On first reading, this Gospel can sound really appealing. I'm not sure if it's the Italian in me, having experienced my share of being bullied in life or just getting aggravated when it seems some…
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…