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Day: December 6, 2025

“IF ONLY”

Thoughts + HomilyDecember 6, 2025

There’s this quiet little phrase that sneaks around our minds more than we realize. It’s like a pop-up ad for the human heart.  It shows up at work, in relationships, in prayer, even when we’re just…

WHAT IF JESUS REALLY MEANT IT?

Thoughts + HomilySeptember 6, 2025

Every now and then, we hit a Gospel reading that makes people squirm in the pews. Today’s is definitely one of those. You’ll sometimes hear priests try to soften it—maybe throw in a joke 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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