Friday, December 19, 2014
Yesterday as I headed to the annual Christmas Party for the priests of the Diocese, I had some thoughts I wanted to share with you about my priesthood and the great joy of the Christmas season when we celebrate the coming of the Lord. Please keep me and all of... Read More
Monday, December 15, 2014
I am excited to announce and present a new feature for my personal blog. It's a video series that we're calling "On the Road with Bishop Strickland."
With over 90 Catholic parishes, missions and institutions spread across 23,000 square miles in our 33 coutines of northeast Texas, it's not... Read More
Friday, December 12, 2014
In 1910 Our Lady of Guadalupe was declared Patroness of Latin America, and in 1945 Pope Pius XII declared Her to be the Empress of all the Americas. She appeared to an Indian convert named Juan Diego on December 9, 1531. She left a marvelous portrait of herself on the... Read More
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
A voice is heard, crying out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight the path of our God!"
This is our call during Advent as we prepare for the Solemnity of the Lord's Nativitywhen we recall his first coming, and as we use this time to... Read More
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Sorry that it's been a while since I've posted here. The last few months have been very busy with multiple trips to Rome, the USCCB Fall Meetings and lots of great things going on in the Diocese! We've got some plans for my web site that I think you'll enjoy.... Read More
Saturday, September 06, 2014
Our new Director of Communications is doing a great job. Check out the website dioceseoftyler.org
Monday, August 18, 2014
A good friend was teasing me about updating my website since July 4 was rather a long time ago!!!
I thought it was quite appropriate that my update should include information that will hopefully make my website and all communication in the diocese look a lot different and be much... Read More
Thursday, July 03, 2014
I'm sure we are all concerned at times for the future of this great nation. Let us pray and trust in the Lord. Our currency still says "In God We Trust" and for so many of us that is not an outdated slogan but truly words to live by. We must... Read More
Friday, June 27, 2014
As we celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ I wanted to share a brief reflection that I read this morning.
Speaking of the fear of the Lord this author says, "True fear of the Lord is when we are not afraid but are in fear of... Read More
Thursday, May 29, 2014
As I mentioned in my Tweet this morning during May and June we celebrate the ordination anniversaries of a lot of our priests. Like wedding anniversaries these milestones for our priests are a time to reflect on the joys and the challenges of living the priestly commitment.
I tend to... Read More
