Ed Wilkinson, a member of The Tablet staff for more than 45 years, is Editor Emeritus. He received a B.A. in Philosophy from Cathedral College and studied theology for a year at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, N.Y. He is an active parishioner at Our Lady of Angels parish in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Below is a Currents News special about Wilkinson as well as an archive of his columns from The Tablet.
It’s been more than a week since Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast of the United States, and still sections of the world’s greatest city are at a standstill, having to deal with no electricity, no heat, no gasoline, traffic congestion and water damage that you could not have imagined. The media have well documented […]
So, it’s time to make our choice. Does President Obama deserve another four years, or do we need to shift directions and elect Gov. Mitt Romney as President of the United States? It’s your choice! The Tablet has been shedding light on the issues of the campaign as they affect our lives as Catholics, but […]
Parishes or church-related groups that assist the poor and the needy at Christmas may be eligible for a grant from The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Fund. Last year, we changed the way we distribute donations to our annual Bright Christmas drive. This year, we will continue with that new way of doing things. Previously, we would […]
Deacon Chris Barber, who serves at St. Clare’s parish in Rosedale, is a special guy. You could say he was special because he was the only boy in a family that included nine sisters. You could say he was special because he once thought of being a priest and studied at Cathedral Prep Seminary, Elmhurst. […]
When friends saw me casually chatting with basketball Hall of Famer Chris Mullin, they asked me if I personally knew him. I told them that I did. As a young sports writer, I had covered Mullin on the CYO, CHSAA, and NCAA levels. I always knew he was a great ballplayer but it would have […]
For the past 23 years, you always knew where you could find Mike Marino in the morning. He would be standing on the corner of Third Ave. and 42nd St. in Sunset Park — praying. It didn’t matter what day of the week or what month it was. Mike was there, fingering his Rosary beads […]
While so many people are criticizing the bias of the press in their coverage of this year’s presidential campaign, we got an example of dumb journalism this week from The New York Post. Over a full-page photo of Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashing a peace sign, The Post ran a headline that amounted to a […]
Msgr. Philip Reilly and the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants have stopped praying outside the Brooklyn Ambulatory Surgery Center in Sunset Park. For the past 22 years, the priest and his devoted group of pray-ers have been seeking an end to abortion at the Brooklyn site. Their prayers have been heard. The new owners of […]
Everyone remembers where they were on Sept. 11, 2001. Mike Bellone and Bob Barrett know exactly where they were then and for the next 257 days. They were at Ground Zero, helping with the recovery efforts as New York City worked its way through the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. This past week, both men […]
Next weekend, Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to be in Lebanon, where he will deliver the pastoral message that came out of the 2010 special Synod of Bishops, which was dedicated to Christians in the Middle East. He also will meet with representatives of local Christian and Muslim communities and address political and cultural leaders […]
