St. Philip Institute News

Dr. Janet Smith, well-known author, speaker, and (newly retired) professor of theology Dr. Janet Smith became an expert on Humanae Vitae, which was issued 53 years ago. We want to share an interview with Dr. Smith conducted by Dr. Christopher Manion, director of...

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 married and invite...

Thursday May 5, 2021 The St. Philip Institute hosted it’s very first Pints with a Priest. Fr. Lowry (Pastor of St. Edwards in Athens) led a discussion on The Four Loves by C.S Lewis.

After 9 months of online events, the Family Life Office has returned to hosting live in-person Three to Get Married retreats.

On Saturday, March 27, 2021, the Family Life Office hosted an online marriage formation workshop with Compass Catholic Ministries called “God, Marriage, & Money”.

Download Bishop Strickland's Letter Dignitas Personae Joint Statement: Physician Support for Ethical Vaccines Measuring Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine: Press Hard for Ethical Vaccines

Download Dear Flock of Northeast Texas, As the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Tyler, and shepherd of God’s flock in this part of the world, I want to address every man, woman and child who resides in the thirty-three counties that make up the Diocese of...

On Pope Francis’s remarks about homosexual civil unions? Context, charity, and distinction—and as Pope St. John Paul II advised, Be Not Afraid.