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Day: November 13, 2026

THE GOD WE FEAR

Thoughts + HomilyNovember 13, 2026

Years ago, I remember coming across a television show called Doomsday Preppers.  I had seen commercials for it before, and honestly, I thought it was some bizarre fictional drama - something along the lines of…

BEYOND THE BARE MINIMUM

Thoughts + HomilyFebruary 13, 2026

If you were to take a look at my school transcripts you would pretty quickly see that I was not the greatest of students.  Nothing dramatic that screamed “what is up with that?”  In a…

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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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