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Month: May 2008

MADE NOT FOR COMFORT, BUT COMMUNION

Thoughts + HomilyMay 29, 2026

One of the most memorable experiences of my time as chaplain to college students happened about seven years ago — in one of the most rugged, forgotten corners of Appalachia, Kentucky. Ten students from Montclair…

YOU’VE GOT THE POWER – TAP IN

Thoughts + HomilyMay 23, 2026

There’s a moment in life that sneaks up on you. I don’t know exactly when it happened to me, but I know it did. Somehwere around turning fifty -give or take it hit me: I…

Reflections on Priesthood/Ordination

Thoughts + HomilyMay 24, 2008

I just posted this on "The Catholic Guy Show" Blog - which I had written for them - but post here as well:So this morning, the Archdiocese of Newark celebrated the ordination of 11 men…

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About

Fr. Jim Chern has been a priest in the Archdiocese of Newark since 1999.

He graduated with his master’s in theology from Seton Hall University. After his graduation he was assigned to Our Lady of Lourdes parish where he served as Parochial Vicar for 7 years.

In 2007 he was named director of the Newman Catholic Center at Montclair State University where he still serves.

In 2018 Fr. Jim was additionally named Archdiocesan Director of Campus Ministry by Cardinal Joseph Tobin.

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