by Fr. Jim Chern
A couple of weeks ago, a small but surprising story came out of the Vatican. The process of being declared a Saint for a priest by the name of Fr. Walter Ciszek was officially closed.…
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…
There are certain names that, the moment you hear them, you immediately know what they’re known for: Thomas Edison—the lightbulb. Frank Sinatra—the voice. George Washington—the founding of our nation. These are people the world calls…
Not too long ago, some students from Montclair State University were discussing television shows they love to watch, which they labeled “Classic TV,” one of their favorites being the sit-com “Friends.” After some unprovoked and…
Homily - Tuesday of Holy Week - (John 13:21-33, 36-38) There’s an unforgettable scene in the movie “A Few Good Men.” Jack Nicholson, playing this brash colonel, shouts at Tom Cruise playing an attorney in…
A few years ago our campus ministry did something unforgettable. Not just another speaker or retreat. We witnessed a single actor - Philip Corso, an alumnus of ours from Montclair State University- bring the entire…
“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died...” That line is said twice. First by Martha and then Mary over the death of their brother Lazarus to Jesus... to the one…
A few years ago, I made a rule for myself: no more than about twenty minutes of news a day. It was during a time when every headline seemed more dramatic than the last—pandemic, politics,…
There’s a line in today’s first reading from Exodus that’s just heartbreaking: “Is the Lord in our midst or not?” Just let that hang in the air for a minute. This is coming from people…
Of the over 500 words we just heard proclaimed from the scriptures, there’s one, single, five letter word that has the power to derail everything I might want to preach today. A simple adjective that…