Contributions to The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Campaign continue to flood our offices. So much so that our limited staff is working double time at getting the money into the bank so that we can distribute it to the priests, sisters and lay leaders who will assist the needy this Christmas. Contributors include an auxiliary bishop […]
Author: Ed Wilkinson
Requests Keep Coming As Donations Arrive
As The Tablet’s Bright Christmas campaign breaks into full stride, I would like to tell you about two programs that will receive help from our drive. The first is Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York that conducts two residences in Brooklyn for teens attending Catholic high schools.
Bright Christmas Hopes For an Early Response
Each year, we invite our readers to help us help others brighten someone else’s Christmas. It’s an opportunity to assist those who for one reason or another just do not have enough resources this year.
We call it The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Campaign, and it has been going on for about 50 years. Last year, we collected more than $125,000 that we redistributed to the poor and needy through our parishes and diocesan agencies.
Who Will Lead the Fight Against Evil?
The Vatican, in its initial reaction to the terrorist bombings in Paris, condemned the attacks, calling for “a decisive, supportive response on the part of all of us as we counter the spread the homicidal hatred in all of its forms.” But the Church does not expand upon what form that response should take.
Another Step Toward Priesthood
Five men from the Brooklyn Diocese were among the 16 ordained to the transitional diaconate on Nov. 7 by Rockville Centre Bishop William Murphy at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie.
Speaking the Truth Through Charity
Speaking the truth through charity is one of the greatest signs of Christian living. It’s the most powerful message that one can deliver. I’m talking Mother Teresa here. She literally walked the streets of Calcutta with the poorest of the poor, picking them up and giving them comfort. I’m talking St. Damien of Molokai, who served among the lepers of Hawaii, leading to his own death by Hansen’s disease. I’m talking about the many priests and sisters of the diocese who live among the poor and seek no spotlight for their actions.
Do You Need Help to Help Someone Else?
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, that means only one thing at The Tablet’s office – Bright Christmas is ready to go.
The Spirit Will Sort Out The Mess at the Synod
What a mess that Synod on the Family turned out to be! And that’s probably exactly what Pope Francis had in mind. Remember when the Holy Father gave his parting words to the young people gathered on the beach in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day, 2013. He told them to go back to their home parishes and cause a mess. Get involved and stir things up was the pope’s advice. Challenge the status quo. Seek the truth by sharing ideas and be confident that the truth will prevail.
Local Schools Honored For Donations to The Missions
St. Bernadette’s School in Dyker Heights and St. Sebastian’s School in Woodside were among the schools honored on Mission Sunday at a Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn.
For Msgr. Basler, Being a Priest Was the Priority
Msgr. Howard Basler, who died last week, was an outstanding priest. He was a priest who was thinking outside the box long before anyone ever heard of that phrase. He was something of a Renaissance man. He loved to read, to discuss new ideas, to watch the Mets and to be around his friends. He fully understood that before he could be a good priest, he had to be a good person. He was both.
