This week’s Tablet TALK features festivities celebrating St. Alphonsa, retreats and spiritual opportunities, a scam alert from the NYPD and much more.
NYPD
New York’s Finest
Dear Editor: On behalf our chaplain, Msgr. Robert Romano, the board of officers, and the membership of the NYPD Brooklyn-Queens Holy Name Society, we would like to thank you for the excellent coverage of our annual Mass and Communion-Breakfast.
At Communion-Breakfast, Heroic Cops Honored
Assistant Police Chief David Barrere, co-strategist and tactical command Queens South, was named Man of the Year March 13 at the 96th annual Communion Mass and Breakfast of the NYPD Brooklyn and Queens Holy Name Society. The ceremony also recognized 31 Cops of the Year for their heroic service, including five heroes who passed away last year.
A Perfect Father’s Day For Hero Cop’s Dad
It was a Happy Father’s Day for Joseph Gugliara. He knew he was fortunate to have his 24-year-old son Filippo at his side when they attended the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Athanasius Church, Bensonhurst. Filippo is the 24-year-old transit police officer who had been stabbed earlier in the week in Brooklyn while trying to make an arrest.
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 […]
Final Rites for Slain Cop
Police chaplain Msgr. Robert Romano, who is pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Dyker Heights, celebrates the funeral Mass for police officer Brian Moore at St. James Church in Seaford, L.I., May 8. More than 30,000 police from around the U.S. attended the funeral of the 25-year-old officer, who was shot in the […]
Another Cop Shot
News that another New York City police officer has been murdered saddens and disturbs us. A new disrespect for the law and peace officers has gripped the city and indeed the nation. Officer Brian Moore was a young man whose life’s ambition was to be a policeman. It was a family tradition. He died in an attempt to keep our streets free of crime.
Det. McDonald Visits St. John’s Prep Students
Detective Steven McDonald talked about being shot and left quadriplegic, and he said his faith and ability to forgive enabled him to go on with life.
Support and Prayers for NYPD After Tough Year
The 95th annual Communion-breakfast of the Brooklyn-Queens Holy Name Society of the NYPD was held Sunday, March 15, in Queens Village. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of the Mass.
Family Spirit Sustains Men, Women in Blue
It hasn’t been a very good year to be a police officer. Ferguson! The Eric Garner Grand Jury decision! The assassinations of Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos! They have been just some of the hurdles that law enforcement officials have had to jump this year. That’s why it was important that this year’s Communion-breakfast […]