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XIII – Maccabean Revolt

Days 282-312

MACCABEAN REVOLT

Bible In A Year ReflectionsDecember 30, 2021

DAY 282: 1 Maccabees 1; Sirach 1-3; Proverbs 21: 29-31 LAST STOP BEFORE THE NEW TESTAMENT Today we enter the final period of the Old Testament: “Maccabean Revolt.” This is about 150 years before Christ…

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Fr. Jim Chern has been a priest in the Archdiocese of Newark since 1999.

He graduated with his master’s in theology from Seton Hall University. After his graduation he was assigned to Our Lady of Lourdes parish where he served as Parochial Vicar for 7 years.

In 2007 he was named director of the Newman Catholic Center at Montclair State University where he still serves.

In 2018 Fr. Jim was additionally named Archdiocesan Director of Campus Ministry by Cardinal Joseph Tobin.

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