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Day: January 28, 2023

ARE YOU BLESSED?

Thoughts + HomilyJanuary 28, 2023

ARE YOU BLESSED?  Just asking that question can trigger a wide variety of responses.  A quick google search of some headlines can illustrate what I mean:  “Despite devastating loss after tornado, Pasadena neighbors say they’re blessed.”…

WHY PRAYERS MATTER

Thoughts + HomilyMay 28, 2022

Tuesday night, some friends from Missouri reached out to share some sad news.  A 23-year-old friend of theirs, who was a paramedic, after finishing her shift around 2 am went for an early morning workout…

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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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