Dear Editor: In reply to Joan M. Jennings (responses to “We’re Indebted to the Liberals,” Letters to the Editor, The Tablet website, thetablet.org, Feb. 16): Where is the mercy for the children of Sandy Hook from those who adopt simplistic attitudes about how such evil comes to exist? No one has a “pro-gun agenda.”
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Let’s Not Play God
Dear Editor: I am responding to the usually conservative Father Pacholczyk’s Feb. 20 column on “Human Organs from Pigs.” I was shocked with his very pro-scientific endorsement of chimeras.
Liberals v. Conservatives
Dear Editor: I disagree with reader Anthony Tenga’s letter (“Another Fan of Liberals,” Feb. 13) and other recent letters in support of political liberals. Specifically, the assertion that support for enforcing immigration laws, as done in every other country in the world, is somehow not within Catholic teaching is not correct.
New York’s Shameful Legacy
Dear Editor: Kudos to John Hourig for his eloquent and passionate comments (Jan. 23) titled “Life is Cheap.” Truly, a sad state of affairs, but a well-articulated home run. On April 9, 1970, the N.Y.S. Assembly took up the debate and roll call on the Abortion Bill, which ended in a deadlock (74-74) – two votes short of the 76 needed for a majority. Before the vote was closed, Assemblyman George Michaels of Cayuga County rose and switched his vote from Nay to Aye. The vote now stood at (75-73) The house Speaker Perry Duryea voted Aye making it (76-74). Bill passed. A day of infamy.
Mike Piazza’s ‘Bodyguard’
Dear Editor: I enjoyed the letter (“Mike Piazza and Bishop ‘Iggy’,”Jan. 23) written by Philip McBride about Mike Piazza’s Easter Vigil visit to Holy Family Church in Fresh Meadows. I was the NYPD officer who was Mike’s “bodyguard” that night. I coordinated the Sunday Mass at Shea Stadium for the players and employees while I […]
Another Fan of Liberals
Dear Editor: I could not agree more with Mary Geraghty’s letter (“We’re Indebted to Liberals,” Feb. 6). Yes, we are truly indebted to the liberals of our society. It has always been those liberal politicians who have worked for the social justice issues that are most important to the needy in our society. On the […]
Reading Recommendation
Dear Editor: Lent has begun. Many ask what they might give up for Lent or what they might do during Lent.
Fond Memories of Nun
Dear Editor: I have fond memories of Sister Anne Michel Pavell, C.S.J., (Obituaries, Jan. 16) from St. Augustine parish in the early 1960s. I will always remember her as a vibrant young woman devoted to her faith and students. She exemplified the heroic and self-sacrificing women of that glorious era in Catholic education when religious […]
The Call Continues
Dear Editor: As I read Bishop DiMarzio’s column (Jan. 30), I thought back to my high school days when young women entered religious congregations each year – 30, 50 and even 100 each year. The times have changed and the young women of today have so many more wonderful, enriching opportunities open to them, and rightly so.
Life’s Lessons at C.K.
Dear Editor: It was a breath of fresh air to read the article (Jan. 23) about the wonderful work of fostering a culture of life that Christ the King H.S., Middle Village, has done with its young people. The principal, vice principal, and faculty should be commended. The article goes into the three-week lessons ending with the March for Life in Washington on Jan. 22.