by Fr. Jim Chern
One of many tragedies in the last 500 years since the days of the Protestant reformation, has been the confusion, misunderstanding and controversy from that event which caused a number of Christians for the first…
Gospel Mt 18:12-14 Jesus said to his disciples: "What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and…
The teaching that Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception in her mother’s womb, that we celebrate today with this celebration of the Immaculate Conception of Mary often results in…
Not too long ago, sitting in a doctors office waiting room, frustrated that I had forgotten to bring some work with me and not getting great cell service that I could catch up on words…
Some of you may recall me sharing about a really challenging time in my life. My senior year of high school, three days after getting my drivers license I had a horrific car accident -…
This was an Opinion piece I wrote for FOX News about 15 years ago when I was a contributor to their website. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! What makes America great? Depending upon your perspective, your…
Jesus Christ is King - it’s probably the first time that phrase has broken on a global level in a long time. Not because the world has a new found appreciation for the Roman Catholic…
One of the difficult things that priests encounter is when someone expresses that they’ve chosen to stay far off from the Lord believing the lie that Satan has whispered to them. They’ll say things like…
What will cause you to lose your faith? What a question, huh? As we hear Jesus go through a litany of pretty frightening realities in this Gospel passage, that could be the question he…
Probably some of the funniest moments that priests have is in our dealings with little kids. When I was first ordained and in a parish, this little guy loved to make pictures, and was a…