Dear Editor: As is often the case, a small mention of someone of note shows up in a back page of a publication. In the Feb. 7 issue of The Tablet was a mention of a once well-known baseball coach being honored by the N.Y.S. Hall of Fame. His name is Joe Austin, once one of the highest regarded men in local baseball.
Month: February 2015
Sister Had the Touch
Dear Editor: Sister Charles (Sister Ann Fitzpatrick, C.S.J.) (March 2, 2013) was my first-grade teacher at St. Augustine’s in 1956 and I loved her.
Little Sisters, Big Hearts
Dear Editor: I am connected with Queen of Peace Residence in Queens Village which was featured in the Tabet (Jan. 31).
Stop PC Kowtowing
Dear Editor: I want to thank Father David Bertolotti for his magnificent and very inspiring letter (Feb. 14) titled “Cuomo’s Personal Choice.”
Modern Martyrdom
The militants of the Islamic State (ISIS) released a video entitled “A Message Signed in Blood to the Nation of the Cross” in which they released a warning saying they were “south of Rome.” They then proceeded to murder, by beheading 21 Coptic Christian men. These Christian men were seen, on the video calling on the Holy Name of Jesus as they were savagely murdered.
World Christianity by the Numbers
THE ANNUAL “STATUS of Global Christianity” survey published by the International Bulletin of Missionary Research is a cornucopia of numbers: some are encouraging; others are discouraging; many of them are important for grasping the nature of this particular moment in Christian history. This year’s survey works from a baseline of 1900 A.D., and makes projections […]
‘McFarland, USA’ – Uplifting, Family Film
Kevin Costner plays Jim White, a high school science teacher and coach in 1980s California who recognizes a widespread gift among his new Latino students for long-distance running.
Parishes Digging Out of Record Snow in Boston
With a variety of conditions facing urban, suburban, and somewhat rural parishes, Boston pastors offered their thoughts on the impact of blizzards and snowstorms in the parishes they serve.
Religious Leaders Want Action on Climate Control
Leaders from across the faith spectrum gathered Feb. 20 at the Capitol to seek action to combat climate change and to mitigate its effects, whether it be at the federal level or in local communities.
Lent Begins in the Diocese
Above, Msgr. Alfred LoPinto, executive director of Catholic Charities, joined Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in distributing ashes at St. James Cathedral-Basilica in Downtown Brooklyn. Below, Msgr. Joseph Grimaldi, episcopal vicar for Brooklyn, distributes ashes at a Mass with diocesan employees at The Chancery office building in Park Slope. Lent began a 40-day time of penance and […]