Voices     Pondering theological questions on birth of Jesus     A season when 'all things work together unto good'     Faith's 'enchantment' transforms earthly journeys     Assessing 50-year impact of Second Vatican Council     Influential priest followed a middle route     Pope's challenges create a need for faithful support     Priests heed call to serve God     Offering prayers for critics of the Church     Honoring gifts of those who swim the Tiber     Re-examining the daily grind of 'success'     Incarnate Son of God comes to save a sinful world     Confronting scholarly authors of nihilism     Has life after death become just an afterthought?     Priests need training to confront secular humanism     Reflecting on Catholic influence in Union Movement     Like the Marines, jubilarians remain faithful, ready to serve     Totally and absolutely dedicated to God     Each of us has our own gospel to write     Children of light endure as winter recedes     Marking precious gift of time during Lent     Recalling challenges to Catholic education     A season to share the joyful prayers of Eastern churches     Reflecting on the Cosmic Questions of Life     A Yearning, an Inner Movement of the Soul     Church Values Moral Truth in Pursuit of Knowledge     Papal Encyclicals Define Spirit of Social Justice     Look Around to See a Flowering of Faith     Open the Door, Walk Down Forty-Seven Steps     Updated Survey Revisits Young 'Souls in Transition'     Crocuses will Bloom and Help End Winter's Gloom     An Outward Sign Reflects an Inner Essence of Faith     Pondering a Manger in the 'Middle of Time'     Give Thanks and Focus on Faith Priorities     Eulogies Replace Focus on Final Spiritual Status     Servant who brings forth justice for all nations     Recalling Fr. Balbi's Maritime Ministry     Two Parades-One Happy, One Sad     Tragic 'House' Trapped by his Secular Limitations     As seasons change, cemeteries soothe souls  12/19/12 - Pondering theological questions on birth of Jesus  11/21/12 - A season when 'all things work together unto good'  10/24/12 - Faith's 'enchantment' transforms earthly journeys  09/26/12 - Assessing 50-year impact of Second Vatican Council  08/22/12 - Influential priest followed a middle route  06/20/12 - Pope's challenges create a need for faithful support  05/23/12 - Priests heed call to serve God  04/04/12 - Offering prayers for critics of the Church  03/21/12 - Honoring gifts of those who swim the Tiber  02/22/12 - Re-examining the daily grind of 'success'  12/21/11 - Incarnate Son of God comes to save a sinful world  11/23/11 - Confronting scholarly authors of nihilism  10/26/11 - Has life after death become just an afterthought?  09/28/11 - Priests need training to confront secular humanism  08/24/11 - Reflecting on Catholic influence in Union Movement  06/08/11 - Like the Marines, jubilarians remain faithful, ready to serve  05/18/11 - Totally and absolutely dedicated to God  04/20/11 - Each of us has our own gospel to write  02/23/11 - Marking precious gift of time during Lent  01/26/11 - Recalling challenges to Catholic education  12/22/10 - A season to share the joyful prayers of Eastern churches  08/25/10 - Papal Encyclicals Define Spirit of Social Justice  06/23/10 - Look Around to See a Flowering of Faith  05/26/10 - Open the Door, Walk Down Forty-Seven Steps  04/28/10 - Updated Survey Revisits Young 'Souls in Transition'  03/24/10 - Crocuses will Bloom and Help End Winter's Gloom  02/24/10 - An Outward Sign Reflects an Inner Essence of Faith  11/23/09 - Give Thanks and Focus on Faith Priorities  06/24/09 - Servant who brings forth justice for all nations  05/20/09 - Recalling Fr. Balbi's Maritime Ministry  04/08/09 - As seasons change, cemeteries soothe souls  02/18/09 - Two Parades-One Happy, One Sad  01/21/09 - Tragic 'House' Trapped by his Secular Limitations  11/26/08 - Discerning Where Justice Ends and Charity Begins  01/09/08 - Identifying the Flaws of Arrogance Among Leaders  12/05/07 - Feeling Spiritually Empty and Exhausted on Dec. 26  09/05/07 - Recalling Rigors, Time Pressures of the Latin Mass  08/08/07 - Contemplating Clutter and the Angst of Letting Go  06/27/07 - Weighing Old, New Liturgy and Sense of the Sacred  04/18/07 - Spiritual Cycles; Spring Breezes Refresh the Soul  03/21/07 - Some Smile and Wave, Others Face Cruel Treatment  02/21/07 - Fatigued Priests Endure the Unseen War Over Rules  02/07/07 - A priest, sailor and 'happiest guy in the world'  09/20/06 - Journey of a Belleville Lad with Jewish Neighbors  07/19/06 - More Serious Attacks on Church Lurk Behind 'Code'  01/25/06 - Daydreams, Belleville High School, circa 1946  12/21/05 - The secular humanist war against Christmas  12/07/05 - Christmas joy in the days of gloom and doom  10/05/05 - Reflections on shopping carts in a Nutley brooks   - The Medium and the Messages; What About My Voice?   - Children of light endure as winter recedes   - Thoughts of Peace Squeezed by the Commuter Crunch   - Time to Reintroduce the Ancient Art of Apologetics   - After 50 Years on the Job, Focus Remains on 'We'   - 'Fatal Misconception' Exposes Sinister Engineering   - Polluted Skies, Blue Stars and Ketchup Sandwiches   - Church Values Moral Truth in Pursuit of Knowledge   - Pondering a Manger in the 'Middle of Time'   - Reflecting on the Cosmic Questions of Life   - Eulogies Replace Focus on Final Spiritual Status   - Discovering Quiet, Profound Faith in Amish Country   - Political Attacks Expose Shallow Agenda of Deists   - A Yearning, an Inner Movement of the Soul   - Managing the Emotions of Idiosyncratic Responses   - The Light of the World and the Salt of the Earth   - Rejecting 'Isms' that Conceal Basic Truth of Faith   - Opening Pages of the Past that Resonate Within Us   - Fear and Trembling; the Soulful Signs of a True Faith