Dear Editor: I’m so old I remember a then-Father Feldhaus – who was my high school English teacher at Cathedral, Brooklyn in the early 1950’s. He carefully analyzed every composition and returned each one on-time.
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Inspired by Father Catoir
Dear Editor: Just wanted to commend Father Catoir for his inspiring column (June 4). It is so easy in this day and age to become saddened and heavy-hearted with all the bad news that the media surrounds us with on a daily basis.
Religious Tests
Dear Editor: President Obama said religious tests have no place in America. Of course, they do. If a Muslim candidate for office intends to impose Sharia Law in his/her community, if elected, that person is ineligible to run for public office in America. Sharia Law is contrary to the U.S. Constitution, which the candidate must swear to uphold.
Unacceptable Accusations
Dear Editor: I am a devout reader of the N.Y. Daily News and was recently angered by the accusations made against our Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio by Assemblywoman Marge Markey, who claimed that the Bishop offered her a $5,000 bribe to withdraw legislation she was introducing that would punish church institutions who cover up sexual abuse against minors and extend the statute of limitations.
Socialists Promise Everything
Dear Editor: It’s not difficult for pandering socialists promising free everything to garner approval, but it should be difficult with Catholics given Catholicism’s unambiguous condemnation of socialism for its atheistic hatred of God-given truths about human nature.
Remembering Msgr. Hendricks
Dear Editor: I was deeply saddened to read of the death of Msgr. Donald Hendricks (June 4). I studied classical languages (my major) under him at Cathedral College, Douglaston, in the late 1960s/early 1970s. He was a great and patient educator with, at times, a wry sense of humor.
Nuts and Bolts of a Neighborhood
Dear Editor: I remember Joe and Flo Leopoldi as a young married couple from growing up on Fifth Street in Park Slope. The Leopoldi and Fenimore families were always rich in faith, family and tradition. Reading the article about their family hardware store brought back some wonderful memories. Blessings to all!
A Celebration in Woodside
Dear Editor: I was quite thrilled to open this week’s Tablet and find an article about our parish celebration of our patronal feast! Children and adults of many ethnicities came together on Sunday, May 29, in Corpus Christi parish, Woodside, to express their devotion to the Holy Eucharist.
Mercy
Dear Editor: During this Year of Mercy, I notice that some writers on the subject refer to people who question the role of the Church’s moral laws in the granting of mercy as: disturbed, sad, angry, and similar references. I do not agree with the descriptions.
Church Shows the Way
Dear Editor: The sex abuse scandal constituted a heinous crime and putting such behind us demands that the following conditions be met: The Church must admit guilt, show deep metanoia for these deeds and put in place processes to check their re-occurrence.