Sister Joan Doody, R.S.M., 87 a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 70 years, died at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, Jan. 20.
Month: January 2018
Sister Josita Walsh, R.S.M.
Sister Josita Walsh, R.S.M., 94, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 74 years, died on Jan. 15 at Southside Hospital, Bay Shore, L.I.
Sister Margretta Driscoll, R.S.M.
Sister Margretta Driscoll, R.S.M., 87, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 65 years, died Dec. 8 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.
Sister M. Dolorosa Loughney, I.H.M.
Sister M. Dolorosa Loughney, I.H.M., 90, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died Jan. 28 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa.
Deacon David J. Ciorciari
Deacon David J. Ciorciari, 61, died Jan. 23 at his home in Maspeth. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 29 at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Maspeth.
Cathedral Bowls Its Way to Undefeated Season
For the junior varsity bowling team at Cathedral Prep and Seminary, Elmhurst, there were plenty of winning smiles as the team left the alley this past season.
Christmas Art Contest Winners Express Messages of Unity, Love
Winning The Tablet’s annual Keep Christ in Christmas Art Contest takes craftsmanship, dedication, attention to detail and for the special theme this year, it will also mean reflecting on a specific passage in the Old Testament: Deuteronomy 10: 17-19.
Bright Christmas Thanks
Dear Editor: I am writing once again to thank you for your gift to Families, Fathers, and Children, the prison ministry program operating out of St. Augustine parish, Park Slope. Because of your continued support and generosity, this program is able to provide much needed care and support to families, especially children who have fathers in prison.
The Killing Goes On
Dear Editor: Jan. 22, 1973, the day any claim we had to being a Christian nation ended. Christians do not allow the killing of innocent human beings and that became legal in the U.S. on that horrendous day.
Was It Papal Overreach?
Dear Editor: I really admired Father Cush before he wrote this column… and now even more so. He was brave to put this story (Was This A Case of Papal Overreach?, Jan. 20) out there with all of its gut-wrenching questions, and challenging us Catholics to come to our own conclusions.