Latest News
  • UPSIDE DOWN BLESSING
  • BEYOND BORDERS – THE LIGHT BREAKS IN
  • NOT ADVICE- SALVATION: BEHOLD THE LAMB
  • UNBOXING CHRISTMAS: THE RESCUE BEGINS
  • SEEN, SOUGHT, CHANGED
  • WEARY – BUT HOLDING ON (New Years 2026)
  • WEAPONIZED NATIVITY
  • LIGHTSABERS IN THE MANGER
  • STOP PLAYING IT SAFE: Rejection therapy for the soul
  • REJOICE IN THE NOT-YET: Faith, Waiting, and the Surprise of God
Homily on the Spot

by Fr. Jim Chern

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Bible In A Year

Day: January 30, 2026

UPSIDE DOWN BLESSING

Thoughts + HomilyJanuary 30, 2026

Today’s Gospel is one of those passages we almost know too well. “Blessed are the poor in spirit…”—we hear it and instantly recognize the script. It’s like the Jeopardy clue everyone gets right: “What are…

SEEN, KNOWN, LOVED: Where real greatness begins

Thoughts + HomilyAugust 30, 2025

If you’ve been paying attention to social media lately, you might have heard about Victoria Rose. She’s an Instagram influencer—someone who, like a lot of people our age, built her following by posting the highlights…

Recent Posts

  • UPSIDE DOWN BLESSING
  • BEYOND BORDERS – THE LIGHT BREAKS IN
  • NOT ADVICE- SALVATION: BEHOLD THE LAMB
  • UNBOXING CHRISTMAS: THE RESCUE BEGINS
  • SEEN, SOUGHT, CHANGED

Recent Comments

  • Dolores Jules on DESPERATE CRIES
  • Debora Berger on UNFINISHED LOVE – All Souls Day
  • Debora Berger on UNFINISHED LOVE – All Souls Day
  • Mary Gasper on PRAY BOLDLY EVEN WHEN THE WORLD SAYS NO
  • Bonnie Melielo on WHEN A WEEK IS ALL YOU HAVE – Fr Eugene Hamilton & Corpus Christi

Archives

January 2026
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Dec    

Categories

  • Bible In A Year Reflections 15
    • I – Early World 1
    • II – Patriarchs 1
    • III – Egypt & Exodus 1
    • IV – Desert Wanderings 1
    • IX – Divided Kingdom 1
    • V – Conquest and Judges 1
    • VI – Messianic Checkpoint: Gospel of John 1
    • VII –Royal Kingdom 1
    • VIII- Messianic Checkpoint: Gospel of Mark 1
    • X – Exile 1
    • XI – Messianic Checkpoint: Gospel of Matthew 1
    • XII – Return 1
    • XIII – Maccabean Revolt 1
    • XIV – Messianic Fulfillment: Gospel of Luke 1
    • XV – The Church 1
  • Thoughts + Homily 1,087

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.

Designed by  

Go Up