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Day: January 26, 2020

THE DANGER OF LOOKING AWAY

Thoughts + HomilySeptember 26, 2025

Who’s the warning for?  That’s the question that’s been running through my mind as I’ve sat with these readings. We hear this Gospel from Luke, and it’s so easy to know who we’re supposed to…

THE CONVERSATION THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING

Thoughts + HomilyJuly 26, 2025

What if I told you that every time you pray—even if it’s just a hurried thought, a sigh, or a desperate whisper—God listens? Not just listens, but actually wants to hear from you. Imagine that:…

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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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