by Fr. Jim Chern
“Grief has filled your hearts” - Jesus is acknowledging the “elephant in the room” that none of the others can even bring themselves to articulate. This Last Supper has been filled with a lot…
If you’ve ever watched any television, you’ve probably seen drug commercials that promise to do everything from lowering your cholesterol, help you grow back your hair, deal with diabetes – to countless other things. They…
A little over a week ago marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Because of the viral pandemic, that milestone didn’t receive the attention that it normally would have.…
Until you don’t reciprocate - Except those who hurt me - Unless you betray me We don’t hear any of those exceptions to the call of Jesus in this Gospel with what is called the…
There’s probably no other Gospel passage that impacted me more deeply in my life than this one we just heard [you can read it here]. I can still picture the day, being a sophomore in…
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. It was on this day back in 1917 that the Blessed Virgin Mary first appeared to three children in Portugal and continued to visit…
Today's Gospel started out so nice: Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. And if you weren’t paying attention, swaying along with groovy thoughts (Sorry, if I just summoned this image…
In one of many funny scenes from The Office - the sitcom that revolves around a group of a staff of people working in a Paper supply company in Scranton, PA - Michael Scott, the…
During this time of viral pandemic, quarantine, stay at home orders - one of the things that has changed is our vocabulary. There’s a bunch of things that, previously, were not really a part of our…
One of the beautiful things about Catholic liturgy, with each of the different seasons, is how the scriptures come alive in a unique way. When we were in Holy Week just a little over a…