This was a reflection at the Thanksgiving prayer service. November 26, 2025 The Roman philosopher Seneca wrote, “Only the tested soul becomes strong.” Now Mr. Dave Burokas, ’85, obviously a classicist and the “easiest” teacher here at Prep, likes this quote an awful lot. Of course […]
This is an introduction to the Mass of the Holy Spirit. September 12, 2025 Question: Fear or faith? Fear or faith? I want you to think about the phrase “what if” and the phrase “even if.” On one side you have what if. On the other […]
Christmas is a season of lists, and I’m asking you to make three more lists by New Year’s Eve. My homework for you over break is to write them down, think about them, talk them over with friends, and pray about them. I’m not going to ask you to submit this on Canvas. I’m not going to check your work. I do know, though, that writing helps us think a little bit more deeply about things, and I know that it’s important to pray.
Christmas is a season of lists, and I’m asking you to make three more lists by New Year’s Eve. My homework for you over break is to write them down, think about them, talk them over with friends, and pray about them. I’m not going to ask you to submit this on Canvas. I’m not going to check your work. I do know, though, that writing helps us think a little bit more deeply about things, and I know that it’s important to pray.
Be kind. Ask for help. See not just the goodness but the greatness in someone. Be thankful that someone else sees the greatness in you. These are leadership qualities, but we can easily connect them to saint-like qualities. As the late Fr. Tony Azzarto, S.J., a Prep Legend, framed it in his last all-school homily, a saint is a genuine human being…humble, compassionate, helpful, and not afraid to grow.
October 2024 Dear Saint Peter’s Prep Family, There are certain things we know in the life of a school year at Saint Peter’s Prep. We know the heated rivalry between Prep Soccer and Kearny. We know freshman orientation is always a sea of blue blazers and […]
The Visible Evidence Adapted from a reflection at the Holy Week Liturgy, March 27, 2024. I’m going to ask you a favor. But I need you to do this in silence: First, give a little fist bump to the person to your right and left. Remember, in […]
Adapted from a reflection at the Advent-Christmas Liturgy, December 20, 2023. Dear Saint Peter’s Prep Family, Point zero zero zero three percent… 0.0003%. Let me explain how I got to this number. There are a little over 8 billion people in this world. And there are, […]
Adapted from a reflection at the All Saints’ Day Mass, November 1, 2023. Dear Saint Peter’s Prep Family, I love you, and I love our Good Company. As you know, the theme of our year is In Good Company. I hope by now you have experienced […]
This message was shared via email with the entire Prep community on September 5, 2023, at the start of the new school year. Dear Saint Peter’s Prep Family, Greetings from Grand & Warren. I am writing this letter just a few weeks after the passing of […]