Dear Editor: Greetings from Trinity Human Service Corporation (THSC)! On behalf of our Executive Director, Father Pedro De Oliveira, O.F.M. Conv., and the staff and volunteers at THSC, I would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for the Bright Christmas Campaign grant. Your grant helped us provide Christmas gifts for many children in our neighborhood. […]
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More About Sister Estelle
Sister Estelle ministered at Catherine McAuley High School in Brooklyn for 34 years. She was the epitome of the phrase “young at heart.”
Problems with Annulments – Msgr. Aguggia Responds
With all respect to Msgr. Steven Aguggia, allow me to share my two cents on his series about the Marriage Tribunal.
Need to Hear from Muslims
Dear Editor: Once again Donald Trump is receiving flack over his recent comments about Muslims entering this country until federal authorities know what’s going on, perhaps with their insidious motives.
Our System Is Overwhelmed
Dear Editor: I am an Eastern Rite Catholic, retired senior citizen, 80 years young who contributes to a number of charities each year, yet one who vehemently objects to a Syrian resettlement within the United States of America.
No to Women in Combat
Dear Editor: Destruction of women is done in China before they are born and now it will happen here with women in U.S. combat units. Will chivalry come back; male officers saying, “Oh, no you go first.”
The Pill Is the Problem
Dear Editor: The most traumatic event of the 20th century was not the Second World War or the dropping of the atomic bomb. It was the birth control pill!
A Bridge to Life
Dear Editor: I enjoyed reading Father Christopher Heanue’s story (Dec. 12) about the newborn found in Holy Child Jesus Church. I especially enjoyed the three themes for evangelization.
Yes, Santa Claus Lives!
Dear Editor: Each year, Patricia Daly, our fourth grade teacher shares the letter and response for: “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus.”
Speaking Against War
Dear Editor: Thanks to Karen Osborne for her Dec. 5 column challenging teens to “Start Building a Peaceful Future.”