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Letters to the Editor, Week of July 25, 2020
A School Closing Feels Like Losing a Loved One; Congratulations to Msgr. Philip J. Reilly; Defend — Not Defund — the Police Department; President Trump Is an Outspoken American.
Letters to the Editor, Week of July 18, 2020
Antifa, Boogaloo and the Virus of Violence; In Defense of Archbishop Wilton Gregory; Do Catholics Have Shorter Attention Spans?; Msgr. John Tosi, a Compassionate Priest.
Letters to the Editor, Weeks of July 4 & 11, 2020
Help Convert Dreams Into Reality; We Do Not Have a Bank of Justice; We All Have the Right To Express Our Opinions; Going Back to My Favorite Barbershop — Hair We Go!
Letters to the Editor, Week of June 13, 2020
Trump — More Catholic Than Many Catholics; Trump Has Been a Voice For Religious Freedom; Archbishop Gregory Does Not Speak for Us; The Cancerous Tumor of Racism; Msgr. John C. Tosi, a Very Kind Priest.
Letters to the Editor, Week of June 6, 2020
Racism, a Venom in the Hearts of Human Beings; Vaccines Developed From Aborted Fetuses; One of Your Biggest Mistakes as an Editor; Fine Theoretical Concept But Unrealistic.
Letters to the Editor, Week of May 30, 2020
We Cannot Jeopardize the Lives of Our Neighbors; Strange Intellectual Companions; Be Kind, Wash Your Hands and Pray, Pray, Pray; Father Jorge — The Nicest Man You Could Meet.
Letters to the Editor, Week of May 23, 2020
God Works in Mysterious Ways; Pray for Those Serving Our Communities; Not Just Intellectually But With My Mind and Soul; We Will Get Through This Together.
Grateful for the Italian Mass on NET TV
Dear Editor: I am American born — from Staten Island, N.Y. Both pairs of my grandparents were born in Italy and
speaking Italian and “broken” English were part of my growing up.
The Blessing of Having Televised Masses
Dear Editor: I have been watching Sunday Mass on TV for over a year due to two conditions which have kept me from attending in person (“This Virtual Experience: A Valuable Lesson,” Put Out Into the Deep, May 2).