by Fr. Jim Chern
Why did he hesitate? That was a thought that came to my mind when praying with this Gospel passage [you can read the Gospel here]. This guy who is described as having been ill for…
This past January, a Japanese billionaire promised to give away $9 million to 1000 twitter followers (which for those of you trying to calculate that in your minds works out to $9,000 each) which they…
I’ve tried... seriously - to allow myself no more than 15-20 minutes of News coverage a day. For the most part all week I was good. Got the latest updates and then turned it off.…
Last night after we finished Mass and holy hour here, I had to drive down to the local CVS and I was telling our missionaries how unnerving it was to drive down the street and…
About 15 years ago, there was a magazine article that caught my attention. It was of a 16 month old boy being lifted in the air by his father, who has become a father later…
What makes a nation great? I realize that even asking that question will trigger some people to go all crazy and political... which says more about us as a nation as a people who have…
Of all the Saints, Peter is one of my favorites... definitely in the top 10 (and by far my favorite apostle). Mostly because I can relate to him more times than not. He is constantly…
Last week, a friend of mine with all sincerity texted me asking if there were any prayers for healing or protection from the corona virus. Was there a special Novena, certain prayer, particular Saint who's…
“Is the Lord in our midst or not?” that was the very last line from our Old Testament reading today. Over 3,000 years ago after the Jews had just experienced the Exodus -which was a…
“The end is near.” That was one of the headlines that was trending back in January. Which was a pleasant way to enter the new year, and the new decade... The story explained how what…