by Fr. Jim Chern
Happy New Year, everyone. If you’re like most people, you’ve already thought at least once: This year has to be different. Not perfect. But different. There’s something about flipping the calendar that makes us startlingly…
Every January 1st, we walk through the church doors with a strange mix of feelings. On one side, there’s a cautious hope—the kind that comes with flipping to a new page, stretching out a blank…
Every December, the same tensions seem to surface—just with new packaging. We see controversies over neighborhoods and homeowners’ associations arguing about Christmas lights: how bright they can be, how long they can stay up, whether…
I have several friends who are not helpful to my attention deficit disorder by routinely sending me memes, and clips that can run the gamut of possibilities from current events, news, to random clips from…
Have you ever heard of something called “rejection therapy”? If that sounds just a bit made up—like one of those TikTok challenges that nobody actually does—well, I promise, it’s real. There’s even an article about…
A couple of weeks ago, a story about a man named Ed Bambas started circling the internet—and then somehow circled the globe. Ed is 88 years old. That’s a number that means something when you…
There’s this quiet little phrase that sneaks around our minds more than we realize. It’s like a pop-up ad for the human heart. It shows up at work, in relationships, in prayer, even when we’re just…
Every generation believes the next one has it easier. It’s a thought I grew up hearing—especially from my grandfather. When I was a kid, he’d catch my brothers and me planted in front of the…
We’re in danger today... I don’t mean physical danger like our brothers and sisters in Nigeria where just yesterday 303 Catholic school children were kidnaped by Islamic Terrorists in their ongoing attempt to eliminate any…
How many times have you paused lately and thought, “Wow, life changes way too fast?” For kids, it’s seeing their favorite game, show, or snack disappear without warning. Young adults have watched social media apps…