The Catholic Diocese of Tyler

The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity

The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity

by | Jan 20, 2020 | News

In the Catechism of the Catholic Church we are taught that the central mystery of the faith, the fundamental and essential teaching of Christianity, is the doctrine of the Trinity (234). This is the revelation that our Almighty Creator is one God in three Persons: the...
“Turn Back O Children of Men!”

“Turn Back O Children of Men!”

by | Sep 12, 2019 | News

In June of this year, Justice Anthony Kennedy stepped down from the Supreme Court. All of a sudden, abortion and the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision was front page of the news again. Among the flurry of articles being published, I found one detailing a comedian’s...
The Virtue of Hope

The Virtue of Hope

by | Aug 15, 2019 | News

Hold Your Head high Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI once said, “One who has hope lives differently.” If you think about it, he’s exactly right. Whether your hope is in something or someone in this world or has its proper meaning as a theological virtue, your life is lived...
The Early Church Prayed for the Dead

The Early Church Prayed for the Dead

by | Aug 13, 2019 | News

Many non-Catholics experience our Catholic worship for the first time on a certain occasion: funerals. Frequently they tell the priest or their friends that it was one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful, funeral they have ever attended. It seems like...