Dear Editor: Thanks for highlighting the great work of Good Counsel homes and Bridge to Life to help mothers and babies during these dark days.
Month: May 2020
In Support of Universal Basic Income
Dear Editor: I read with interest Diane Pagen’s thoughtful call to US Bishops to endorse Universal Basic Income based on Pope Francis’ recent letter to workers in popular movements and organizations (“Universal Basic Income and COVID-19,” Reader’s Forum, April 25).
Peace in the Midst of This Storm
On Wednesday, April 15, my father and I received devastating news: my 92-year-old mother, Juana, a longtime resident of a nursing home, had succumbed to cardiac arrest after a short but severe illness.
Alex S. Bruno
Alex S. Bruno, brother of Reverend Hilaire Belizaire, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cambria Heights, died on April 13, at King County Hospital, Brooklyn.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s ‘Giglio’ Feast Canceled
The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a highlight of the summer in Williiamsburg, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Eternal Truths Cannot Be Hidden
My already-large family was very recently blessed with an Easter-time gift: my grandniece Rosalie, whose birth in a Staten Island hospital thankfully went without event, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that has wreaked havoc on our local health facilities. Rosalie’s middle name, Santina, was my late mother’s first name, and she would be her fourth great-grandchild.
Back to the Future of the Pandemic
There is nothing older than yesterday’s newspapers — we know pretty much all that was said, and there is not much to discover there. But a newspaper from a century ago could be full of ‘breaking news’ for today’s readers. It allows us to access not just the events of yesteryear, but the way those events were perceived by the people living through them.
Our Spiritual Lives Have Changed
This is the full text of the letter Bishop DiMarzio sent to the faithful of Brooklyn and Queens, in English and Spanish, on May 1, Feast of St. Joseph the Worker.
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
As you read this letter, we are in the midst of the Easter Season. We rejoice in the risen Jesus and in what that Resurrection means for us who are members of His Body. By His Cross and Resurrection, Christ has set us free.
The Validity of Virtual Mass Is Questioned
This year’s Holy Week celebrations resulted in a major spike of new viewers tuning in to watch Vatican liturgies — an increase from 1.5 million online viewers last year to 5.5 million this year — and a trend matched by ordinary parishes throughout the world forced to go virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bishops Urge Closer Look at COVID Deaths in Black Communities
A group of U.S. bishops expressed sorrow over disparities in infection and death rates among African Americans in U.S. communities.