IT’S A FUNNY THING, kryptonite. The phrase has entered into our popular lexicon and comes from the one element that can depower the comic book character Superman. Actually created for the 1940s radio series, “The Adventures of Superman,” even before being introduced into the comics, kryptonite is a mineral from the now destroyed home planet.
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Special Year, Special Thanks
Dear Editor: Thank you so much for the wonderful coverage in the Jubilee Issue for the Sisters and Brothers in the diocese. The ads, messages and good wishes of so many parishes, colleagues, friends and former students are reminders of the long history and legacy our religious have planted here in our midst. It’s always nice to be remembered!
Not a Great Day for the Irish
Dear Editor: Looking at the results of the May 22 referendum in Catholic Ireland, the question arises like a tidal wave – how did the homosexuals manage it? First, the gays had all the money they needed to command an already compliant media. Second, the European Union and the transnational corporations were solidly behind the […]
Two Votes for Prayer
Dear Editor: It is difficult to understand why someone could suggest that prayer “may be a wasted effort,” but Garrett Dempsey (Reader’s Forum, June 13) seems to echo some of the assumptions that secularists hold about Catholicism.
The ‘Other’ Woodside Parish
Dear Editor: “Corpus Christi in Woodside” read the headline (June 6). I was excited to read an article which I presumed would be about my parish, Corpus Christi in Woodside but, alas, the article was about the celebration of the Corpus Christi feast in St. Sebastian’s parish.
Defying Reality
With the decision rendered by the Supreme Court of the United States of America declaring same-sex marriage as the law of the land, Catholics are once again called to recognize that, like abortion, another unjust law has been passed. The Court has decided to disregard the common definition of marriage in all cultures since the beginning of time, namely that marriage is between a man and a woman, as well as completely, flagrantly ignoring natural law.
Scientific Debate Is Not New for the Church
Recently, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said the pope should “leave science to the scientists.” His sentiment is echoed by those who deny climate change and contend that the Church should stay out of the debate – following the release of “Laudato Si’” and the conversation that the pope’s encyclical letter on the environment has generated.
Diocesan Assignments – June 27, 2015
PASTOR Rev. Ilyas Gill, from parochial vicar of St. Bernard, Mill Basin, and from chaplain at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn Hospital, and from New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, to pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Kensington, while remaining coordinator of ministry to the Pakistani Immigrants, effective June 30.
Recognizing CYO Volunteers
Dear Editor: Last year I read about the first inductees into the CYO Hall of Fame and my reaction was ‘I’m already there.’ I say that because there are many of us who received the Bishop Mugavero Medal from the Bishop way back in the day for helping out with our local parish sports programs.
Cypress Hills Transition
Dear Editor: Blessed Sacrament School celebrated 100 years of Catholic education this spring. This wonderful event marked the end of an era in Cypress Hills. We will reopen our doors in September, but as Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy.