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Day: December 14, 2024

FULLY AWAKE YET NOT AFRAID

Thoughts + HomilyMarch 14, 2025

What makes you “fully awake” and “frightened?”  In our hyper-connected world, the list seems endless. Turn on the news, check social media, or simply talk with friends and family – we're bombarded with reasons for…

WATCHMEN WARRIORS: AN ADVENT JOURNEY

Thoughts + HomilyDecember 14, 2024

The shocking assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan on December 4th has gripped our nations attention.  The details of this tragedy continue to distrub us: a 50-year-old father of two, gunned down…

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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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