Coming to a Pulpit Near You…
January 18, 2012
For the past two months, Father Frank Mann has been moving around the diocese, speaking about The Tablet, trying to...
Ed Wilkinson
Buses Available for March for Life
January 11, 2012
A funny thing happened when we called some parishes to inquire as to whether they would be sponsoring buses to...
St. James Parish Begins 190th Year
January 5, 2012
by Ed Wilkinson St. James Cathedral Parish, the first Catholic parish established on Long Island, marked the 190th anniversary of...
Smiles Make Bright Christmas Worthwhile
January 5, 2012
The final count for The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Appeal is not yet complete. But as we return from a week...
Bright Christmas Peaks at Right Time
December 21, 2011
I’ve never seen the economy so bad. And yet, the average donation to The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Appeal has never...
Bright Christmas Picks Up Steam
December 14, 2011
Just in time, Tablet readers are responding to our Bright Christmas appeal. We were off to a slow start this...
Bright Christmas Off to Slow Start
December 7, 2011
I need to clarify the wording on a letter I mailed last week asking for donations to The Tablet’s Bright...
Bright Christmas Requests Arrive
November 30, 2011
In last week’s column, I announced a new system for distributing Bright Christmas grants. Some pastors have told me that...
Do You Need Grant From Bright Christmas
November 23, 2011
Every year, I write columns during Advent asking our readers to help us to help those in need at Christmas...
Bigotry or Art — Decide for Yourself!
November 16, 2011
So, the Brooklyn Museum has done it again. It was back in 1999 that the once revered institution in Crown...