by Fr. Jim Chern
In the last few years, particularly thanks to social media, we’ve had a rise of a disturbing phenomenon called “Prayer Shaming.” That’s when news of some horror or tragedy becomes national news - whether it’s…
I’m not sure how many college’s and universities require it anymore, but one of the biggest pains in the neck in the whole application process was trying to write those personal statement essays. That’s where…
Working with college students sometimes puts me ahead of the curve in seeing changes and shifts in society ... and not necessarily leaps ahead for mankind. One thing over the last few years we’ve been…
If you knew you had a week to live, what would you do? Have you ever been asked that question before? Maybe you’re in a group setting and they want to have an icebreaker to get people…
Over the last few years, and again this past week, there was a lot of attention on the fact that there’s been a decline of people in the United States who consider themselves religious, who…
“A Night with an Exorcist.” It’s amazing that just posting that online or on some flyers around campus the response we received. To this day, this event remains the most popular program Newman Catholic at…
The headline seemed to come from the worst of conspiracy theorists. You know the ones saying that “they” (whoever “they” are) already have a cure for cancer, diabetes or countless other diseases—but they're hiding it…
A few weeks ago, there was a ranking of the Ten Best and Ten Worst Television Series Finales according to a group of television critics. It was around the time where fans of the show…
Last week I was at the ordination to the Diaconate of a man I’ve known for almost 8 years now. Before the Mass, a seminarian who was also attending this happy event and I were…
Imagine the next time you are going to your local CVS, Rite Aid, or Pharmacy aisle at your local supermarket... and as you’re picking up Advil for headaches; Zantac for heart burn; Claratin for your…