Sister Patricia Taylor, C.S.J.

Sister Patricia Taylor, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 50 years, died Jan. 19 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I.

Sister Patricia Anne Perry, C.S.J.

Sister Patricia Anne Perry, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 72 years, died Feb. 4 at St. Joseph Covent in Brentwood, L.I.

Sister Mary Sheridan, C.S.J.

Sister Mary Sheridan, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 74 years, died Feb. 4 at Sacred Heart Convent in Hempstead, L.I.

Sister Janice Brewi, C.S.J.

Sister Janice Brewi, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, for 69 years, died Feb. 12 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I. Sister Janice entered the congregation from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Queens in 1951. She earned a bachelor’s degree in history from St. Joseph’s College, a master’s in religious education from La Salle University and her doctorate in adult spirituality from the San Francisco Theological Seminary.

No More Hatred! When Will This Insanity Stop?

Dear Editor: The recent vandalism against  Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Bayside and its parish school is yet another very disturbing example of how hate crimes are continuing  to increase at a frightening pace in our area.

Queens College Lost a Part of its History

Dear Editor: When Father Paul Wood passed away last week, (“Chaplain at Queens College Remembered,” Obituaries, Feb 8, 2020) Queens College lost a part of its history. I am the “unofficial historian“ of the college, and I can say that without fear of contradiction.

The Accepted Rules of Right and Wrong

Dear Editor: The general attitude of people has changed. Instead of wanting to be proud and responsible for ourselves, the general public seems to believe that right and wrong have changed. Anything  you can get away with is  OK. 

Thanks to Curtis Sliwa and The Guardian Angels

Dear Editor: I would like to praise Curtis Sliwa and the Guardian Angels for stepping up patrols in Jewish neighborhoods because of anti-Semitic crimes in these areas and especially in Brooklyn (“New York’s Guardian Angels Bolster Presence in Jewish Neighborhoods,” Jan. 25).

Practicing Catholics and The 2020 Election

Dear Editor: While so many readers want to weigh in on their opinions as to the persona of our current president, I would hope that those who make a choice for a candidate based on their perception on one’s morality, would check out the questionable lifestyle of at least six presidents that have served in my lifetime and separate their morality issues from their presidential performance.   

Happy Leap Day!

The elusive Feb. 29th rolls around again this year, as it does in all years that are divisible by four — unless, oddly, they are years that are divisible by 100 but not by 400.