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 | Apr 2, 2025 | Life and Justice, News
Catholics from across the state of Texas gathered in Austin for Catholic Advocacy Day on April 1 to meet with legislators and advocate for policies in line with social and moral concerns of the Church. A small group from the Diocese of Tyler attended this one-day...
by Peyton Low | Jan 25, 2025 | Life and Justice
On Jan. 24, 2025, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops issued the following letter, in Spanish and English, to the faithful: To the People of God in Texas, The bishops of Texas will continue to work with governmental officials and other people of good will to...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Sep 6, 2024 | Life and Justice, Liturgy, News
The Diocese of Tyler will celebrate the annual Red Mass on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 6pm at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler. Very Rev. Doug Jeffers, JCL, Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Austin, will be the homilist. The Red Mass is a tradition...