Dear Editor: I am writing this letter in memory of my grandmother and in respect for my mother. Both my grandmother and mother came to the United States legally as immigrants. Each became a proud American citizen within five years.
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About Catholic Novels
Dear Editor: As a retired high school English teacher, I am always intently focused on the weekly commentaries of Father Robert Lauder. His “Forming Conscience Thought Catholic Novels”(Nov. 10) brought back memories of my readings of Flannery O’Connor.
Leadership by Example
Dear Editor: I would like to take a moment to congratulate Ms. Jennifer Baptiste, a true model of lay leadership, who was honored for her ministry as a missionary disciple at the diocese’s 50th anniversary of lay leadership celebration (“Diocese Celebrates Five Decades of Lay Leadership,”Nov. 17).
No Birthright Citizenship
Dear Editor: I would like to support Dennis Duffy’s comments (Readers’ Forum, Nov. 10) supporting President Trump’s amendment to end birthright citizenship.
Politics and Abortion
Dear Editor: Catholics who vote for pro abortion candidates are violating Catholic teachings (“Post-Midterms, Do We Have Two Catholic Churches in America?,’’ The Tablet, Nov. 10). Voting for a pro-abortion candidate is unacceptable and any Catholic who does it, should be excommunicated.
Catholic Doctrine on War
Dear Editor: Your Nov. 10 Editor’s Space reminds us that, “We often forget that World War II changed the name of the Great War (‘the war to end all wars’) into World War I.”
A Gentle Soul
Dear Editor: I remember her well (“Her Name Was Caroline,” The Tablet, Nov. 3), always kind, always with a smile. Only asked that we keep our streets clean.
The Latin Mass
Dear Editor: Veronica Ganzos made a plea for more Latin Masses because they are inclusive and bring parishioners of different backgrounds together. That point is absolutely correct and is one reason the Latin Mass, now known as Mass in the Extraordinary Form, is coming back.
The Trust of the Faithful
Dear Editor: As a start (Newspapers Examine U.S. Bishops’ Responses to Abuse Allegations, The Tablet, Nov. 10), I’d like to make three suggestions for how bishops can begin to regain the trust of the faithful.
Gun Violence
Dear Editor: Homicide, mayhem and mass shootings by gun violence have become our national drink. When these events occur, we pour out like a recurring decimal with condemnation, outcry and hypocritical statements of pain and sorrow.