by Elizabeth Slaten | Jul 15, 2021 | News
Our own Director of Family Life, Deanna Johnston, joined Mary Rose Verret of Witness to Love and Montse Alvarado on EWTN’s In Depth show to discuss the importance of the Sacrament of Matrimony and our diocese’s efforts to reach those who are civilly...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Apr 26, 2021 | News
The St. Philip Institute Three to get Married After 9 months of online events, the Family Life Office has returned to hosting live in-person Three to Get Married retreats. Following the necessary Covid-19 protocols, we hosted one Three to Get Married and one Son Tres...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Apr 15, 2021 | News
The St. Philip Institute and Compass Catholic Ministries God, Marriage, & Money Online Workshop for Couples On Saturday, March 27, 2021, the Family Life Office hosted an online marriage formation workshop with Compass Catholic Ministries called “God,...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Sep 25, 2020 | News
National Catholic Register St. Philip Institute: A New Way to Form First-Century Christians for the 21st Century TYLER, Texas — How does a bishop bring “the joy of the Gospel” to the angst of the age? Bishop Joseph Strickland pondered and prayed over this question...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Sep 15, 2020 | News
The St. Philip Institute Marriage Formation Coordinator Workshop Over the summer the Family Life Office offered online workshops for Marriage Formation Coordinators in the Diocese of Tyler in both English and Spanish. Deanna Johnston, Director of Family Life,...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Aug 26, 2020 | News, Videos
As your bishop, I plan to offer a series of brief articles that I pray will be helpful to all of us as we approach the 2020 national, state, and local elections in November. Let me be clear, I have no intention of publicly endorsing any specific party or any...