Dear Editor: An article on The Tablet called attention to the plight of Christians in northern Nigeria and the efforts of Father Joseph Bature Fidelis to help (“Nigerian Priest Urges Western Leaders to Help Christians in His Country,” March 21).
Author: settinger
Now Is Not the Time to Fight, it’s Time to Unite
As we write this, the situation in our world, due to COVID-19’s spread, seems pretty dire.
‘Out of the Depths I Cry to You, O Lord’
Call me old-fashioned, but when I sit down to write something important, I don’t turn on the computer. First, I write it out with pen on paper. Call me doubly old-fashioned, because I use a fountain pen to do it, not the cheap fountain pens we were taught to use in third grade — the ones that left blue stains on our uniform shirt pockets — but the kind that fills from an ink bottle.
Sister Margaret Eileen Shine, S.C.
Sister Margaret Eileen Shine, S.C., formerly Sister Helen Theresa, a Sister of Charity-Halifax for 74 years, died on March 10 at Mount Saint Vincent, Wellesley, MA. She was 95 years old.
Sister Regina Suzanne McAuley, C.S.J.
Sister Regina Suzanne McAuley, C.S.J., formerly Sister Regina Rosaire, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 69 years, died on March 1, at Maria Regina Residence.
Sister Mary Benedict Holt, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Benedict Holt, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph for 72 years, passed away Feb. 27 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I.
Sister St. Monica Diffley, C.S.J.
Sister St. Monica Diffley, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph for 76 years, died on February 21, at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I.
The Expression “Birth Mother” Is Misguided
Dear Editor: I read the story “Pro-Life Family Shows the Adoption Choice,” (Feb. 8 edition) with great interest, for my mother relinquished me for adoption within a few weeks of my birth. I find myself saddened by the report’s use of the term “birth mother,” which, sadly, is widespread.
A Sad Day Not Just for the Boy Scouts
Dear Editor: The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection due to sexual abuse lawsuits.
Thank You For Supporting Bridge to Life
Dear Editor: Thank you, Maurice, for writing in support of the unborn (“Why I Am Not a Democrat Anymore,” Reader’s Forum, March 14). We are still in need of a place we can house our headquarters. We are losing our lease in April 2020. Please pray that we can relocate in time, and keep providing our clients with the services that they have come to rely on from us.
