Dear Editor: It is truly wonderful that Mrs. Hanna, principal of St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy, is being recognized for being the amazing leader that she is. Her dedication and compassion shine through in all of the aspects of her work as an administrator, educator and role model. I am so blessed to have my […]
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My Taxes Shouldn’t Kill
Dear Editor: The government is not forcing anyone to get an abortion. However, a Clinton administration guideline would have continued the practice of using my tax dollars and all Roman Catholics’ tax dollars to pay for abortions, thus making us compliant to something that goes against the Church’s beliefs. In the Bible, God commands us […]
We Are All Immigrants
Dear Editor: In response to “Bishops Thankful for Immigrants” and “The Prayer for Persecuted Christians” on Page 4, please note that all of us are immigrants with the exception of native Americans. But too often the current usage is without distinction between legal and illegal and the Church must support mainly the former who come […]
Parent 1, Parent 2
Dear Editor: Simon Caldwell’s report (Nov. 18) of British Catholic schools’ reaction to government demands to replace, “mother” and “father” on school admission forms with, “parent 1” and “parent 2 “ is obviously short-sighted and biased. In our culture, “Parent 1” suggests some form of hierarchal supremacy over “Parent 2.” It would be much the […]
Sunset Park Jubilee
Dear Editor: Congratulations to Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish on its 125th anniversary.
Fr. Flanagan of Dunwoodie
Dear Editor: It was good to read Effie Caldarola’s column (Nov. 4) in The Tablet.
Father Edward Flanagan studied at St. Joseph’s Seminary here in Dunwoodie before falling ill and eventually moving on to Omaha. I believe he studied under the great Father Duffy whose statue overlooks Times Square.
Maronite Memories
Dear Editor: You recently posted something from Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite church in Brooklyn Heights.
Questions Article’s Timing
Dear Editor: Can The Tablet tell us why Justin Brannan had a profile story in your paper four days before the election and nothing on John Quaglione?
Long-Range Assistance
Dear Editor: As a longtime parishioner of St. Agnes (now a worship site of St. Paul-St. Agnes parish), I was very buoyed by the response of the Diocese to the conditions faced by the citizens of Puerto Rico who were affected by Hurricane Maria. At our two houses of worship, we collected donations from parishioners and community residents for several weeks.
The Informed Conscience
Dear Editor: I am glad we are not living in the era of Pontius Pilate who said: what is truth? We Catholics believe in absolute moral truths; unfortunately the secular world around us keeps eroding it and I am afraid “the smoke of Satan has entered the temple of God” indeed (Pope Paul II).