by Elizabeth Slaten | Jan 7, 2022 | CET: Learning the Faith, CET: Theology 101, CET: Year of Mary and the Eucharist
If you’re a Catholic, you’re probably familiar with the statement, “Catholics worship Mary.” If you’re not Catholic, you may have thought this at some point. The emphasis Catholics place on the Blessed Virgin can be confusing, even for Catholics sometimes. Isn’t Jesus...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Dec 28, 2021 | News
Each year the Church concludes the liturgical cycle with the celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, or as it’s commonly called, the Feast of Christ the King. This year for the Feast of Christ the King on November 21, 2021, there...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Oct 26, 2021 | CET: St. Philip Institute
As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live. Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. The future starts today, not tomorrow.St. John Paul II On Saturday, Oct. 23, the St. John...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Oct 6, 2021 | News
Many parishes and missions throughout the Diocese of Tyler celebrated Mexico’s Independence Day with a festival after weekend Masses. On September 19th, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Nacogdoches celebrated this special event with a cavalcade, festival and groundbreaking...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Oct 4, 2021 | CET: Priests and Seminarians
Mario Torres, a seminarian of the Diocese of Tyler, was ordained to the transitional diaconate on September 30, 2021. Torres is a student at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. Torres and 19 of his classmates were ordained to the diaconate by Cardinal...