Thank You For Our Daughter’s Story
Dear Editor: We sincerely thank you for the beautiful coverage of our daughter’s (Chideha) faith and music journey (“New Jersey Flute Prodigy Credits Spiritual Home In Achieving Dream Opportunity With Julliard,” Currents News, Sept.12).
Your thoughtful storytelling not only highlighted her love for music but also demonstrated the importance of faith in her life in an inspiring way.
As a family, we are truly grateful for the care, professionalism, and kindness you demonstrated throughout the process. It means so much to see Chideha’s hard work, passion, and faith shared with a wider community through your platform. You helped amplify her story in a way that inspires others, and we sincerely appreciate that.
Please know how much we appreciate the time and effort you dedicated to traveling all the way to New Jersey to capture this piece. We look forward to staying connected and following your continued impactful work.
May God keep blessing the work of your hands and perfect everything you and the team do.
Chinwe and Ejike Osondu
Bloomfield, N.J.
More on the Death of Charlie Kirk
Dear Editor: On the weekend after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I (and some friends) were disappointed that a prayer was not offered for Charlie and his family.
Unfortunately, many churches in Queens did not do this. After the pope said a prayer for them, I was hoping they would be remembered this weekend.
This did not happen.
Even if you disagreed on some of his views, he brought many of our youth to Jesus.
Ethel Ann Ritchie
Bayside
Dear Editor: It was so benevolent of The Tablet (“Senseless Violence Can Never Be Tolerated,” Sept. 20) to at least mention the assassination of Charlie Kirk as “fresh wounds” that should never be accepted in our nation.
The only problem is you don’t go far enough to focus on the real scourge in our nation, that is the political left that has sunk to new lows with derogatory rhetoric smearing Charlie Kirk just two days after he was murdered.
Paul Manheimer
Oakland Gardens
Dear Editor: We have been through a terrible loss recently.
I am wondering if a man like Charlie Kirk can ever be considered for sainthood in our Catholic Church.
He was truly a martyr for his Christian faith. He placed our Lord, Jesus, first in his life, above family, self, and country.
He went out into the realm where confused and misguided young people can be found. He tried to show how Christianity can and must be incorporated into life choices.
He showed respect for differences and tried to win his subjects over with love and understanding while still directing them to a better pathway.
He upheld the right of every child to birthright. Was he not a modern-day apostle on a journey to bring people back to worshipping their Creator?
He was very close to conversion to the Catholic faith.
Charlie Kirk had a profound interest in our Blessed Mother, realizing she was underserved in Protestant culture.
He believed Mary was a perfect role model for young women, a principle Catholics have always expressed. I wonder if his legacy can become a very strong link that unites our non-Catholic Christian communities with our Catholic establishment.
Perhaps at the present time, establishing a Turning Point chapter on every Catholic college campus would be a wonderful first step in continuing the influence of applying Christian values in the lives of young men and women.
Let us not lose the momentum we see happening around the world.
Eleanor R. Menna
Islip, N.Y.