Dear Editor: Serving as a teacher’s aide in the Catherine Laboure Program, which serves special ed, speech and learning-impaired students, I am proud to share this information with Tablet readers. Very recently, I was approached by parents of our former students who had graduated a while ago. Some of these students have even been affected […]
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Don’t Strike Out on Gil
Dear Editor: I join you and your neighbors in calling for the inclusion of first baseman and manger Gil Hodges into Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Hodges played this game the way it was supposed to be played. He showed exemplary performance, dedication and sportsmanship, a quality often not seen in today’s game. Fans recognize him […]
Younger March for Life
Dear Editor: Those who were present at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., were energetic. I split off from the group to visit with some friends, who have been marching for many years. This was my 36th March, 37 including the big ’80s snow out. The numbers of us who were at the first March […]
Here Are the Facts
Dear Editor: Patricia Kenney (Jan. 22) suggests that The Tablet should have requested proof before printing my letter concerning my very serious allegations against Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good. Here’s my evidence:
Understanding Pope
Pope Francis gave another one of his airplane press conferences on his return to Rome from Manila. And, once again, the words uttered by Pope Francis had the world listening and people of all sorts of perspectives taking his words out of the context in which he spoke them.
Cuomo Had Complicated Relationship With Church
While many tributes to Mario Cuomo cited his 1984 speech at the Democratic National Convention, it was a different speech the same year that defined his political legacy for many Catholics.
Survey Says Minorities Moving to the Suburbs
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) – Catholics in the U.S. have been told frequently over the past decade or more about the demographic changes coming to the makeup of their church – especially with the growing number of Hispanics now living in the U.S. Now, however, it’s the United States’ turn to recognize and deal […]
Holy Cross Baseball Players Sign
Three baseball players from Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, have signed with their respective colleges:
Our Lady of Guadalupe at Holy Cross H.S.
At Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, Father Carlos C. Velásquez from St. Sebastian, Woodside, celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with faculty and students on Dec. 12.
Therapists Discuss Seminary Requirements
Other conference panel topics included psychological understandings of the Catholic vision of personhood, the nature of human suffering, theology of the body and atheism, all within the context of applications for clinical practice.