Dear Editor: We the professional ministers of the parishes of Deanery Q9 (S.E. Queens) which serves a predominately Black Catholic community wish to express our disappointment that the letter from Gerald De Maio was published in The Tablet (April 2). We found the letter inflammatory, stereotypical and offensive.
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Thoughtful Piece About Cuba
Dear Editor: When I saw the headline “Obama’s Cuban Gamble” (April 2), I thought “Oh, no, this is going to be a slam.” Instead the column by Jorge I. Dominguez-Lopez was the most graceful, thoughtful and hopeful meditation on the United States’ opening to the Cuban people that I could ever imagine. Kudos to the […]
Let’s Offer Real Solutions
Dear Editor: I would like to reply to the statement in the Readers’ Forum (March 26) by E. Lopez: “That Donald Trump is not fit to be president, is a given.”
The Views of Youth
Dear Editor: Many thanks for the March 19th Youth Views column. Having taught our Catholic youth for almost 50 years, I always want to read what today’s young people have to say. This week they were asked “what virtue or value we should strive for as a country.”
Advice or Bickering?
Dear Editor: This is in response to two letters in which my letter was cited. I would like to clarify a few points.
Biden Is Undeserving
Dear Editor: In response to the article March 26 regarding Bishop Rhoades disagreeing with the University of Notre Dame honoring VP Biden with the Laetare Medal, I thank God for bishops like him for speaking out.
A Story About Kindness
Dear Editor: Thank you for including the story about Mr. Sullivan’s heartwarming encounter (March 19) with a kind Muslim taxi driver. I’d love to be able to read more stories about acts of kindness from people of all walks of life.
Lesson for Young People
Dear Editor: What a wonderful Guest Column by Karen Osborne (March 26).
Weigel Unfair to Trump
Dear Editor: George Weigel’s column (March 12) “Resisting the Demagogue” adds to the frenzy of media slander of Donald Trump, largely orchestrated and financed by the internationalist monied elite. They fear Mr. Trump because they haven’t been able to buy him out like the rest of the establishment politicians.
Disrespect for Bishops
Dear Editor: In mid-March, NET-TV (Currents) reported that NY Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie refused to meet with Catholic bishops. Does this surprise anyone including the acquiescence of the bishops? One does not criticize a black Democrat if his policies are at variance with the teachings or interests of the Catholic Church. There are few Cardinal Spellmans who took on Mrs. Roosevelt or Patrick Scanlan who took on everyone who attacked the Church.