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Day: April 18, 2026

WHEN HOPE FEELS LOST

Thoughts + HomilyApril 18, 2026

Had you asked me in January to name the news anchors who host programs on regular broadcast television stations, I doubt I could have gotten any of them.  The media world has changed so much…

PRAY BOLDLY EVEN WHEN THE WORLD SAYS NO

Thoughts + HomilyOctober 18, 2025

A few years ago, a story popped up that caught a lot of people off guard—not because of some celebrity scandal or political drama, but because it seemed so simple at first: a police officer…

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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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