Reflecting on Christmas in a time of pandemic: Let our true selves shine | Faith Matters Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 20, 2020 Making us smile, from left, top row: Louise Lavecchia of Jersey City; Damian Gathers-Fontenot of Hoboken; Melanie Barrera of Secaucus; and Wyatt Kotherithara of West New York. Bottom row, from left: Zara Kotherithara of West New York; Michael Beegle of Hoboken; Oliver Barrera of Secaucus; and Everett Belfiore of Jersey City. (Jersey Journal graphic by Feroze Khan using photos submitted by the families) Facebook Share In his Halloween monologue on “Saturday Night Live,” comic John Mulaney joked, “I’m a little sad about masks in New York City because it prevents you from overhearing what people are saying on the streets and that is one of my greatest joys.”