His translation of Yukio Mishima's Spring Snow was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1973, while his nonfiction work Laws of Heaven was the winner of the Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Book Award in Theology.
In 1973, His translation of Yukio Mishima's Spring Snow was considered one of the top contenders for the National Book Award. Simultaneously, his nonfiction book Laws of Heaven earned the prestigious Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Book Award in Theology.