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Day: January 30, 2011

GETTING PAST THE SURFACE

Thoughts + HomilySeptember 30, 2023

About 12 years ago, while serving as a chaplain in Illinois for a few weeks for a group of a couple of hundred recent college graduates, I had what I’ll call a delayed reaction of…

FOLLOW THE MOST HATED MAN

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“The most hated man” - I’m still not sure what internet dark hole lead me to that headline.  I have to honor my beloved college students - having A.D.D. and in this day and age…

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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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