Essays about life in the church or current events, and letters to the editor, are published in The Southern Cross, the diocese's bimonthly newsmagazine.

In the current issue:

Letters to the editor and Reflections essay submissions to The Southern Cross are appreciated and encouraged.

Letters should be on a single topic and be limited to 300 words. While Reflections essays may be longer, the editor reserves the right to edit all submissions for length and content.

Please send correspondence to: Letters to the Editor,
The Southern Cross
Diocese of Southwest Florida
7313 Merchant Court
Sarasota, FL 34240

Or send letters by fax to (941) 566-0321; or by e-mail to Editor Jim DeLa.

I was surprised to learn from Ernie Ryder’s letter (“Southern Cross’ liberal bias is showing,” Jan./Feb. issue) that scriptural admonitions to be stewards of God’s creation are a liberal political agenda in the United States. If so, then let us thank God that liberals (whatever that term means) take their Bible seriously. 

As for global warming, wishful thinking and personal political ideology don’t trump science. The IPAA, an international organization of hundreds of scientists whose research is peer-reviewed by hundreds of other scientists, agreed more than a decade ago that global warming is a fact and that humanity’s abuse of God’s creation is a major cause of it. 
 
— Bob Griffiths
St. Boniface Church, Sarasota