Dear Editor: I almost did a double take upon reading Bishop DiMarzio’s comment: “Even certain New Age forms of Reiki or Yoga can inadvertently create an opportunity for evil spirits to enter.”
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Tributes to Msgr. Mahoney
Dear Editor: I was so sorry to hear about the passing of one of my favorite teachers from Cathedral Prep Seminary: Msgr. John E. Mahoney. He taught me all four years at Cathedral. His American history was without doubt the best I ever had in high school, college or graduate school.
Who Is My Brother?
Dear Editor: Am I my brothers’ keeper? It seems unthinkable that we are not moved by the death of 17 young people in Parkland, Fla.
Mercy for the Sisters
Dear Editor: I was extremely dismayed when I read the article in The Tablet regarding Angel Guardian Home.
High School Memories
Dear Editor: Memories of Bishop McDonnell H.S.: Oh, the excitement of the class trip to Rye Beach, lunch in a small shoe box and a quarter for carfare and a drink.
Theology and Science
Dear Editor: Father Lauder’s insightful review of Marilynne Robinson’s essays (Feb. 17) criticizes scientism as the enemy of religion, but stops short of naming blind adherence to doctrine as its mirror opposite. We believers continue to confuse faith with religiosity, which requires hostile opposition to justify orthodoxy. Both scientism and inflexible dogmatism deny the fullness of God’s creation.
Compromise on DACA
Dear Editor: The DACAns/Dreamers should get a long, crime free path to citizenship in exchange for all the things which will prevent the problem from re-occurring: the Wall, mandatory e-verify, stiffer penalties for overstaying visas, and elimination of birthright citizenship. Those here illegally, or on visitor, student, temporary worker, diplomatic, etc. visas should not be able to produce American citizens.
Inspiring Vocation Story
Dear Editor: A note of thanks to guest columnist, seminarian Michael Francis Falce for his simple and beautiful vocation story. I have made copies of it and will be sharing it with my Confirmation students for years to come. God bless him and all of our priests and future priests.
Leave Angel Guardian Alone
Dear Editor: Local Bay Ridge newspapers report residents and politicians still wish to control the future of the buildings that remain from the Angel Guardian Home, now closed. The senior citizens who once enjoyed meetings rooms in the home are dispossessed and not happy.
Holy Week Pilgrimages
Dear Editor: Your recent Editor’s Space (Feb. 24) suggestion for a Lenten pilgrimage of churches echoed a personal tradition which I followed for many years when the energy and agility of youth permitted, visiting as many churches as I could manage on Good Fridays, morning to well after dark, rain or shine, and once even traveling during a light snowfall.