Recent Letters

In reading your article about criticism of Cardinal Timothy Dolan and his support of Trump, I was reminded of another cardinal who had a different view: Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago, whose “seamless garment” approach to life issues said that if you are against abortion and at the same time support the NRA, you are a hypocrite.

When will we get our churches open to receive the Eucharist? TV Masses may be prayerful, but the essence and summit of our Christian faith is the Eucharist,

Many thanks to Elizabeth Lam (“Wuhan picks up the pieces to crawl back to life,” April 9) for calling attention to the dangers of live animal markets. One such wet market in Wuhan, China, offered peacocks, rats, foxes, crocodiles, wolf cubs, turtles, snakes, wild pigs and more for sale.

The churches need to be opened as “essential.” Has the church been intimidated by tax law?

I would like to make a correction to your informative article “Shutdown of church services prompts varied responses” (April 23, 2020).

The letter from the woman who asked why the president is not mentioned by name during Catholic Mass got me thinking.

Discrimination is such a sensitive subject. For some, turning away is our practiced response, but for those directly involved as victims it means turning the other cheek. Being a straight male Caucasian, I am usually not in one of the groups that gets targeted for opprobrium.

“Unless your people see signs and wonders, you will not believe” (John 4:43-54).

Kudos to your photographer Dennis Callahan for his most recent photo showing the archbishop saying Mass at an empty cathedral (March 26, 2020, Page 1).

It’s outrageous that a Catholic newspaper would list “The Last Temptation of Christ,” a movie that portrays Jesus as fantasizing about sex, getting down off the cross and marrying Mary Magdalene, as a top 10 movie for Holy Week. Who is your movie reviewer?