancicos familiares reflejan a menudo esta...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Dec 2, 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...