Labor Day 2010 and the American Dream The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: A Crude Awakening A New Name for God - "The God Who Sees" The Eyes of God: A Reason to Trust The Mystery of God and Human Language Immigration - Pizza, Pita and Pancit Arizona's New Law and the Issue of Immigration The Pantheon and Pentecost - An Opening to God's love The Shroud: Icon and Relic Barnabas - A Legacy to Continue Barnabas: A Model for Believers in A Time of Need The Media and the Church - What is Truth? Health Care: The Debate and the Division in the Church Heath Care - A New Law, A New Challenge Jesus is Risen! Daughters of Jerusalem - Tears Turned Into Triumph The Daughters of Jerusalem - Sin and Punishment Daughters of Jerusalem - Present Sorrow and Impending Woe The Women on the Way to the Cross The Crowd That Follows Jesus on the Via Crucis The Catholic School: Its Greatest Challenge Today Nazareth: Authentic School of Love Nazareth and Family Life Today A New Year: Eyes Forward and Upward Bishop's Christmas Message 2009 The Manhattan Declaration: A Wake-up Call for Christians The Manhattan Declaration: Christians Confront Caesar Thanksgiving: The Reason to Hope Marriage and Justice: A Defining Moment Marriage: Its Redefinition and Culture A Life Cut Short: The Mystery of Evil Marriage: Its Redefinition and Logic Relics and the Mystery of the Incarnation Relics and The Power of Touch Relics and Memorabilia Relics: A Church Tradition from the Beginning Health Care Reform - A Test of Moral Leadership. Part II Health Care Reform: A Test of Moral Leadership - Part I The Real Presence: Life for the New Evangelization Parents or the State: Who Decides? Pentecost - The Feast of Hope for Humanity Prayer before Pentecost: Veni, Creator Spiritus Prayer: Power Beyond Politics President Obama and Lady Justice: The Supreme Court and its Judges Tolerance: The Trojan Horse of Secular Liberalism Tolerance When Politics Reign Supreme The Freedom of Conscience and the Future of Democracy The Hope of Our Easter Faith John at the Cross: Love that Endures The Father's Mercy: Monday Confessions in Lent John at the Cross: The Apostle Who Remains Loyal The Time for Forgiveness: The Importance of Confession Mensaje de Cuaresma 2009 Bishop's Lenten Message 2009 Super Bowl 2009: The Ad That Did Not Air The Catholic School: A Treasured Gift A New President and A New Challenge for the Ecology of Man Personal Dignity: Our Right, Dead or Alive The Word that Remains: An Awesome Hope for the New Year Christmas: The Joy of Belonging to God Christmas and the Freedom of Religion Advent: Black Friday Turned Inside Out A Rockwell Thanksgiving: Life's Banquet for All The New Evangelization: The Challenge of the Widget Evangelization: Catholic and Biblical - Part I The Catholic Vote: Fact or Fiction Liturgy: the Unity of Word and Love A Politician's Promise: No Right to Life! No Freedom! Cenaculum Christi: A Biblical Paradigm for Priests and Bishop A Trip to Turkey: Religious Practice and the Secular State An Interfaith Trip to Turkey: A Lesson in History The Language of the Liturgy: The Value of the New Translations Mary in Medieval Art: An Expression of the Church's Faith Gay Marriage: Reason Gone Wild On Pentecost, Bishop Serratelli issues pastoral letter on evangelization Our Way to Peace in a Violent World Pope of Hope: Courageous Witness of Faith Pope Benedict XVI: Successor of Peter Among Us Bishop Serratelli's Letter to the People of the Diocese on the Papal Visit Peace to a Violent World: The Gift of Reconciliation with God The Lord's Day and the Eucharist Easter Message 2008 The Lord's Day and Sports: An Unhealthy Competition The Lord's Day in America Today The Lord's Day: A Sacred Gift Radical Secularism: The Refusal to Learn Bishop's Lenten Letter 2008 Catholic Schools: A Life-Breath for Society The Baptist-Catholic Conversation: A Moment of Grace Family Life as Gift to All: Reason and Revelation The New Year: A Gift of Time Jesus, The Light Of the World Advent: A Candle's Warm Glow or Consuming Fire Thanksgiving: The Feast of Freedom Creating a Climate for Vocations: The Work of the Whole Church Bishop Reaffirms Ecclesial Nature of Eucharist Feeding tubes for the terminally ill and patients in a vegetative state Artificial Means of Supporting Life: Obligatory or Optional Abortion and The New Jersey Supreme Court: No Common Sense Abortion and the Flight from Common Sense Respect for Liturgical Norms: An Expression of Love for the Church Liturgy and the Body The Liturgy and Language: Why Not Latin? The Sacredness of Life and the Real Presence The Real Presence: A Sacred Gift The Eucharist: The Sacred Adventure of Life The Recovery of the Sacred The Loss of the Sacred Catholic Politicians Criticize Pope Secularism and Religious Freedom New Laws: Can Society Tolerate Catholic Practice The Courts: Church Teaching Now Prejudice and Discrimination Limbo in Catholic Theology: A Wider View Limbo in Catholic Theology: Not The Only Answer Limbo in Catholic Theology: Christ's Descent into Hell The Empty Tomb: A Place of Pilgrimage and Liturgy The Resurrection: No Empty Claim Easter 2007 Mary at the Cross The Good Thief: Thief No More! Barabbas: The Sinner Set Free Peter: The Look of Love and Repentance Peter's Denials: Discipleship Alone and at a distance. Peter: Graced and Fallen America and the Demise of Civility Bishop names full-time vocation director The Church and the Newspaper: A Reflection The Catholic School: A Countercultural Gift Holy Land Pilgrimage: A Journey of Faith Christ: The Hope of the New Year The Church's Concern For Those With Same-Sex Attraction The Church's Concern For Those With Same-Sex Attraction New Guidelines for Worthy Reception of Holy Communion: Theological and Pastoral The New Jersey State Legislature and Marriage: More Than A Question of Philology A Child's Prayer: A Lesson in Faith The Natural Law: Moral Choices Beyond Politics The Natural Law: A Needed Guide Faith and Reason in Catholic Education: Impetus to Human Progress Speech given at the Mosque Italian Nun Slain: Love's Last Lesson Pope Benedict XVI and Muslims Terrorism: Threat and Challenge. Part II Terrorism: Today's Threat and Challenge. Part I The Bishop's Column Changes in the Liturgy: New Words, Deeper Faith. Changes in the Liturgy: Why the Changes? Marriage and Same-Sex Unions: Is There A Difference? Pentecost: The Gift of truly belonging to the Church The Lost Sense of Sin: Mt. Olympus and Mt. Sinai Mary, the Mother of Vocations Bishop Issues Pastoral Letter Free Speech: How Free? Immigrants and Migrants: Richness and Diversity Immigrants and Migrants: An Ever-Changing America (Part I) The Resurrection: Life for All Judas and Christ: The Traitor and the Faithful Friend Judas: No Sudden Betrayal Judas and the Mysterium Iniquitatis Lenten Dispensation For St. Patrick's Day Granted By Bishop Church and State: Their Roles According To Deus Caritas Est A Lenten Message to the Clergy, Religious and Christian Faithful of the Diocese of Paterson Pope Benedict XVI's First Encyclical: The Heart Of The Matter Cohabitation and Sexual love Consecrated Life: Icon of the Church, Icon of God Letter of Bishop Serratelli to the People of Paterson Evolution and Religion: Science and Philosophy 'Human Ecology' and the Health of Our Children Bishop names new pastors for Morristown, Passaic parishes Truth and the Search for Meaning Peace: More Than A New Year's Wish Christmas 2005 Catholicism, Politics and Public Office Nostra Aetate: A Challenge for Reconciliation and Peace Thanksgiving: A Hope That Still Rises The Catholic Funeral: A Sacred Moment of Life Changing Funeral Customs The Death Penalty and Changing Attitudes: a New Sign of Hope Schools and The Church The School and the Home The Eucharist: Sacrament of Divine Patience Catechesis: An Emmaus Event Catechesis: A Countercultural Move Catechesis: A Needed Service of Evangelization World Youth Day 2005 Ends. Its Legacy Remains. In Pilgrimage With Our Youth Conjugal Love and Procreation: God's Design Terrorists: Those Sons of Lamech The Supreme Court and The Ten Commandments Greater Collaboration in Evangelization Fashions and Faith The Courts and the Cows: Whose Life is More Sacred? Finances: The Church and This World's Goods My Three Sons: In Gratitude Bayley-Ellard: A Part of the Whole Beyond Failure The Eucharist: Eternity and Time Together Diocese's Largest Youth Day on Eucharist Benedict XVI - The Man for the Moment From the Shores of Tiberias to the Tiber New Pope, New Name The Death of Pope John Paul II Courts Deal Death To Disabled: Terri Schiavo, End or Beginning? The Risen Lord: Joy To Be Shared The Passion and Mary Magdalene: At the Empty Tomb The Passion and Mary Magdalene: from Magdala to Golgotha The Passion and Simon of Cyrene: The Cross In The Life Of A Christian The Passion and Herod: a More Generous Love The Passion and Pilate; The Crisis of Conscience Catholic Schools - "A Prophetic Choice" Embryonic Stem Cells and A Brave New World The Nation Begins Anew Generation X and Y and the ABC's of Vocation New Year 2005 Christmas 2004 -The Mystery of His Birth Sex and True Love Superman or Supernatural? Recognizing A University As Catholic Advent Christ the King: Mere Mortal or God? Deeper Issues In the Whisper of the Wind Politics And Logic Hispanic Culture: A Blessing to our Country The Year of the Eucharist The Rosary: Prayer after the Heart of Mary Priests' Convocation Ad Limina Visit to Rome Catechetical Week Labor Day 2004 Measured by the Depth of Love Self-Mastery and the Olympics On the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church One sows... another reaps The Message of Lourdes 'Follow Me' Bishop Serratelli's Installation Homily