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Day: March 20, 2021

GHOSTING THE DEVIL

Thoughts + HomilyFebruary 20, 2026

You’ve probably heard the warning “Don’t dance with the devil.”  But the problem starts long before the dance.  It starts when you agree to the conversation. The devil usually doesn’t kick in the door, he…

STOP PLAYING IT SAFE: Rejection therapy for the…

Thoughts + HomilyDecember 20, 2025

Have you ever heard of something called “rejection therapy”? If that sounds just a bit made up—like one of those TikTok challenges that nobody actually does—well, I promise, it’s real. There’s even an article about…

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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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