by Fr. Jim Chern
Every so often, someone will ask the question: what’s the hardest part of being a priest? From their reactions, they seem to have certain expectations of what they think the answer will be: Is it…
In the first reading today, (1 Samuel 16: 1-13 ) we heard one of the chapters from the Old Testament recounting the story of King David - the same guy who took that giant Goliath…
The Solemnity of the Holy Trinity... every homilist’s favorite Sunday. Not to be dismissive of it. Particularly because it is one of the most central dogmas of being Christian and it is yet another way…
When you think of the Holy Spirit - what comes to mind? Maybe you have different images from these scriptures and can remember making artwork in Catholic School or CCD - of a dove, flames…
Tuesday night, some friends from Missouri reached out to share some sad news. A 23-year-old friend of theirs, who was a paramedic, after finishing her shift around 2 am went for an early morning workout…
With the viral pandemic, shutdowns, and all the insanity that is still hard to believe has occurred over the last two years, on that list of things to get used to has been “live-streaming” Mass. …
I first received the book Chicken Soup for the Soul - back in 1995 as a gift when I was graduating college and preparing to enter the seminary. The book of inspirational short stories that…
A few years ago there was a film that was pretty fascinating, caught people’s attention, and became a bit of a sensation – not so much for the storyline, which frankly wasn’t that riveting –…
In the last few weeks, some friends of mine have been posting pictures of themselves online returning to the places where they went to college - but this time with their children who are visiting…
Being the youngest of three brothers, I’m still prone to sibling pressure. It was a few years ago that my brother Craig was very insistent that I needed to watch this television show that he…