Archived Articles for Father Francis Pizzarelli, SMM

• Graduates of 2008 - the Future Needs You!
  
• Confronting Prejudice
  
• The Fragility of Life
  
• The Delicate Walk of Parenting
  
• The Definition of Integrity
  
• The Need For Educational Reform
  
• How Do You Measure Emotional Abuse?
  
• Accessing Services in Suffolk County
  
• Can The System Be Humanized?
  
• The Prom Challenge
  
• Parents Need To Be Proactive!
  
• Whatever Happened To Freedom of Speech?
  
• Are Young People Our Priority?
  
• A Time For New Beginnings
  
• For Every Choice, There Is A Consequence
  
• The Challenges of Teenage Driving
  
• Who Responds To The Voiceless?
  
• Parameters For Teenage Dating
  
• Caring Is Risky Business
  
• Acting Outside The Box
  
• Parenting Is Not A Part-Time Arrangement
  
• The Power of Words
  
• A Powerful Journey
  
• Today's Teenage Landscape
  
• Christmas Moments
  
• New Year's 2008
  
• Winning Isn't Everything!
  
• The Reason For The Season
  
• Are Students Prepared For College Life?
  
• Developing Positive Resolutions
  
• The Challenges of the Holiday Season
  
• A Call To Consistency
  
• When Is Enough, Enough?
  
• One Voice Can Make A Difference
  
• Beacons of Light
  
• Supporting Our Troops
  
• Surviving The Traumas of War
  
• Who Calls The Shots?
  
• Defining One's Worth
  
• Senseless Materialism
  
• What Is Real Success?
  
• Teaching - A Noble Profession
  
• Whatever Happened To Conversation?
  
• Transitioning to College
  
• Is Redemption Possible?
  
• Staying the Parental Course
  
• The Challenge of Summer Parenting
  
• Navigating Relational Disaster
  
• Raising the Bar for Student Athletes
  
• Are We Too Blind To See?
  
• Summer Parenting - Should You Go With The Flow?
  
• The Poverty of Caring
  
• Choice Not Chance
  
• Have We Sold Out Family Life?
  
• Are Parents Afraid to Parent?
  
• An Oasis of Opportunity
  
• Finding The Middle Ground
  
• The Poor Know No Prejudice
  
• Perpetuating the Attitude of Invincibility
  
• Masking the Real Issues
  
• Shame On Us!
  
• The Insurance Nightmare
  
• Respecting Diversity And Difference
  
• Privilege Is Not Free
  
• Real Strength
  
• Do Parents Do Too Much?
  
• Coping With Today's Teenager
  
• Have Parents Given Up The Fight?
  
• A Call To Greater Accountability
  
• A Dangerous Social Phenomena
  
• Good Relationships Don't Just Happen
  
• Where Have Our Manners Gone?
  
• No Excuses
  
• Family Priorities
  
• The Fragility of Life
  
• Confronting the Hard Questions
  
• Making A Difference In the New Year
  
• A Message of Forgiveness
  
• Be Attentive to Your Children's Social Behavior
  
• A Season For Forgiveness
  
• Challenges of the Season
  
• Being Called To A Higher Standard
  
• Rising Above Peer Pressure
  
• Real Men Do Cry
  
• A Candid Conversation
  
• Building Honesty
  
• Role Models for Today's Generation
  
• Where Do We Learn Trust And Respect?
  
• Dusting Off the Student Handbook
  
• The Rubble of Modern Technology
  
• Meeting, Greeting And Defeating Peer Pressure
  
• Remembering Our Unsung Heroes
  
• Flying Under the Radar
  
• Defining Accountability
  
• Being Clear And Consistent
  
• How Do We Address Violence?
  
• Treatment Rather Than Punishment
  
• Navigating The Risky Waters of College Life
  
• Navigating Our Culture's Turbulent Waters
  
• When Is Enough, Enough?
  
• Do You Know What Your Child Is Doing During Summer Vacation?
  
• Standing Up And Speaking Out
  
• Is Summer Vacation A Free For All?
  
• Thoughts for the Graduates of 2006
  
• The Effectiveness of American Education
  
• Double Standards - A Ticket To Disaster
  
• The Season of Endings and Beginnings
  
• Is Life Really Better With Technology?
  
• Creating A Chain Reaction
  
• Our Voiceless Young
  
• Challenging Today's Students
  
• Are Our Schools Held Hostage?
  
• Do We Model Inclusive, Respectful Behavior?
  
• Is Our Moral Compass Broken?
  
• The Nightmare of Insurance
  
• Parenting - A Full Time Commitment
  
• Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
  
• The Plight of the Undocumented
  
• Are Parents Afraid to Parent?
  
• Parental Mismanagement
  
• Setting People Up for Failure
  
• Practicing Real Love
  
• The Complicated Highway of Life
  
• Judging By Externals
  
• Calling Our Schools to Accountability
  
• Don't Judge A Book By Its' Cover
  
• Saving Friendships Versus Saving Lives
  
• Positive Thoughts for the New Year
  
• A Season for Transformation
  
• Reclaiming the Senior Prom
  
• Gratitude And Generosity Can Be Contagious
  
• Will Suffolk County Government Continue To Be Paralyzed?
  
• Parental Peer Pressure
  
• Will the System Fail Again?
  
• Teaching Tolerance
  
• Freedom Is Not A Free-For-All
  
• Leading By Example
  
• Creating A Climate of Openness
  
• Is Government Hiding Behind the Rhetoric?
  
• Protecting Our Children's Landscape
  
• The Dangers of Parental Toleration
  
• Reshaping Our Academic Landscape
  
• Formally Defining Adulthood
  
• Beginning the College Adventure
  
• Setting A Standard For High School Athletes
  
• What Is Tough Love?
  
• Expectations for Your College Student
  
• Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
  
• Parenting Is Serious Business
  
• Gossip - A Lethal Disease
  
• Practicing What We Preach
  
• Thoughts For the Graduates of 2005
  
• The Disaster of PINS Reform
  
• Teenage "Cutters"
  
• One of Suffolk County's Hidden Treasures
  
• The Challenges of Step Family Living
  
• No Room In The Inn
  
• The Price of Cost Effectiveness
  
• Is Our System of Education Antiquated?
  
• The Deterioration of the American Family
  
• Parental Blindness
  
• Who Is Responsible?
  
• Walking On The Edge
  
• The Road To Self Destruction
  
• The Social Divide Between Parents And Teens
  
• Freedom Grounded in Responsibility
  
• Breaking the Cycle of Social Deviance
  
• Welcome to Parenthood!
  
• Betrayal For Friendship's Sake
  
• What Are Our Priorities?
  
• Transforming Relationships
  
• Is Violence Socially Acceptable?
  
• When Does Adolescence End?
  
• Developing Foundational Values
  
• Making A Difference in 2005
  
• Developing Eyes of Compassion
  
• Parents Cannot Take A Position of Social Toleration
  
• Parenting Teens: Finding The Middle Ground
  
• Holding Teenagers Accountable in 2004
  
• Moving Beyond Ourselves
  
• Teenagers - A Never Ending Challenge
  
• Giving For The Sake of Giving
  
• The World of Me
  
• Fractured Relationships
  
• The Changing Landscape of Sports
  
• American Education Is A Gift
  
• Parents Shouldn't Compromise Expectations
  
• Proactive Parenting
  
• Raising Our Standards
  
• Equality For All
  
• The Complexities of Depression
  
• Reclaiming Self Worth
  
• Rehabilitation Not Incarceration
  
• Clarity & Accountability for the New School Year
  
• Don't Crumble Under the Pressure
  
• Freedom: A Gift And A Responsibility
  
• The Challenges of Summer Vacation
  
• Parents Need to Support One Another
  
• A Compelling Voice for Long Island
  
• Working Within A Vacuum Of Indifference
  
• Surviving In Suffolk County
  
• Creating A Better America
  
• Who Calls the Shots in Your Home?
  
• Parameters for Prom Season
  
• Holding Insurance Companies Accountable
  
• Impossible - Not A Fact Only An Opinion
  
• The Many Faces of Bullying
  
• Walking Down Harm's Way
  
• Government Lacks Vision And Creativity
  
• An Insidious And Infectious Disease
  
• The Maze Of Antiquated American Education
  
• Where Do Parents Turn?
  
• Every Child's Nightmare
  
• Raising the Educational Bar
  
• The Walk To Destruction
  
• The Challenges of Contemporary Parenting
  
• Making A Difference
  
• The Tapestry of America
  
• The Roller Coaster Ride Of Parenting
  
• The Challenge of American High School Education
  
• Living In Emotional Captivity
  
• Family Is Our Lifeline
  
• Suicide: An Elusive And Painful Reality
  
• Raising the Academic Bar
  
• Recommendations For The New Year
  
• Breaking the Veil of Silence
  
• The Reason For The Season
  
• For Every Choice There Is A Consequence
  
• Can Family Court Judges Do As They Please?
  
• Gratitude - An Interesting Word
  
• Building Character, Self-Respect, Integrity & Honesty
  
• How Do We Address Racial Profiling?
  
• Where Will Our Future Leadership Come From?
  
• Family Life Needs To Be A Priority
  
• Families Are Works In Progress
  
• Juvenile Crimes Are Big Business
  
• Addiction - A Lethal Disease
  
• Dusting Off the Code of Conduct
  
• The Code of Silence Must Be Disarmed
  
• Parenting Is Not About Perfection, But Rather Progress
  
• Education Must Become More Student Centered
  
• The Cell Phone Phenomenon
  
• Helping Vs Interfering
  
• Deportment Is Important
  
• The Plight of the Undocumented
  
• The High Cost of Denial
  
• Parenting - A Challenging Enterprise
  
• Fear - The Greatest Impediment
  
• Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
  
• Summer Should Not Be A Free For All
  
• Planting the Seeds of Honesty
  
• Prevention - A More Cost Effective Strategy
  
• Is Your Child A Jekyll & Hyde?
  
• Parenting Is Not A Part Time Job
  
• Reclaiming the Code of Conduct
  
• The Prom Experience
  
• The Rubble of Governmental Bureaucracy
  
• Responsible Parenting Is A Full Time Job
  
• Blinded By Arrogance
  
• The Cost of Parenting
  
• New Teachers Need To Be Mentored And Nurtured
  
• Every Parent's Nightmare
  
• A Parent Alert
  
• A Deafening Code of Silence
  
• A Politcally Bankrupt Generation
  
• Moving Beyond Stereotypes
  
• Are There Ever Any Grounds For A Just War?
  
• Parenting Is A Full Time Enterprise
  
• Healthy Family Life Is Hard Work
  
• High School Sports Are Not The Pros
  
• Parents Need To Lead By Example
  
• A Victim Of The System
  
• Silence Is Not Necessarily Golden
  
• We Need To Be A People Of Gratitude
  
• The True Reason For The Season
  
• The Politics of Abstinence
  
• A Season For Change
  
• Giving Grounded In Substance
  
• Empowering Change - Difficult But Not Impossible!
  
• What Message Are We Conveying To Our Children?
  
• Election Day 2002
  
• Raising A Teenager Amidst Mixed Messages
  
• A Profile In Courage
  
• Dating in 2002
  
• Who Is Willing to Represent the Voiceless?
  
• Reclaiming the Priority List of Yesteryear
  
• What Are We Doing For Our Children?
  
• The Challenges of Communication
  
• Parenting - A Challenging Adventure
  
• The College Experience
  
• Where Is the Discipline and Commitment of Yesteryear?
  
• Should Consequences Be Punitive Or Rehabilitative?
  
• Why Do People Hate?
  
• We Must Never Return to Complacency
  
• Honesty - the Best Policy
  
• The Passive-Aggressive War
  
• Transforming the Educational Landscape
  
• Voiceless Victims
  
• A System With Limitless Power and No Accountability
  
• Casualties of a System of Ineptness
  
• A Kept Promise
  
• Reclaiming Family Life, Discipline and Structure
  
• Our Children - the Casualties of Our Inaction
  
• Oasis In the Desert
  
• Fear - The Greatest Impediment
  
• A System's Inept Protocol
  
• Do We Set Our Children Up For Success Or Failure?
  
• Lessons From A Master Teacher
  
• The Do's and Don'ts of Prom Season
  
• Making "Character Education" A Priority
  
• A Season of Transformation
  
• Actions Speak Louder Than Words
  
• Renewal of the American Spirit
  
• Are We Raising Anonymous Strangers?
  
• Parenting Must Be A Partnership
  
• Is the DARE Program Effective?
  
• Character And Integrity Are Lacking
  
• The Value of Good Sportsmanship
  
• Being Attentive To Justice And Honor
  
• Patterns of Addiction
  
• Recommendations for the New Year
  
• Double Standards Give Mixed Messages
  
• The Human Struggle of Addiction
  
• The Road Less Traveled
  
• Parenting Is Not A Walk In The Park
  
• Prejudice And Discrimination Are Not Inborn
  
• Helping Teens Establish A Moral Compass
  
• Where Do Teens Learn Positive Social Priorities?
  
• True Heroes
  
• A Return to Real Values
  
• When is too much - too much?
  
• Breaking the Cycle of Teenage Violence
  
• A Time For Solidarity
  
• A Nation At A Crossroad
  
• Parents Need to Parent
  
• Are Your Children Holding You Hostage?
  
• Schools Lack Accountability
  
• The Teenage Exodus
  
• College Is Not Summer Camp
  
• Defiance Versus Accountability
  
• Breaking the Cycle of Destruction
  
• "Who's In Charge?"
  
• Beyond the Chaos
  
• Re-Claiming Respect
  
• SOCIAL WELFARE & HOW IT SETS PEOPLE UP TO FAIL!
  
• Pushing the Limits
  
• GRADUATION 2001
  
• Violence Begets Violence
  
• The End of School Could Be The Start of Problems
  

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