Sister Sylvine (Frances) Czarnecka, C.S.F.N., a longtime educator who served at three parish schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on Oct. 3 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent in Monroe, Conn. She was 95.
Author: settinger
The Important Role of Mother Cabrini
Dear Editor: As an immigrant, I recognize the important role Mother Cabrini played in the life of immigrants from all nations. How can the administration in City Hall on one hand welcome all immigrants, regardless of documentation and with the other refuse to honor an immigrant who did do much for others?
Climate Change, Global Warming and Politics
Dear Editor: Many Christian conservatives are surprised that some Catholic schools marched against “climate change,” which was first called “global warming” (“Students Rally for Climate Change,” Sept. 28). I also remember reading about the “global cooling” of the 1970’s. In addition, I remember reading that NYC would be “under water in 2015.”
When Did We Stop Being Kind?
Dear Editor: I think the ‘Start with Hello’ program (“Our Lady of Grace is some ‘kind’ of school,” Sept. 14) is spot on and I know other Catholic schools are implementing similar programs.
The Tragic Death of Police Officer Brian Mulkeen
Dear Editor: New information has come out from the NYPD police commissioner. Officer Brian Mulkeen was killed by friendly fire during a fight with Antonio Lavance Williams who tried to take his gun.
Frances Xavier Cabrini, Blatantly Ignored
Dear Editor: It is a noble gesture to honor Mother Cabrini by establishing a fund to erect a statue of her in Brooklyn (“Mother Cabrini, a Heroine Who Should Be Recognized,” Put Out Into the Deep, Sept. 28). But it grants the city, by preemption, its responsibility to recognize what the majority of recently surveyed New Yorkers consider Mother Cabrini to be as a public figure, and as a woman who made “extraordinary contributions to the city and beyond.”
Divining an Interview Of Pope Francis
Once again, Eugenio Scalfari, the 95-year-old co-founder and past editor of La Repubblica, a daily Italian newspaper, has caused an uproar with a supposed quote from Pope Francis.
Sister Ann O’Hara, O.P.
Sister Ann O’Hara, O.P., formerly Sister Mary Bernice, a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville for 60 years, died on Aug. 5. She was 81.
Sister Ann Bernadette Harron, G.N.S.H.
Sister Ann Bernadette Harron, G.N.S.H., a former principal of St. Joan of Arc Catholic School in Jackson Heights and a member of the Grey Nuns of Sacred Heart for 75 years, died on Aug. 30. She was 93.
Sister Nancy Goult, O.P.
Sister Nancy Goult, O.P., a former teacher in the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on Aug. 29 at the age of 80.