by Bishop Joseph E. Strickland | Aug 9, 2022 | CET: Year of Mary and the Eucharist
As I write this, the Church is celebrating Mary, Mother of the Church on June 6. The tremendous gift that Our Lady is for the Catholic Church and for all humanity is something we can all ponder deeply, taking up the model that she gives us as she “ponders all these...
by Steven Bernasconi | Jul 1, 2022 | CET: Learning the Faith, CET: Year of Mary and the Eucharist
During a recent trip back to Tyler, I was driving down Broadway Avenue with a non-Catholic friend when we spotted a bumper sticker that read: “No Mary, No Jesus. Know Mary, Know Jesus.” He didn’t know what to make of it, and I was soon flooded with all kinds of...
by Bishop Joseph E. Strickland | May 13, 2022 | CET: Year of Mary and the Eucharist
I consider my deepening relationship with Our Lord in his Eucharistic Presence to be one of the most profound blessings in my life and I have to say, it is all his doing. I have to admit, I become emotional even as I write these words because the Lord has blessed me...
by Dr. Luke Arredondo | Apr 26, 2022 | CET: Learning the Faith, CET: Theology 101, CET: Year of Mary and the Eucharist
Among most Catholics today, the mention of St. Faustina is associated immediately with the feast of Divine Mercy, the chaplet, and the novena, and for good reason. These were the primary tasks given to young Maria Kowalska as Jesus began to reveal his plans for her...
by Diocesan Staff | Apr 12, 2022 | CET: Year of Mary and the Eucharist, News
The Diocese of Tyler will celebrate its 35th anniversary as a diocese with a Eucharistic Congress in Tyler, TX, at Bishop Gorman High School on June 10 and 11, 2022. Registration is now open! Register here. The theme for this event will be “The Eucharist: Source and...
by Bishop Joseph E. Strickland | Mar 25, 2022 | CET: Year of Mary and the Eucharist
As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, I turn for inspiration to the Collect or Opening Prayer for the liturgy of the day. The prayer begins, “O God, who willed that your Word should take on the reality of human flesh in the womb of the Virgin...