by Fr. Jim Chern
A 19-year-old who was homeless, living in Hawaii, describes the night his entire life changed. He was finished working for the night at one of the Bubba Gump-chain restaurants on the island and was waiting…
A priest friend shared in one of his homilies how a television show that he used to watch pretty regularly, laugh at, and dismiss as just kind of this harmless thing, years later, now having…
Only a few miles from here, in the Church of St. Stephen in Kearny, there's a unique and historic place. It's called the Sanctuary of the Four Chaplains, which was only dedicated in 2016 but…
Paint me as un-American; I didn't watch a minute of the Super Bowl. I know... I know...I was tired, fighting off a head cold a few days out from Ash Wednesday, and honestly, I really…
This comedian named Artie talked about how he and his friend Anthony were involved with illegal gambling, betting on hockey games with a bookie. Every week, they would make bets and meet some middleman to…
So I've got to say something that might be a bit controversial. It's actually been on my mind for a long time. I'm not sure if I'm right or if anyone will agree with me…
Not too long ago, I ran into a friend from High School that I hadn't seen in a long time. We had kept up with each other's lives through Facebook, so he knew I was…
Where would you expect to find the devil if you were looking for him? How's that for an icebreaker for your next party? In all seriousness, though, if God were to dispatch St. Michael the…
There’s been this Catholic Men’s Movement that first started maybe a decade ago called Exodus 90. I believe it began at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, where a group of men preparing for the priesthood decided…
One of the unique experiences of being a priest is wearing the Roman Collar out in public. A couple of weeks ago, two priest friends and I happened to be out for breakfast, and some…