Dear Editor: During Advent, a story of the Nativity reminds us of the plight of Mary and Joseph who were unable to find suitable lodgings in Bethlehem. The Nativity story also reminds us that many seriously developmentally disabled residents of Brooklyn are unable to find suitable lodgings in our own diocese.
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Keep In Touch with Elderly
Dear Editor: Thank you to Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p., for her ideas (Jan. 16) on using technology for older people. Using music and song is a wonderful way to reach seniors with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
Monfortian Ministry
Dear Editor: I have been blessed and thankful to work for the last 33 years with the Montfort Missionary priests. These men came to America in the early 1900s along with the Daughters of Wisdom to establish parishes and schools. Saint Mary Gate of Heaven in Ozone Park has been run by the Montforts since the early 1900s.
Example of Bishop Massa
Dear Editor: Sept. 11, 2005, a priest prayed the Mass of the Tridentine Rite in the chapel at St. John’s Cemetery. Indira Sweeney McGrath and a good helper worked with him to bring this about.
Inspired by Father Rick
I feel compelled to stop and acknowledge a great priest, Father Rick Beuther, the pastor at St. Bartholomew parish in Elmhurst. His Masses are captivating and his homilies are both electrifying and inspirational.
Mike Piazza and Bishop ‘Iggy’
Dear Editor: Nice column (Jan.16) by Jim Mancari on Mike Piazza and the Hall of Fame. Mike had a wonderful relationship with our own late Bishop Ignatius Catanello, who officiated at his wedding and baptized his kids.
Bright Christmas Donors
Dear Editor: Enclosed please find a donation of $150 from my sixth, seventh, and eighth graders and me at Queen of All Saints Catholic Academy in Brooklyn. They donated a “Dime a Day” during Advent to help Bright Christmas.
Life-Is-Cheap Culture
Dear Editor: Christians can grow weary witnessing the reasoning of Christians who unceasingly submit to the reasoning and prejudices of liberal secularists.
PP Doesn’t Deserve Funding
Dear Editor: For several months, there has been much discussion regarding Planned Parenthood’s practice of selling fetal tissue from aborted fetuses that came to light as a result of undercover videos. Currently, Congress is debating a bill which would defund Planned Parenthood. I urge all my fellow Catholics to contact their Congressman / woman and […]
Loves Coney Island Parish
Dear Editor: It was quite encouraging for me to read about the rededication of Our Lady of Solace Shrine Church in Coney Island (Dec. 26-Jan. 2). The early years of my 60-years of matrimony were spent in that parish. I was blessed with the sacraments in that church and both of my sons received the […]