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Month: May 2008

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE

Thoughts + HomilyMay 17, 2025

What happens after we die?  It’s the kind of question most of us tuck away, hoping we won’t have to face it until absolutely necessary—until life, or a random headline, brings it out of hiding. That…

IN THE HEART OF ONE WHO KNOWS

Thoughts + HomilyMay 10, 2025

So what do we know about the new Pope? That was the question echoing everywhere within minutes of his election Thursday afternoon. All those carefully crafted lists—the so-called ‘Papabili,’ the supposed “favorites”—suddenly didn’t matter.  Instead,…

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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    • X – Exile 1
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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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