by Fr. Justin Braun | Mar 19, 2021 | CET: Living the Faith
In this year of St. Joseph called for at the universal level of the Church by Pope Francis and locally by Bishop Joseph Strickland, we are being invited to familiarize ourselves with the person of Joseph, to ask his intercession more frequently, and to imitate him in...
by Fr. John-Mary Bowlin | Mar 16, 2021 | CET: Learning the Faith
We are created to know, love, and serve God in this life, so as to be happy with him in the next. In fact, everything exists for our union with God, through Christ, in His Mystical Body, the Church. While God’s plan for each person differs from person to...
by Margaret Mone | Mar 12, 2021 | CET: Priests and Seminarians, CET: Witness Stories
For the final time, Martin Ahiaba paced the Tennessee Colony Coffield prison unit in Palestine, Texas. He recalled the last two years he spent making ends meet as both a guard and later a parole officer. He came face-to-face with compassion and experienced what it...
by Dr. Luke Arredondo | Feb 23, 2021 | CET: Book Reviews
During the first weeks of Covid-related shutdowns in 2020, many people found themselves cancelling plans and with a bit of extra time on their hands. Dr. Ralph Martin, Professor of Theology and Director of Graduate Programs in the New Evangelization at Sacred Heart...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Feb 9, 2021 | CET: Learning the Faith
Every year as the season of Lent approaches, Christians begin thinking about Lenten resolutions. These can be anything from introducing more prayer and scripture reading into their lives or fasting from favorite foods. Just as Jesus spent forty days in the desert...
by Dr. Luke Arredondo | Oct 22, 2020 | CET: Commentary
Yesterday, Catholic and secular news outlets were reporting on a new documentary featuring Pope Francis, titled “Francesco” which has yet to appear in North America, but made its Vatican premier on Wednesday. The primary reason there has been so much discussion about...