Dear Editor: Thank you for your column on Bishop Francis X. Ford, M.M., (June 6). For some reason as I read the piece I thought “not only does a tree grow in Brooklyn, but a saint, too.” I am sure that there are many, myself included, who know well who F.X. Ford was, as there […]
letters to the editor
The Great Professor Catanello
Dear Editor: I would like to express this heartfelt tribute to the late Bishop Ignatius Catanello, who was my professor in New Testament Theology during the Fall 1973 at St. John’s University. I fondly recall Father Catanello as a warm and flexible professor, whose course reflected on select New Testament chapters and verses that were […]
Pay Attention to Women
Dear Editor: On Wednesday, April 29, Pope Francis addressed the problem of “Pay Equality” for women. While I applaud the pope for speaking out on this important issue, closer to home, Francis can lend a hand to end discrimination by having an open dialogue to empower women in the Catholic Church. According to all four […]
Not Impartial About Police
Dear Editor: The May 9 editorial “Another Cop Shot” fails to point out that many police abuses and misconduct are frequently committed by police officers who come from strong families, and who have many friends and colleagues. They are, in not a few cases, self-identified Catholics who go to church every Sunday. The current backlash […]
Don’t Forget the Choir Members
Dear Editor: I’m a parishioner of St. Brendan’s Church in Midwood, Brooklyn, and it has been wonderful reading about the great homilists from various churches in our diocese. But how about our fantastic choirs that lead us in song every Sunday!
My Sister, Sister Mary
Dear Editor: I’d like to thank Joseph Manago for his glowing letter (April 25) on my sister, Sister Mary Alma, R.S.M.
St. Patrick’s, Kent. Ave.
Dear Editor: We lived in St. Patrick’s parish (Kent Ave.) and were educated by the Sisters of Mercy and Franciscan Brothers. These two religious communities furnished us with a remarkable education, starting in elementary school right to high school.
Memories of Cathedral
Dear Editor: It was with happy memories that I read Peter Farley’s letter (April 4) remembering Father Andy Varano, his wonderful voice, and his performance in Cathedral College’s presentation of “Murder in the Cathedral.” Indeed, Andy’s “rich and resonant” voice was, and is, memorable!
Missing Msgr. Sivillo
Dear Editor: This is in response to the obituary of Msgr. Nicholas Sivillo (April 18).
I was a parishioner of Our Lady of Hope from my baptism (at age 18 days) until recently. I was an altar boy (that’s what we called them back then) from November, 1975 to October, 1985, and an usher under both Msgr. Sivillo and the present pastor, Father Carrano.
The Studious Saint
Dear Editor: The April 11 edition of The Tablet had a column by Farrah Connell who wrote about St. Joseph Cupertino, patron saint of studying. She advised St. Joseph was very helpful to her when she was taking a very important exam. A few days after I read her article, my nephew was to take a very important test on the 16th of April.