Catholic East Texas

The Magazine of the Diocese of Tyler
The kingly role of the laity

The kingly role of the laity

In baptism, we are “freed from sin and reborn as sons of God,” “become members of Christ,” and “are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1213) We also receive an indelible spiritual mark on our souls, the...

The prophetic mission of the baptized

The prophetic mission of the baptized

When we think of prophets, we may think of people from Scripture like Moses, Isaiah, Elijah, or John the Baptist. These men were bold and fearless. Many miraculous deeds were accomplished by their hands, like the parting of the Red Sea, raising the dead to life,...

Who Needs Lent? We Do

Who Needs Lent? We Do

On Ash Wednesday, bishops, priests and deacons around the world administer the ashes to the faithful who come forward to identify themselves as pilgrims on the 40-day journey of repentance and conversion called “Lent”. The word is derived from an old English term...