The Catholic Diocese of Tyler

St. Joseph: Just, Wise, and Faithful

St. Joseph: Just, Wise, and Faithful

by | Mar 19, 2021 | News

In this year of St. Joseph called for at the universal level of the Church by Pope Francis and locally by Bishop Joseph Strickland, we are being invited to familiarize ourselves with the person of Joseph, to ask his intercession more frequently, and to imitate him in...
Novissima Pt. 1: Judgment, Hell and Heaven

Novissima Pt. 1: Judgment, Hell and Heaven

by | Mar 16, 2021 | News

We are created to know, love, and serve God in this life, so as to be happy with him in the next. In fact, everything exists for our union with God, through Christ, in His Mystical Body, the Church. While God’s plan for each person differs from person to...
Icon Writing Workshop Comes to East Texas

Icon Writing Workshop Comes to East Texas

by | Mar 9, 2021 | News

By Teresa Darby When can I enter and see the face of God? (Psalm 42:3) An opportunity to experience the sacred art of icon writing is finally available for East Texans. Typically, we glance at icons with the impression that it is just another picture. However, an icon...
Parish Serves Poor in a Time of Great Need

Parish Serves Poor in a Time of Great Need

by | Feb 26, 2021 | News

Then the king will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,...
Book Review: A Church in Crisis

Book Review: A Church in Crisis

by | Feb 23, 2021 | News

During the first weeks of Covid-related shutdowns in 2020, many people found themselves cancelling plans and with a bit of extra time on their hands. Dr. Ralph Martin, Professor of Theology and Director of Graduate Programs in the New Evangelization at Sacred Heart...