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September 02, 2010

BISHOP'S COLUMN

On Labor Day, consider jobless

The first column I ever wrote for The Evangelist appeared in the Labor Day edition of September 1982. It was penned in the wake of the recession of the late 1970s and early ‘80s, and on the eve of the pastoral letter issued by the bishops of the United States titled “Economic Justice for All.”



PERSPECTIVE

Bias not behind Manhattan mosque protest

The controversy of whether to build a mosque close to the 2001 New York City war zone centers on the memory of those that died on 9/11 than the showing or not showing of love for our brothers and sister, as Deacon Walter Ayres expressed in his column in the Aug. 19 issue.



REFLECTION

Interfaith dialogue: Is it dead or alive?

On Oct. 28, 1965 — 45 years ago this fall — Pope Paul VI promulgated the document “Nostra Aetate” at the Second Vatican Council.



DIOCESAN NEWS

Deacon removed from ministry

A permanent deacon who served at Holy Family parish in Albany has been removed from active ministry based on reasonable grounds to believe he sexually abused a minor in the early 1990s, before his training and ordination as a deacon.



LIVING FAITH

Asian Americans find home in Diocese

The local Asian Indian Catholic community has found the Albany Diocese to be a friendly place.



ST. AMBROSE MINISTRY

Food, glorious food, from Latham parish

Want to save money on fresh food? Look no further than St. Ambrose parish in Latham, where volunteers have been selling high quality meats, cheeses and produce at low costs for years.



WAFERS VS. BAKERS

Why bake communion bread

Our Lady of Grace parish in Ballston Lake knows how to help children better understand the meaning of the Eucharist: Use real bread.

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