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Day: October 7, 2025

VICTORY THROUGH THE ROSARY

Thoughts + HomilyOctober 7, 2025

Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. If you grew up Catholic, you probably hear “Our Lady of the Rosary” and think, “Didn’t we just have a feast for Mary?”…

LOOKING A LITTLE MORE REDEEMED

Thoughts + HomilyJune 7, 2025

One of the things that is most striking reading Marcellino D’Ambrosio’s book, Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life, is the honesty he brings in sharing his story.  He starts with this frank confession:…

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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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