by Fr. Jim Chern
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…
One of the hardest things for us as human beings to do in life can be letting go of old hurts. How often have we heard someone say, or even said ourselves "What you did…
A couple of weeks ago, some media outlets including Rolling Stone, and Yahoo released a list of the 10 least favorite Christmas songs as determined by a poll of over a thousand adults. Curiosity and…
How often have you asked God to give you a sign? When we reflect on that question, it probably happens more often than we might initially think. God, what am I supposed to do with my life? Lord…
It’s beautiful, while at the same time challenging part of priesthood to hear on any given week some of the real burdens, challenges, and crosses that people are struggling with... For example - He is…
The other night I was at a wedding rehearsal dinner. At the table I found myself at, there were a lot of friends of the bride and the groom - including a few they knew…
In these days where people are said to be more divided and polarized on more issues than we can imagine, it can be hard to predict what will be the next thing to create a…
The last time we heard this Gospel was 7 months ago. As we entered into Holy Week on Palm Sunday, we heard the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ from St. Luke. Those lengthy chapters…
What would cause you to lose your faith? Quite a question, huh? As we hear Jesus go through a litany of pretty frightening realities in this Gospel passage, that could be what He is…