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.
A funny thing happened when we called some parishes to inquire as to whether they would be sponsoring buses to this year’s March for Life Jan. 23 in Washington, D.C. We were told in some instances that the particular parish would not be sending a bus because of the poor response last year. In fact, […]
The final count for The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Appeal is not yet complete. But as we return from a week out of the office, we can report that more than 2,500 readers have taken the time to send us a donation. So far, we have collected $91,410.36. The average contribution is slightly more than $36. […]
I’ve never seen the economy so bad. And yet, the average donation to The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Appeal has never been so high. So far, we have recorded $65,632 in contributions from 1,631 donors. That’s an average of $40.24 for each envelope we open. Of course, that’s the median amount. There are some checks for […]
Just in time, Tablet readers are responding to our Bright Christmas appeal. We were off to a slow start this year, but as I write this, more than 1,000 people already have sent in over $45,000 and there is a lot of mail still to be opened. The average donation thus far is $42.78, which […]
I need to clarify the wording on a letter I mailed last week asking for donations to The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Appeal. In it, I wrote, “Last year, you responded by sending me more than $100,000, which went directly to help someone in need.” Since it began arriving in readers’ homes, we’ve been receiving calls […]
In last week’s column, I announced a new system for distributing Bright Christmas grants. Some pastors have told me that they don’t really need help at Christmas because of the extraordinary assistance from other sources. So, they suggested that I send the money where it is better needed. This year, we are asking parishes and […]
Every year, I write columns during Advent asking our readers to help us to help those in need at Christmas time. It’s our annual Bright Christmas Appeal that has been going on for more than 40 years. The program is a very simple one. I tell you about the needs of some parishioners in Brooklyn […]
So, the Brooklyn Museum has done it again. It was back in 1999 that the once revered institution in Crown Heights hosted “Sensation,” an exhibit that featured elephant dung and pictures of female genitalia on a “portrait” of the Blessed Mother. This time, it plans to show “Hide/Seek,” which the museum bills as “the first […]
Now that the DeSales Media Group has been legally incorporated, I get to work both on The Tablet and The NET. So, not only do I have a vested interest in the contents of the diocesan newspaper, but I’m also more interested in the shows that are seen on the diocesan television channel. The NET […]
I went to St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, in search of the remnants of the original tombs of Brooklyn’s first two bishops — John Loughlin and Charles E. McDonnell. I thought it would be a good All Souls Day piece for Currents, our daily news show on The NET. I had heard that the sarcophagus […]
