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Daughters of Mary, Israel’s Hope Welcomed in Tyler

Daughters of Mary, Israel’s Hope Welcomed in Tyler

Bishop Joseph E. Strickland has welcomed the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Israel’s Hope, a Public Association of the Faithful, to the Diocese of Tyler. The association, founded in 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is led by Mother Miriam of the Lamb of God.  It will be located...

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Burdens and Blessings of Infertility

Burdens and Blessings of Infertility

Originally published July 26, 2021. Every year around July 25th, the anniversary of the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae, Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week takes place. During the week of July 25-31, 2021, there will be an increase of posts, articles, and...

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NFP from a Priest’s Perspective

NFP from a Priest’s Perspective

Originally published July 29, 2021. It was 5:12am, the first morning of vacation, and I thought I was about to spend  a peaceful morning  praying, reading, and watching the sun rise. As I exited my bedroom, I came across the son of my friend in the living room crying...

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The NFP Mindset

The NFP Mindset

Originally published July 27, 2021. Everything has to make sense. Everything must fit in its proper place. This has gotten me into some trouble and oftentimes I take more time to do even simple things than is strictly necessary. Simple questions become large, time...

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Real Talk On Natural Family Planning

Real Talk On Natural Family Planning

Originally published May 31, 2019. I became aware of Natural Family Planning (NFP) when I was young; in fact, NFP was an integral part of my family’s return to the Catholic Church. As a child, I remember seeing charts with the baby stickers and the colors. I attended...

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A Fool, For the Sake of Christ

A Fool, For the Sake of Christ

Imagine that you enter your church one day, at a time when no one else is likely to be there. You see a swift motion, one after the other, out of the corner of your eye. When you get closer, it becomes clearer: someone is juggling before the statue of the Blessed...

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Temperance for Kids

Temperance for Kids

Have you ever eaten too much food and felt bad afterwards? Or have you felt really angry and acted out by yelling or throwing a fit? Sometimes people struggle with controlling what they do and how they feel. The virtue of temperance is about practicing self-control....

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What Catholics Must Believe About the Blessed Virgin Mary

What Catholics Must Believe About the Blessed Virgin Mary

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...

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Fortitude for Kids

Fortitude for Kids

What is Fortitude? If you have ever watched a football game you know that the goal of the game is for your team to get the ball across your goal line, a touchdown. You also know that the person who is running with the football has many players from the other team...

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