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There are two lines from Broadway shows that stuck with Sal as he began his teaching career in the parish.One was from the King and I.It said”When you are a teacher by your students you will be taught.The other was … Continue reading →

Life in a parish is a microcosm of what happens in the lives of people.There are moments of joy ,and times when the pain of a loss is searing. For Sal that first summer was somewhat routine, and as he … Continue reading →

In the words of the old cliché this was the first day of the rest of Sal’s life and his anxiety and anticipation were beyond measure. His mother had made a marvelous breakfast, but his gastric juices overwhelmed the assorted … Continue reading →

Ordination was not the end for Sal but rather a beginning to be part of the daily lives of others. He yearned to embrace the role of Priesthood, not from any pedestal because it was never a question of his … Continue reading →

Two months before ordination Sal was called to the Dean of Men’s office and informed that his mother was seriously ill. His Father had called to say that she had suffered a serious heart attack and the prognosis was not … Continue reading →

Whenever a group of persons are placed into a common environment there is almost always a bonding experience that occurs. This was certainly true in the Seminary, and Sal’s life was certainly enhanced by so many of his fellow seminarians. … Continue reading →

The faculty at Immaculate Conception Seminary would have been a fertile field for someone like Damon Runyon. The Rector was an austere brilliant scholar who would never be mistaken for a touchy feely type. He was glacially distant, and when … Continue reading →

  Sal’s first night in the seminary was anything but peaceful. He tossed and turned most of the night, and at one point actually got up sat in a chair and stared out the window. Unlike the sounds of the … Continue reading →

Snippet The night before Sal was to go to major seminary at Darlington reality started to set in that this was not some kind of a lark. The past year at Seton Hall University had been relatively easy because he … Continue reading →

SNIPPET The next few weeks were exceptionally difficult for Sal. He on more than one occasion assumed the position of prosecuting attorney where he would go over and over in his mind why this priest fantasy was nothing more than … Continue reading →