by Fr. Jim Chern
DAY 258: Matthew 1-4; Proverbs 18: 17-20 FULFILLED Don’t know how everyone else feels, but to me, these Messianic Checkpoints come at the perfect time! Nothing against Jeremiah, our (understandably) weepy prophet - but 52…
If Catholics ever needed a good reason to explain why the saints – especially two of the most pre-eminent ones, Mary and Joseph – are so important to us, this Feast of the Holy Family…
It’s been said that in our day and age, with people holding more polarizing beliefs and opinions on an ever-growing list of items, that it’s hard to get people to agree on anything. But if…
One of the hardest assignments that I had to complete as a seminarian was when we were assigned in our Second Year of Theology for our Pastoral Assignment. Every semester they tried to vary it…
Let me tell you how the devil tempted me and got into my head on Friday. He did it via email if you can believe that. There was I minding my own business going through…
One major life change for me as a result of the craziness of the viral pandemic has been going through what I’ve called a “media detox.” I’m not sure of when exactly in the almost…
In recent years there’s been a number of television shows that are remakes or revisit characters and storylines that were popular and enjoyed success in the past. One that is particularly interesting had one of…
There is nothing subtle about today’s feast day - or more precisely, today’s “solemnity” which means one of the greatest of feasts... This greatest of feasts is called the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ,…
Every Tuesday our Campus Ministry hosts what we call our weekly “Newman Night,” where we offer our students a free dinner and have a presentation about a variety of Catholic topics. This past week, the…
Whether you’re into Poker or not, the popularity of that card game - to the point that even those tournaments are broadcast as events on television - has impacted our language in a specific way:…