Dear Editor: The Devil is usually responsible for taking your clothes off but in the Genesis story God asked Adam and Eve who told them they were parading around in their birthday suits. The fig leaves were not enough to cover the shame of their souls so they hid in fear behind bushes away from their best friend when God came to visit.
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A Compassionate Solution
Dear Editor: In August, reader Ed Moffitt projected his feelings of being troubled by what our Pope Francis has publicly stated about the President and building the wall. Pope Francis’ view is public opposition of our president who wants to keep our country safe from harm; his primary duty as president.
Cathedral’s Role Models
Dear Editor: In this year of vocations, the recent passing of Msgr. Conrad Dietz reminded me of how important to a vocation to the religious life is the example of priests and religious like him, and how we should tell them that while they are alive.
Unreasonable Gridironer
Dear Editor: I, for one, am more than just disappointed in Colin Kaepernick.
Proud of Pioneer Deacons
Dear Editor: Many thanks “Two Deacons Celebrate Their 25th Year of Service” (Oct. 24). It was my pleasure to teach in the Diaconate Formation Program during those early years and I well remember the dedication of the candidates.
Fearless Hispanic Leader
Dear Editor: I knew San Juan’s Archbishop Roberto González in the late 1970s/early 1980s when he was a parish priest at St. Pius V parish in the South Bronx.
Daily Gratitude Journal
Dear Editor: To add to your Aug. 5 article on “Ways to Nourish Your Spiritual Side,” keeping a daily gratitude journal along with anecdotes on negative occurrences and the positive value of them contributes to my spiritual growth.
An Assault Upon Doctrine
Dear Editor: In the Oct. 14 letters, Edward Dorney makes the insultingly absurd claim that George Weigel “implied” that “anything other than what Weigel believes is heretical” and that he aligned himself with a “take back my Church” sentiment which Weigel expressly condemned as misguided.
A Blessing for the Parish
Dear Editor: I am sure at one time or another many parishioners have felt they have been blessed to have a very special priest assigned to their church. I am fortunate be one of those people who has been blessed to have a very special priest whose pastoral care has been entrusted to my parish of St. Francis of Paola in Williamsburg.
Culture of Life Hero
Dear Editor: I read with interest Bishop DiMarzio’s column (Oct. 14) on the uphill battle to re-establish a Culture of Life in American society today.