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Day: November 2, 2026

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Thoughts + HomilyNovember 2, 2026

Here we are in the first week of November.  And once again, we've just gone through that annual ritual that somehow manages to annoy just about everybody: changing the clocks. Every year, people debate whether…

WANTING WHAT ISN’T OURS

Thoughts + HomilyOctober 2, 2026

There are certain books from childhood that somehow stick with you. I can barely remember books I read a couple of years ago, but I can still tell you all about The Monster at the End…

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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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