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Day: October 12, 2024

REJOICE IN THE NOT-YET: Faith, Waiting, and the…

Thoughts + HomilyDecember 12, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, a story about a man named Ed Bambas started circling the internet—and then somehow circled the globe. Ed is 88 years old. That’s a number that means something when you…

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One of the funny things about my life as a Catholic priest is that, even though I don’t have kids of my own, God’s made sure I’m never short on young people to look after.…

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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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