President Obama has managed to do what few others have. In one short, bumbling press conference, he galvanized members of the various faith communities into a united voice for religious liberty. At first, it appeared like the president was in the mood for a compromise on his mandate for health care coverage. It looked like […]
Author: Ed Wilkinson
The Cardinal Was A Credit to Diocese
When news came that Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua died, there was almost a sigh of relief. The native son of Brooklyn who had accomplished so much for the Church has been ill for years with cancer and dementia. Friends who have tried to visit have been turned away because he was not always up to company. […]
Special Weekend of Programs on NET
This weekend, The NET will broadcast its first telethon. Part of the three-day (Feb. 3-5) programming will be two special editions of Currents, the daily news show that is seen on the diocesan television station each evening at 7:30 p.m. Currents is the only daily Catholic TV show in the world, as far as we […]
Gov’t Doesn’t Want You to Be Catholic
The Church in the United States is in deep trouble. If history was a football game, the referee would immediately throw a flag and penalize the government for encroachment. This week’s announcement that the Catholic Church and other non-profits have a year to fall in line with the dangerous dictates of ObamaCare is nothing more […]
Coming to a Pulpit Near You…
For the past two months, Father Frank Mann has been moving around the diocese, speaking about The Tablet, trying to bolster our circulation and help pastors save money. He has been to six different parishes in Brooklyn and Queens to urge people to sign up for individual subscriptions to The Tablet rather than have their […]
Buses Available for March for Life
A funny thing happened when we called some parishes to inquire as to whether they would be sponsoring buses to this year’s March for Life Jan. 23 in Washington, D.C. We were told in some instances that the particular parish would not be sending a bus because of the poor response last year. In fact, […]
St. James Parish Begins 190th Year
by Ed Wilkinson St. James Cathedral Parish, the first Catholic parish established on Long Island, marked the 190th anniversary of its founding on Jan. 1 with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio. The faith community was formed in response to a formal petition drawn up on Jan. 1, 1822 by a group of 70 laypeople […]
Smiles Make Bright Christmas Worthwhile
The final count for The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Appeal is not yet complete. But as we return from a week out of the office, we can report that more than 2,500 readers have taken the time to send us a donation. So far, we have collected $91,410.36. The average contribution is slightly more than $36. […]
Bright Christmas Peaks at Right Time
I’ve never seen the economy so bad. And yet, the average donation to The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Appeal has never been so high. So far, we have recorded $65,632 in contributions from 1,631 donors. That’s an average of $40.24 for each envelope we open. Of course, that’s the median amount. There are some checks for […]
Bright Christmas Picks Up Steam
Just in time, Tablet readers are responding to our Bright Christmas appeal. We were off to a slow start this year, but as I write this, more than 1,000 people already have sent in over $45,000 and there is a lot of mail still to be opened. The average donation thus far is $42.78, which […]