Dear Editor: I was so sad to learn that Father Lou Aufiero had passed away in May of 2015. He has been a good friend, mentor and spiritual advisor since I first met him as an orthopaedic surgery resident when I was in residency training at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica, back in 2004.
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Car Donation Program
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank those folk responsible for the St. Vincent de Paul car donation program. Through their diligence and proactive placement of an advertising van in our parking lot (right along the Van Wyck Expy.), we have been the recipient of a number of auto donations from parishioners and passers-by.
Pioneer in Youth Ministry
Dear Editor: I write this letter to pay tribute to Dr. Michael Warren, former professor of catechesis and youth ministry at St. John’s University, who passed away late last year.
Anticipating the Lord
Dear Editor: In response to a letter in your Christmas issue from Margaret M. Cashin, let me respectfully disagree with her belief that the Nativity should be up during Advent with an empty crib.
Bright Christmas Thanks
Dear Editor: My thanks to you and The Tablet for the Bright Christmas donation. This support is part of our effort to provide toys and food to over 2,000 families.
Word and Sacrament
Dear Editor: It is important at St. Mary’s Church, Long Island City, that “Word and Sacrament” be embraced at all levels and by all age groups, and through every media.
Support March for Life
Dear Editor: With the recent election of Donald Trump, it has been reported that donations to Planned Parenthood have soared. Unfortunately, the lie of making abortions “safe, legal and rare” disseminated by the Democrats and Liberals is definitely a fallacy.
Dugan’s Tenure at SFC
Dear Editor: Just a slight correction in the Tablet obituary for Brendan Dugan. He became president of St. Francis College on July 1, 2008. Therefore he was president for eight-and-a-half years.
Saintly Photo of the Pope
Dear Editor: The Tablet’s photo of Pope Francis walking with World Youth Day pilgrims (Dec. 24-31) is the most poignant and uplifting of any pontifical picture I have ever seen, of any pope.
Truth, Justice, Democracy
Dear Editor: While at the gym, I overheard a lady nearby say, “I can’t understand how anyone can kill another person.” I could not help but interject and say, “That is only because we tend to see others as we are. There are many people who were never trained or educated in what is right or wrong, consequently, they have a very different conscience from those who are.”