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Day: March 24, 2019

ALL HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS – IS US

Thoughts + HomilyDecember 24, 2024

Merry Christmas!  There's something particularly special about saying those words here, in this sacred space, on this holy day.  While the world outside swirls with tinsel and commerce, here we encounter something authentic — a…

BAD DAYS FOR JESUS

Thoughts + HomilyAugust 24, 2024

How many bad days did Jesus have?  Did you ever wonder?  Maybe for some of of us that’s impossible to really consider.  Especially for us who believe He is who He says He is -…

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    • VII –Royal Kingdom 1
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    • X – Exile 1
    • XI – Messianic Checkpoint: Gospel of Matthew 1
    • XII – Return 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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