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Morally Coherent Catholic Citizenship

Morally Coherent Catholic Citizenship

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...

Fr Braun’s Easter Message to Youth

Fr Braun’s Easter Message to Youth

Fr. Braun wishes the youth of the diocese a happy Easter! The outbreak of coronavirus has been challenging for everyone, but it is easy to forget our teens. They have had to undergo a lot of change and transition, including staying at home and taking online classes....

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday

Join us for Easter Sunday Mass, live from the Chapel of Sts. Peter & Paul in Tyler, TX. The celebrant is Fr. Hank Lanik, Rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Bishop Strickland Celebrates Easter Sunday Mass | 4.12.20

Bishop Strickland Celebrates Easter Sunday Mass | 4.12.20

NOTE: The introduction at the beginning of this recording was included because this Mass was broadcast on FOX 51-TV at 10AM on Easter Sunday. For those who can not attend Mass in the Diocese of Tyler due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the St. Philip Institute is...

Easter Vigil

Easter Vigil

Join Bishop Strickland live at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, TX to celebrate the joyful liturgy of the Easter Vigil! The Mass will be in English.

The Second Word | The Seven Last Words of Christ

The Second Word | The Seven Last Words of Christ

“This day you will be with me in paradise.” (Lk. 23: 43) Luke Arredondo, Director of Faith Formation, reflects on Jesus’ words to the thief on the Cross who Fulton Sheen says “died a thief, because he stole paradise.” Dismas, the good thief, sees the truth of Jesus’...

Good Friday

Good Friday

Join Bishop Strickland live for the Good Friday liturgy at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, TX. The service is bilingual.

The Seventh Word | The Seven Last Words

The Seventh Word | The Seven Last Words

“Father, into your hands, I commend my spirit.” (Lk. 23: 46) Luke Arredondo, Director of Faith Formation, reflects on Jesus’ final word from the Cross, where he gives up his spirit to the Father. Following Fulton Sheen, Luke discusses Jesus as the Prodigal Son, who...

The Sixth Word | The Seven Last Words

The Sixth Word | The Seven Last Words

“It is finished.” (Jn. 19: 30) Luke Arredondo, Director of Faith Formation, reflects on Jesus saying “it is finished.” Drawing on St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Fulton Sheen, Luke shows the way in which Jesus’ utterance here is not an admission of defeat, but...

The Fifth Word | The Seven Last Words of Christ

The Fifth Word | The Seven Last Words of Christ

“I thirst.” (Jn. 19: 28) Luke Arredondo, Director of Faith Formation, reflects on Jesus’ thirst on the Cross and the relationship between this moment and his encounter with the woman at the well. Luke explains the way that Jesus’ “thirst” applies not just to his...

The Fourth Word | The Seven Last Words of Christ

The Fourth Word | The Seven Last Words of Christ

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mt. 27: 46, Mk. 15:34) Luke Arredondo, Director of Faith Formation, reflects on Jesus’ agony from the Cross and the human experience of separation from God. Drawing on Psalm 22, Jesus’ words are explained in light of future...

The Third Word| The Seven Last Words of Christ

The Third Word| The Seven Last Words of Christ

“When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.” (Jn. 19: 26-27) Luke Arredondo,...

The First Word | The Seven Last Words of Christ

The First Word | The Seven Last Words of Christ

“Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” (Lk. 23: 34) Luke Arredondo, Director of Faith Formation, reflects on the tradition of the Seven Last Words as well as Jesus’ first word, in which he forgives his executioners. Luke explains the connection between...

Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday

Join Bishop Strickland live from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, TX to celebrate the liturgy of Maundy Thursday. The Mass is bilingual.

Viernes Santo | Celebrando la Fe en Casa: Vídeo #5

Viernes Santo | Celebrando la Fe en Casa: Vídeo #5

El Viernes Santo nos recuerda el día en que nuestro Señor dio su vida por nuestros pecados. ¿Cómo podemos recorrer este camino doloroso a su lado? Observe cómo el Padre José Luis explica las formas en que podemos unirnos como familia y mostrar nuestro amor por Cristo...

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