Have you ever been handed one of those inspirational quote sheets—maybe during an icebreaker, a retreat, or a mandatory HR training—where someone proudly points out how every religion basically says the same thing? “Do unto…
HE MUST INCREASE, WHILE I MUST DECREASE
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: This picture is of an icon of Christ the Good Shepherd made by a devout Catholic artist from Spain named Kiko Arguello. When a man is ordained a priest,…
10 Years of Priesthood
This is my homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2009, (the readings can be found at http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/050309.shtml ) the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. This evening I’m celebrating my upcoming 10th…
PRESENT, BUT NOT VOTING…
Here is my homily for Sunday, March 29, 2009 – the 5th Sunday of Lent. The readings can be found at http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/032909a.shtml. Thanks for reading! Fr JimHOMILY:In the late 1800s, there was a wealthy English…
THIS IS NOT A PONZI SCHEME
Here is my homily for the Third Sunday of Lent. The readings can be found at http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/031509a.shtml - Thanks for reading and your feedback! God Bless, Fr JimHOMILY:Bernie Madoff. Could there be a more, for…
WHAT’S YOUR DESTINATION?
Here is my homily for March 1, 2009 - the First Sunday of Lent - AND - the conclusion to our the Newman Catholic Campus Ministry at Montclair State University and Ramapo College’s (aka "MONT-APO")…
MAGIC BEANS
Here is my homily for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 22, 2009. The readings can be found at http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/022209.shtml. Thanks for reading - and I appreciate all your feedback and comments - Fr…
JESUS HELP ME
Here’s my homily for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 15, 2009. The readings can be found at http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/021509.shtml. Thanks for reading and for all your comments and feedback! God Bless - Fr…
GETTING INTO THE RIVER WITH US
This is my homily for January 11, 2009 – The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The readings can be found at http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/011109.shtml - Thanks for reading!Fr. Jim ChernHOMILY:On the front page of a…