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Defending the Resurrection
If someone asks you to identify the single most important doctrine in Christianity, how would you reply? It’s probably not the principle of double effect. Could it be the fall of Adam and Eve? Creation itself? The infallibility of Scripture? All of those are fine and...
Whose People?
“We are an Easter people, and hallelujah is our song!”Pope St. John Paul II An assisting priest at my home parish always started his Palm Sunday homily with the same story. He had gone to Germany during Holy Week, where every ten years the Oberammergau Passion Play is...
Bishop Strickland’s Pastoral Letter for Holy Thursday
Bishop Joseph Strickland Pastoral Letter for Holy Thursday April 14, 2022 Why Adore Him? I hope the title of this reflection gets the attention of the reader because in many ways it gets to the heart of the matter. As I attempt to explain why Eucharistic Adoration is...
Carta pastoral del Obispo Strickland para el Jueves Santo
Obispo Joseph Strickland Carta pastoral para el Jueves Santo 14 de abril de 2022 ¿Por qué adorarle? Espero que el título de esta reflexión llame la atención del lector debido a que, en muchos sentidos, llega al meollo de la cuestión. Al intentar explicar por qué la...
Eucharistic Congress Registration Now Open
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...
“Why We Adore Him?” A Holy Thursday Message
I hope the title of this reflection gets the attention of the reader because in many ways it gets to the heart of the matter. As I attempt to explain why Eucharistic Adoration is so important in my life and why I want to encourage every Catholic in the Diocese of...
Pennie Vandenbroek’s Pro-Life Witness from Jail
It was a Saturday in May 1995. Pennie Vandenbroek prayerfully linked arms with about two dozen other men and women, blocking the entrance to what she described as a “shabby little abortion clinic” in Los Angeles run by a doctor whose license was...
Nacogdoches Parish to Host Annual Multicultural Festival, Apr. 30-May 1, 2022
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nacogdoches will be hosting its annual Multicultural Festival on April 30 and May 1, 2022 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on the grounds of Sacred Heart Catholic Church located at 2508 Appleby Sand Road, Nacogdoches, Texas. For over...
A Feast at the Heart of the Year of the Immaculate Virgin 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...
Mass to Consecrate Russia and Ukraine – March 25
Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler will join Pope Francis and other Catholic bishops around the world in consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Friday, March 25, 2022. The Mass, celebrated for the Solemnity of the Annunciation, will begin...
Upcoming Events
Son Tres Los Que Se Casan: Retiro de CONVALIDACIONES (Texarkana)
Three to Get Married – English Retreat (May 3-4, 2024)
Rooted & Rising: Youth Ministers Formation Day
VIRTUS Training (English)