Dear Editor: I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Fred Salvo on his retirement from St. Francis Preparatory High School. Mr. Salvo taught algebra, trigonometry and calculus for 45 years. Through it all, his good name has always been synonymous with excellence, integrity and dedication. I hope all the years ahead bring him great joy and well-deserved relaxation.
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Love God, Then Earth
Dear Editor: I was delighted to see that the Dominican Sisters in Amityville, L.I., have dedicated a parcel of their land to the production of organic produce by local farmers. I myself am a proponent and practitioner of the reduce, reuse, recycle principles of stewardship. Yes, I even compost! I love the earth, and praise God for His wonderful creation and for His care of us.
St. Alphonsa Caption Clarification
Dear Editor: I am a member of Our Lady of the Snows (OLS) parish for 22 years. I am also a leading member of the Indian Roman Catholic Community (Latin Rite) in the U.S. For the last three years, I worked with the pastors of OLS viz. Msgr. Raymond Chappetto (Bishop Chappetto) and Father Kevin McBrien, planning and conducting the feast of St. Alphonsa and have been proud to see that year after year the event has been attracting more and more Catholics from within and outside of the parish.
Visiting Our Senior Priests
Dear Editor: In his column, Put Out Into the Deep, in the Aug. 1 issue of The Tablet, Bishop DiMarzio states, “We receive so much from the generosity of our priests, but they also need our help. It is our responsibility that they receive proper care and compassion from us for all that they have given to us.” While the need to provide proper physical care for our retired priests is unquestionable, isn’t the need to provide for their emotional and communal needs equally as important? In doing so we may actually be helping improve their physical condition.
Deep Convictions in History
Dear Editor: Re: George Weigel’s column, “Progressive Catholic Authoritarianism” (July 16), the “penchant for misrepresentation and calumny” is hardly new in the history of the Church. Just look at Peter and Paul, the theological disputes in the early councils, or Bernard and Abelard. That’s what happens when people believe with deep convictions. In time, they all serve the divine purpose.
Asking the ‘Jesus Questions’
Dear Editor: I have a few thoughts to share in response to Ms. Ilene Salerno’s Aug. 1 letter encouraging a greater attentiveness to Donald Trump’s message. Ms. Salerno writes: “It is so refreshing to have someone stand up and tell it like it is.”
Another Cathedralite Reports
Dear Editor: I went to Cathedral Prep in Brooklyn – Class of 1964. I moved to Albany, N.Y., in 1982 and lost track of everyone.
Great Biology Teacher at SJU
Dear Editor: Dr. Alfred V. Liberti, (1916-2014), founder, professor and chairperson of the Biology Department at St. John’s University, was an excellent teacher and administrator, as well as a warm mentor and person.
Francis, Just in Time
Dear Editor: Re: Insider’s Look at Francis’ Vision. Father Robert Lauder in The Tablet (July 18) rightly wrote that sex abuse scandals caused serious damage and demoralization. Consequently, the Church moaned in uncertainty and lack of confidence as its missionary vitality languished. The consumerist secular world seized advantage to marginalize us as we spiraled toward irrelevancy.
Planned Parenthood Exposed
Dear Editor: What Planned Parenthood has been doing for years undetected by the major media has just been exposed by a small pro-life media sting operation. More insidious is the anti-life Planned Parenthood curriculum taught to Catholic students in our public schools, a continuing violation of the separation of church and state.