Thank You, Currents News!
Dear Editor: I am so disappointed to learn that Currents News will air only once a week!
I am 83 years old, and I look forward to watching the program that keeps me informed of what is going on in the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Church!
I have enjoyed seeing the priest from my parish on the show and love recognizing people from the Pulse of the Parish profiles.
Like everything else, only more changes for the elderly to accept!
Big disappointment!
Denise Devaney
Astoria
Dear Editor: Downsizing Currents News is a big mistake.
I find it to be very informative and enjoy watching it almost daily.
My family from the Bronx watches it and they think it’s an important show on NET-TV. Please reconsider and keep Currents News on TV as it is.
NET-TV will be losing a lot of viewers .. It is a part of many families.
Claire Hurstel
Astoria
Editor’s note: The Tablet announced in June that after nearly two decades of serving viewers across Brooklyn and Queens, the Emmy Award-winning nightly newscast Currents News will conclude operations in the coming months and move to a once a week broadcast as DeSales Media Group restructures and shifts its focus toward expanded digital video content. Pulse of the Parish will continue.
Following the Lead of Pope Leo XIV
Dear Editor: Every Catholic committed to spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ must unite to support one another in putting Pope Leo XIV’s words and actions into practice.
He profoundly understands the challenges of our time and the ongoing call to build the Kingdom of God on Earth.
As the living Church, we hear his call and share his commitment to that work in clear and concrete ways.
Nancy Margaret Brown
Cornubia, Queensland, Australia
The Inspiration and Strength of Religious Sites
Dear Editor: The story of Our Lady of Champion (“How the US’s Only Marian Shrine Was Spared in the 1871 Firestorm”) is a beautiful reminder that places of prayer continue to inspire pilgrims and strengthen faith across generations.
Thank you for sharing this remarkable history!
Regina Tours
Manhattan, via social media
Remembering Sister Helen Dolores Byrne
Dear Editor: It is with great affection and admiration that I write after reading the obituary for Sister Helen Dolores Byrne, CSJ (Obituaries, July 11).
Sister Helen was my second grade teacher at St. Agnes (Degraw Street). The impression she left has lasted my lifetime.
Each day, 50-plus 7-year-olds entered a room filled with joy and happiness.
Sister Helen was then in her early 20s and filled with energy that spread to her classroom. Not only did we prepare and receive first holy Communion and learn to write script, but we also sang constantly.
To this day, a few of us (now in our early 70s) who get together remember both the words and elaborate hand gestures that accompanied our voices.
I kept in contact with Sister Helen for over 60 years at the many places she shared her joy with those she ministered to in so many capacities.
My own vocation as a teacher in diocesan schools for over 45 years was sewn in that classroom on Degraw Street.
May she enjoy the reward prepared for her in Eternal Life.
Bill Gorman
Gowanus