Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, held a Wounded Warriors assembly Nov. 20 to send junior and senior students on a service trip to Washington, D.C. During the assembly, Samantha Southard, senior, gave a speech, a portion of which is printed below: As a returning member of the Wounded Warriors trip, I can personally say that this […]
Month: November 2014
Migration Office Offers Help with New Policy
Following President Obama’s executive order announcing a new policy to allow certain undocumented individuals to apply for a limited form of immigration relief, the diocesan Catholic Migration Office will hold a special information session on this new policy Saturday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m. at St. Sebastian Parish Center, 39-60 57th St., Woodside. All are […]
Boomers and Beyond
The Tablet, in collaboration with local businesses and health care providers, presents this special section intended to help baby boomers plan for their future. Click on the links below to read all about it: Fidelis Care offers tips for choosing Medicare Advantage Coverage. Carole Norris Greene writes about the experience many baby boomers face when […]
Lessons from Dietrich Von Hildebrand
Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889-1977), a German Catholic philosopher, was part of a circle of thinkers that first formed around Edmund Husserl, founder of the philosophical method known as “phenomenology.” Others in that circle included Max Scheler, on whom Karol Wojtyla (St. John Paul II) wrote his second doctoral thesis, and Edith Stein, now St. Teresa […]
Recognizing Blessings and Graces from the Past
Years ago when I was studying for the priesthood in the Diocese of Brooklyn, the general program of study that young men were encouraged to take started with four years at Cathedral Prep, at that time on Washington and Atlantic avenues in Downtown Brooklyn. Following those four years were two years of college in the […]
Treating Headaches Triggered by Tension
Dear Dr. Garner, I get headaches frequently, and it’s usually related to very tense situations around the house. I have three children, a home-based business and 18 people coming for Thanksgiving. You can imagine the tension and the headache that comes with it. Do you see any relief for me? Tension Headaches in Hollis […]
‘Outreach’ to All Outcasts
Dear Editor: I would like to second and expand the comments of Tony Bellizzi’s letter (Nov. 1). Mr. Bellizzi calls for an outreach to “divorced and gay people” who have suffered “heartache and rejection.” I would like to see such an outreach to the priests (many of whom were greatly loved and appreciated) who have […]
The Great Cathedral Prep
Dear Editor: In November of 1956, I was one of a number of Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception Prep Seminary students to serve at the funeral Mass for Archbishop Thomas E. Molloy at St. Joseph’s Church on Pacific Street. I was one of the torch bearers. The back of my head was among those […]
Non-Traditional Families
Dear Editor: Having read Kelly Bothum’s column (Nov. 15), I have a few questions and thoughts. The writer laments the less-than-welcoming stance of the Church toward those in “messy, non-traditional, perfectly imperfect,” family situations. My question is, why does the Church teach such hard doctrines and stand firm in defending traditional morality? The answer is […]
Violence Begets Violence
The ugly scene of racially-motivated violence once again has rocked the nation. This time, it followed a Grand Jury decision in Missouri not to indict a white police officer who killed a black teen in the line of duty. Despite pleas from the victim’s family as well as from the president of the U.S. to […]