Dear Editor: The Tablet’s editorial (“Grinch of Starbucks,” Nov. 14) concerning Starbucks’ decision to dispense with anything suggesting Christmas on coffee cups should not interfere with our decision to celebrate Christmas Day.
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Mr. Cruz Goes to Washington
Dear Editor: I like a lot of what Senator Ted Cruz has been saying and doing lately. I’m reminded of Frank Capra’s film, “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington” when Ted Cruz comes to mind.
Keep the Holy Days
Dear Editor: I agree with Patricia Giangrande (Aug. 22) about the holy day of the Assumption. What difference does it make that because it falls on a Saturday, it is not a holy day of obligation? Can it be so difficult to attend Mass on a Saturday in her honor?
Improving the Beauty of Liturgy
Dear Editor: The retired Pope Benedict XVI recently gave a speech on the continuance of sacred music. He said that music would always reveal “beauty.” I refer this to the music in the Catholic Church, having served as a choir master in a parish. There will be “beautiful music” in the Catholic Church if the congregation wants it! Notice, I used the word “congregation.”
Dancing With David
Dear Editor: Three cheers for the actress Alexa Pena Vega in selecting the biblical figure David as a hero of hers for an episode of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”
Columnist’s Opinion
Dear Editor: I was disappointed in Effie Caldarola’s column (Oct. 24) “Seeing ‘the Other’ in the Year of Mercy.” I always enjoy reading her essays that are syndicated by Catholic News Service. However, I expect her to be politically neutral.
Both Parties Bear Blame
Dear Editor: It’s hard to keep up with everyone. I’m responding to Democrat Lib Rick O’Connell’s criticism (Nov. 14) of Republican George Weigel’s column (Nov. 7) supporting Paul Ryan. A plague on both your houses. Paul Ryan just voted with the RINO Republicans who teamed up with Obama to increase the debt on my grandkids by $1+ trillion dollars. Not only that, they signed a two-year deal, tying the hands of the next Republican President, Ted Cruz … extending Obama’s spending into the ninth year of his eight-year term.
The Tablet as Historical Record
Dear Editor: The letters to the editor during recent weeks had me thinking about this. The letters told of the effect of the sisters and brothers on the lives of their former students. Little is written about the effect of the religious on Catholic education. The present younger generation has a “skewed” opinion of the way education might have been conducted in those days. They think that we “learned or else” – facing certain punishment if we answered incorrectly.
The Truth About Feminism
Dear Editor: In her letter (Nov. 7), Pat D’Andrea summons the feminist myth that whenever there are not a lot of women present at a deliberation, such as the recent synod, there is some sort of implicit sociological disrespect toward women intended and where complete truthful propositions cannot possibly emerge. This isn’t true. At the […]
Politics
Dear Editor: George Weigel’s column (Nov. 7, “The Speaker and Social Doctrine”) in seeking to show his political preference for Paul Ryan and Republican Party economic and social policies, does a major disservice in misrepresenting Catholic social teaching.