Dear Editor: I just feel that after the tragic events of the past few weeks that people of all colors and faiths need to sit down and discuss our feelings and ways we can promote peace and understanding. Our motto should be, “We are all in this together.”
Month: July 2016
Books the Diocese Is Reading This Summer: Part 2
Each year, we canvas a cross section of the diocese to find out what books they are reading this summer. Here are more results from our poll.
The Shame of Abortion
Dear Editor: In the Readers’ Forum (July 2-9) a letter by Frances Ruocco expressed my sentiments also. Thank you, Frances! I want to express my feelings on the same subject –abortion!
Third Person Acclamation
Dear Editor: In response to Peter Farley’s question (July 16) as to what happened to The Mystery of Faith acclamation: “Christ Has Died, Christ Has Risen, Christ Will Come Again,” one simple reason why it is no longer used is because it is written grammatically in the third person.
Dare We Strand Refugees?
Dear Editor: As I began to comment on reader Tom Hackert’s letter regarding immigration (July 16), I hesitated for two reasons: I was sure your office would already be inundated with protests to those thoughts and sentiments. And, I honestly could not decide on one single point to debate among Mr. Hackert’s obviously heartfelt but possibly misplaced concerns.
Piazza About to Join Baseball’s Immortals
New York Mets legend Mike Piazza was enshrined in Baseball’s Hall of Fame, as Jim Mancari recalls his favorite Piazza memories.
Black Bishop Says US Must Acknowledge Racism
The threat of being pulled over by police and arrested for something that even “hinted of going beyond the status quo,” was very real to retired Bishop John H. Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., when he was growing up in segregated Baton Rouge, La.
La. Bishops Seek Meaning In the Midst of Tragedies
Baton Rouge Bishop Robert W. Muench renewed a call for a diocesan-wide week of prayer, fasting and reflection after the latest fatal shootings in the city, which this time took the lives of three law enforcement officers.
Diocesan Pilgrims Make Final Preps for WYD
In the final week before heading to Krakow, Poland, for World Youth Day (WYD), local pilgrims met with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio to pray and go over final preparations. The official diocesan contingent is comprised of 400-pilgrims, including 23 priests and three bishops.
In Astoria, Campaign Adopts Spiritual Tone
Fresh off another campaign, Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, jumped right into the Generations of Faith campaign with the rest of the Diocese of Brooklyn and have so far met 65 percent of their Generations goal of $730,000!