The Finest Catholic Newspaper in the US
Dear Editor: I grew up in St Rose of Lima Parish, where my pastor was Msgr. James Casey.
I attended the parish school, and it was drilled into us that The Tablet was the finest Catholic newspaper in the nation.
As I recall, Msgr. Casey was the president of The Tablet.
I sold the paper following the 10 a.m. Mass on Sundays. I married a girl from Flushing. We had our first home, an apartment in St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Flatlands.
Many years passed, we lived in various places, and owned several houses in Nassau County. I retired, and we relocated to New Jersey. Both of our sons attended colleges in New York, met and married Jersey girls.
We have four grandchildren, all of whom are either finished with college or will be soon. Upon my retirement, we decided to relocate to New Jersey so we could be a part of our grandchildren’s lives.
But through that, I have never lost touch with my Brooklyn roots, the deepest of which are with The Tablet!
We’ve had a subscription for years and have moved several times.
Our local parish here in New Jersey has remained constant for the 20 years we’ve lived here.
In fact, our beloved pastor, Msgr. Edward C. Puleo, who passed away one year ago, was born in Elmhurst, Queens, graduated from Monsignor McClancy High School in East Elmhurst, and was a brother of the Sacred Heart, the order that taught me at St. Rose in Brooklyn. I had been giving him a copy of your publication weekly. Now, that copy goes to our administrator as we await the appointment of a new pastor.
He too agrees with my comment that The Tablet continues to be the finest Catholic newspaper in the country!
Harold A. Jones
Pottersville, New Jersey
An Opportunity to Give Thanks for Our Freedoms
Dear Editor: Another Thanksgiving Day is in the books, offering another opportunity to give thanks for our family, close friends, and the freedom we enjoy at the expense of the sacrifices made by our early forefathers and all those who served our nation.
It is so easy to become complacent as we go about our daily lives, never stopping to appreciate how truly lucky we are, and have that conversation with our children and grandchildren, impressing upon them the duty of every American to be vigilant in protecting and defending that cherished freedom.
As former President Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people.”
Thomas and Constance Dowd
Oakland Gardens
Many Blessings and Many Thanks!
Dear Editor: Praise God for Currents News and The Tablet. You are always fair in showing the diversity of the Diocese of Brooklyn and what is going on in parishes.
Many thanks to Currents News’ Jessica Easthope and The Tablet’s Bill Miller for highlighting the wonderful Pearl Bernardin (“Retired Teacher Pioneered Diversity Within Brooklyn’s Catholic Schools,” Nov. 15) and stories on Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman.
Our Catholic African American community truly needs this spotlight.
Darcel Wilamowski
South Floral Park
Editor’s note: Darcel Wilamowski is the founder and director of the Sister Thea Bowman Mass Choir.