by Fr. Jim Chern
Over the last five years or so, I've used the last week of the calendar year as an opportunity to do some personal reflection. Regardless what calendar year it is, people seem to have a…
A few years ago, I was at a Mass where a priest-friend of mine was being installed as the new pastor of a parish. Before we began, a middle-aged woman came into the sacristy and…
As the song goes, which seems to have been getting more airplay this year (or perhaps it just feels that way) we need a little Christmas. In fact, people have been waiting, looking and longing…
If you haven’t completed your Christmas Shopping yet - do your family, your friends, even yourself a favor and buy a copy of the DVD The Human Experience. You can even stream it on Amazon…
Is the glass half full or half empty? Which are you? So goes the common expression to probe what is your outlook, your attitude, your demeanor in life. In 2020, people have had a little…
Every year when we celebrate this Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary - I try to underline for everyone that this feast is about Mary being conceived in her Mother Anna’s womb (Jesus’ Grandmother)…
In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, United States Navy Commander James Stockdale shared some of his experiences being one of the 591 Prisoners of War who endured that horrendous ordeal and lived to tell…
Something that would only make sense in 2020: On Friday morning an online headline told of how someone had planned a “Turkey funeral to bypass state restrictions on gatherings.” The story explained how in Colorado,…
Megyn Kelly the former television journalist recently launched her own podcast discussing political, cultural and legal issues. In one episode she shared a pretty emotional story about her 10 year old son, Yates. Back in…
Every so often, you will see online, or in a newspaper or in a magazine article a list of what American people consider the most prestigious, most respected of jobs. What occupations people consider the most…