by Fr. Jim Chern
How often have you had an experience of being at the “right place at the right time?” You go to a restaurant with a friend, you sit down and one of your all time favorite…
Three things caught my attention this week - even though they’re not on my radar (I would much rather have preached on the evils of the Boston Red Sox that were revealed this week coupled…
A few years ago, a high school sophomore received horrific news that shocked him and devastated his parents: he was diagnosed with a highly aggressive, fast-growing brain cancer. Doctors rushed Brycen Newman who was sixteen…
Dear Sean Hannity: I’m almost positive you won’t remember me. Twenty two years ago, while finishing studies for the priesthood, and working on my thesis: Catholicism and Mass Media - you were one of…
A few years ago on a Friday morning, a young man entered the Metro station in the heart of Washington, DC shortly before 8am. Casually dressed and carrying a violin case, he stopped took out…
Bad breaks, painful experiences, hurtful situations are sadly a part of life – dwelling on them, constantly reliving them, being miserable - that’s a choice. Depending on which internet site you use - who’s credited…
How often have you thought to yourself I wish. I wish I had that job. I wish I had that house. I wish my family was as happy as that family. I wish we didn’t…
As a priest, I know that Easter is the more important holiday. Because quite simply, if Jesus had not risen from the dead, no one would care about his birthday to celebrate it. But it…
I think it was September of 1997... I had been praying, discerning and studying for the priesthood in the seminary for over 2 years - and as part of our preparations, we were expected to…
Sadly, when we hear on the news or read on our timelines reports of a Cop being killed in the line of duty; of a hate-filled attack that has terrorized a community; of a Church…