Many devout baseball fans know the tale of Babe Ruth and an 11-year-old boy named Johnny Sylvester. But for those readers who may not be familiar, here is the story.
Month: July 2015
Nebraska Center to Help Youth Discern Vocations
The St. John Paul II Newman Center, which is set to open near the University of Nebraska at Omaha in fall 2016, is designed to encourage students to develop their faith.
Bodies Move at St. Agnes A.H.S.
St. Agnes A.H.S., College Point, celebrated student singers and dancers at its annual Fine Arts Festival.
Winning NewsHive
Winning the competition at St. Joseph’s College was a great experience for me because it opened my eyes to the impact of environmental injustice and the effect it has on people.
Salvadoran Prelate Helps Jamaica Celebrate Romero
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church processed through the streets to celebrate the beatification of Salvadoran martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero.
Special Treatment for Religious
Dear Editor: Thank you for the good job you and your staff did in the special religious jubilees section of The Tablet. BROTHER CAMPION LALLY, O.S.F. Bay Ridge
Meaning of Encyclical
Dear Editor: As we know, an encyclical is one the highest forms of teaching from the pope. I was quite disappointed by your editorial (“Impacting the World,” June 27): watering down the extensive content of the message to a “care for each other,” which is the core message but without mentioning any local commitment to […]
Labor Vs. Students
Dear Editor: This is my reaction to Richard Trumka’s Up Front and Personal column (June 20) as to why the labor movement is against school vouchers.
Msgr. Ryan
Dear Editor: The recent death of Msgr. James Ryan filled me with an overflowing feeling of satisfaction at how he had lived his priesthood with profound kindness, gentleness and charitable love for everyone. Msgr. Ryan’s natural kindness was his most admired trait.
No Supreme Justice
Dear Editor: If the U.S. Supreme Court had not interfered with true democracy, the citizens of the USA could have continued to democratically vote for or against same-sex marriage. Instead, a majority of one dictator ordered all Americans to accept their anti-scientific belief system. It does take a man and a woman to have a child; just as it takes a woman and a man to make a marriage.