Dear Editor: In regards to Patricia Kenney’s letter (Nov. 5), I beg to differ in all aspects.
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Conscientious Distinctions
Dear Editor: While columnist George Weigel makes some legitimate criticisms of the culture and the flaws of the presidential candidates (Oct. 29), he fails to distinguish between the pro-life, pro-marriage, religious freedom positions of the Republican Party and the pro-abortion, pro-homosexual “marriage,” anti-religious freedom positions of the Democratic Party.
Celebrating Mary’s Month
Dear Editor: During the month of October, we honored Our Lady, especially under the title of Our Lady of the Rosary. One Saturday, throughout our country, we were asked to publically show our devotion to Mary by reciting her Rosary.
Religion as the Target
Dear Editor: Re: “Bishops See Document as Attack on Religion in U.S.,” the wording of this document is, sadly, not surprising.
Insights of Father Lauder
Dear Editor: I write to thank The Tablet for publishing, and Father Robert Lauder for writing, his recent series of insightful and delightful columns about David Brooks’ important book, “The Road to Character.” I enjoyed reading that book and learned a lot from Father Lauder’s illuminating essays.
Restore Liturgical Respect
Dear Editor: I take offense at the comments toward Cardinal Robert Sarah’s prophetically thoughtful appeal for a restoration of greater liturgical respect for God, which letter writer Victor Enemuo regards as diverting us to what he calls non-essentials (Sept. 17).
Likes Contemporary Music
Dear Editor: I find it hard to believe that anyone could oppose the beautiful contemporary liturgical and Scripturally-based music of wonderful composers like Dan Schutte, John Foley, Marty Haugen, David Haas, and Scott Soper as “pig-slop music” (Readers’ Forum, Oct. 1) and to want to remove this inspiring liturgical music from our liturgy!
Timeless Gregorian Chant
Dear Editor: I disagree with opinions expressed (Readers’ Forum, Oct. 22) concerning the use of so-called contemporary music in the Catholic Mass.
Now It’s Time to Vote
Dear Editor: Some years ago, my colleague Louis Bolce and I published an article entitled “Our Secularist Democratic Party,” using survey and poll data documenting the drift toward secularism of the Democratic Party. The trend has only been accelerated in recent years.
Accountable Candidates
Dear Editor: Politics and the news media have reached a new low in dirty tricks in the effort to elect a new president. Some people say that this is a sad commentary. But it is more than just a mud-slinging contest, it is worse than that. Divisiveness, lying, deceiving, manipulating, the media have seemed to put a new views on the wrong issues that changes the meaning of words and then the way things are looked at.