Dear Editor: It was encouraging to read (“Priest Must Be Healthy to Be an Effective Priest,” May 7) that the diocese had sponsored a “Day of Health and Wellness” for the priests of Brooklyn and Queens.
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Bernie’s Concerns Are Valid
Dear Editor: In George Weigel’s recent column (May 14) titled “Now What?,” he refers to a number of politicians, and political parties past and present, in unflattering terms. As a columnist, that is his right. But I take offense to this statement criticizing Senator Bernie Sanders: “What about the …
Skewed Analysis of Trump
Dear Editor: I was moved to respond after reading two columns in the May 14 edition – one written by Father Anthony Raso, “Unlikely Apostles, Then and Now,” and the other by George Weigel, entitled, “Now What?”
Questions About Mercy
Dear Editor: I’ve never been more disappointed in an editorial than that which praised Pope Francis’ exhortation as a “game changer.” Life is not a game, and God does not give us mercy to abuse it.
Correction on Letter
Dear Editor: I wrote a letter which you published (May 7) about opioid addiction. While I appreciate your publishing this, it did contain a major misprint.
Tributes to Father Berrigan
Dear Editor: I have just returned from the wake and funeral Mass in Manhattan for Father Daniel Berrigan, S.J. He was a moral giant and, like Father Des Wilson, Father Raymond Murray and Father Joseph McVeigh, a brother and great friend of the Irish in the North who want to rid England of its last colony, forever. He will be sorely missed.
Welcome, Bishop Tiedemann
Dear Editor: I was overjoyed to read in The Tablet this week that Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P., has been named an Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Sister Had the School Singing
Dear Editor: I was so saddened to learn of the death of Sister Mary Cecilia Giannitti, a Sister of St. Joseph for 72 years. An accomplished musician, she opened the door to classical music to thousands upon thousands of Catholic high school teenagers for many years.
Gift of Blood Donations
Dear Editor: Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in conjunction with the New York Blood Center held a appreciation event with awards for the many groups that ran blood drives.
Liberation Aboard Titanic
Dear Editor: I am a grandson of William Byles. The story of our grand uncle, Father Thomas Byles (April 23), is one of liberation theology. First, he released the chains barring the doors that confined the poor, the immigrants and perhaps some refugees in the steerage compartments. For a few moments, they were physically free […]