Responses to “The Legacy of Benedict.”
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Any Room in the Inn?
Dear Editor: During a recent commute to Manhattan, I tuned into WNYC, a listener-supported radio station broadcast on 93.9 FM. A story about an Eritrean priest, Father Moses, and his ministry helping migrants enter the European Union engaged my attention.
‘Uncle Artie’ Candreva
Dear Editor: Rest in peace, Father Arthur Candreva, who served the Brooklyn Diocese as a layman, deacon and priest. A wonderful and caring man, he had a profound influence on many as a teacher and model for living the Catholic faith. As the CCD director at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, South Ozone Park, in the ’70s and ’80s, “Uncle Artie” found himself running the parish Youth Council and taking a lot of young people, including me, under his wing.
Politics Becoming a Circus
Dear Editor: I was appalled to see that the reaction of the Senate Majority Leader to the recent passing of Chief Justice Scalia was to issue a warning to the president not to bother nominating a candidate, as it would be ignored. What a combination of bad taste and arrogance! Watching the GOP presidential debates […]
The Irish Know Genocide
Dear Editor: In response to George Weigel’s article (Feb. 20) “Isis, Genocide…” If one should ever go across the sea to Ireland and stand on the shore of Galway Bay, on a clear day one can see more than the sun going down. In the distance are the Aran Islands where the British imprisoned hundreds of priests prior to execution or transportation with thousands of other Catholics, to Australia or the brutal sugar cane plantations of Barbados.
Changes in Williamsburg
Dear Editor: I enjoyed the article (New Church Will Bring New Life to B’klyn Parish, Feb. 13) about the revitalization of SS. Peter and Paul Church – so many changes! Many of us have fond childhood memories about this church. Although we were …
Criticize Both Sides
Dear Editor: If the pope is going to publicly denounce people for their actions, why hasn’t he spoken against Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who voted against a ban on partial-birth abortion?
Challenge to Work Together
Dear Editor: My letter (We’re Indebted to Liberals, Feb. 6) has certainly opened up an interesting exchange of varying opinions … I do not wish to continue this interchange ad nauseum, but …
Laws About Immigration
Dear Editor: Mr. Gange is correct when he writes (Liberals v. Conservatives, Feb. 17) that “(the Church) does not deny the right of the United States of America to have immigration laws.” However …
Choice to Have Children
Dear Editor: People are certainly entitled to equate contraception and abortion, but that view is so far outside of the mainstream for millions of Americans.