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Day: November 25, 2018

WHEN PRIDE FALLS AWAY

Thoughts + HomilyOctober 25, 2025

If you’ve spent any time online—or just out in public—recently, you might notice something troubling. The shouting isn’t just louder, it’s meaner. Arguments over ideas turn into personal attacks, threats, and humiliation. A recent (Reuters/Ipsos)…

WHEN GOD STOPS

Thoughts + HomilyApril 25, 2025

The girl in the wheelchair couldn't walk. The doctors didn't believe her. Her own body had betrayed her, and now the medical establishment was doing the same. "You're making this up," they said, their words…

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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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