by Joel McMichael | Aug 30, 2022 | CET: Learning the Faith
Let’s talk about soteriology. Now “soteriology” is not a word you would hear at the dining room table, in the barber’s chair, and maybe not even from the ambo at Mass. However, we all have an idea about soteriology. Soteriology comes from the Greek word sōtēria which...
by Dr. Luke Arredondo | Aug 16, 2022 | CET: Learning the Faith, CET: Theology 101
Prior to joining the St. Philip Institute team and moving to the Diocese of Tyler, I was living in Tallahassee, Florida, pursuing a PhD in religious studies at Florida State University. Doing coursework in religious studies rather than theology proper was a bit of an...
by Steven Bernasconi | Jul 1, 2022 | CET: Learning the Faith, CET: Year of Mary and the Eucharist
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...
by Fr. Nolan Lowry | Jun 10, 2022 | CET: Ask a Priest, CET: Learning the Faith
At the Last Supper Our Lord instituted the Eucharist and the priesthood so that we would have the incredible privilege of receiving his Sacred Body and Blood as food for the journey to heaven. What a tremendous gift! Therefore, before we even consider approaching the...
by Dr. Luke Arredondo | Apr 26, 2022 | CET: Learning the Faith, CET: Theology 101, CET: Year of Mary and the Eucharist
Among most Catholics today, the mention of St. Faustina is associated immediately with the feast of Divine Mercy, the chaplet, and the novena, and for good reason. These were the primary tasks given to young Maria Kowalska as Jesus began to reveal his plans for her...
by Dr. Luke Arredondo | Apr 19, 2022 | CET: Learning the Faith
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...