Dear Editor: Though I read with interest the letters of Father Mark Kaczmarski and Clara Sarocco (March 11) criticizing Martin Scorsese’s film “Silence,” I have a completely different reaction and evaluation of the film, which I think is a masterpiece.
letters to the editor
False Charges vs. Lifers
Dear Editor: Roseanne Cleary, in her letter (Feb. 18), quotes Sister Joan Chittister about abortion. Sister Chittister’s words are addressing some unnamed person (or group) that is apparently pro-life. Sister said that the one she is addressing is in effect not pro-life because they are not in favor of tax money going to support food, education and housing for children.
Different Interpretations
Dear Editor: In his column: “Putting ‘Amoris Laetita’ into Practice” (Feb. 28), Bishop DiMarzio tells us that Pope Francis’ Post-Synodol Apostolic Exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia” has introduced a new way for divorced Catholics who choose to remarry to receive Holy Communion, even if a Diocesan Marriage Tribunal (the “External Forum”) has found a person’s first marriage to have been valid.
Pray for President Trump
Dear Editor: With all the divisiveness and political antagonism in the country, surely we can all agree on one thing. We should all pray for President Trump, that God will bless him and guide him to make the best decisions and choices for our country.
The Art of Compromise
Dear Editor: The letter “Messianic Complex” (Jan. 28) by Rose Emma, pinpoints exactly what’s ailing the U.S. Catholic Church. Many of our church leaders are quick to jump on the band wagon and wipe the slate for the new president, regardless of the fact that he has made a mockery of basic principles of our Church all because of campaign promises that supposedly will be to its benefit.
Two Standards for Judging
Dear Editor: What is really galling is former President Obama’s personal statements that totally contradict his so-called concern for climate change.
Compatible with the Law
Dear Editor: I want to thank Ana A. Garcia for spelling out what nobody seems to want to hear when she said openly and honestly “disregarding American laws and sovereignty is not to be admired or supported.”
Support for Immigrants
Dear Editor: Hooray for Father Ray Roden and the people of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Corona (March 4). I worked at the parish school several years ago as a teacher and I have never met people who are more kind and generous. They might not have as much money as some of us, but they are always willing to give and give and give. This is the spirit of America that should give all of us heart.
Negative Reviews of Film
Dear Editor: I disagree with letter writer Thomas C. Cullinane’s (Feb. 11) praise for Martin Scorsese’s latest assault on Catholic truth and wisdom by making a film that justifies the world’s oldest moral rationalization: the ends justify the means, or what the Church has always condemned as consequentialism. Each of the trillions of times this idea is advanced, without exaggeration, it is presented as a revolutionary original new way of thinking. It reflects our corrupt human nature and the vanity of original sin.
What Fake News?
Dear Editor: Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) said recently that “If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press.” He added that dictators “get started by suppressing free press.”