by Fr. Jim Chern
For Ash Wednesday this year our campus ministry at Montclair State University gave out books to everyone who attended Mass. We’ve been getting something like this each year. A small what they call devotional that…
Not too long ago, a childhood friend from Virginia shared a story about his local school district. The headline read “After-school Satan Club to hold first meeting at a primary school.” Some months ago the…
For those, like me, who’s been long waiting the newest season of Ted Lasso (which, if you haven’t heard, here’s an Ash Wednesday bonus gift for you - it’s coming March 15) - it seemed…
My first experience with the Jewish kosher laws must have been in middle school. My family had taken a trip that our high school had sponsored to the Catskills for a ski weekend. The resort…
It is hard to believe that the film Les Miserables was released 11 years ago. I never saw the film but had seen the original Broadway production that it was based on I think twice…
A few weeks ago, a story on the front page of an international newspaper seemed out of place. Amidst the, sadly usual headlines, discussing worries over the economy; the horror of the war in Ukraine;…
ARE YOU BLESSED? Just asking that question can trigger a wide variety of responses. A quick google search of some headlines can illustrate what I mean: “Despite devastating loss after tornado, Pasadena neighbors say they’re blessed.”…
When did you experience a day when nothing would be the same again? One of those milestone moments in your life. A thing that you can point to as something that definitively altered things for…
Has there ever been a day or age that has had more opportunities for ease and convenience than the times we are living in right now? From the most mundane and ordinary to things that…
Name something good that’s come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Working with college students and trying to engage them in a variety of different ways - one of the things we like to do…