Fr Jim Chern - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Hi I'm Fr. Jim Chern, and I'm the Campus Minister and Catholic Chaplain at Montclair State University and Director of the Newman Catholic Center here. It's great to be here. I'm thrilled to be working with such awesome students.On this MySpace page, if you check out my blog you can read my Sunday homilies and comment on them (here's your opportunity to tell a priest what you really think of his Homilies!)You'll also notice some pictures and audio clips from my visits to SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO'S THE CATHOLIC CHANNEL - "The Catholic Guy" show w/ Lino Rulli. It's a real blast - love to hang out with those guys - and yes they are as fun to be with as they sound on the radio. (If you don't have Sirius, Subscribe and hear what you've been missing!!!)

My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

Music:

Oasis; Counting Crows; Foo fighters; Greenday; Coldplay; U2; Incibus; Linkin Park; Staind; Train; David Gray; Billy Joel; Brad Paisley; 10, 000 Maniacs; Aimee Mann; Andrew Lloyd Webber; Dave Matthews Band;-

Movies:

I haven't been to the movies since the summer -- here's some of my favorites : "The Simpsons"; BORAT (couldnt stop laughing at that one) Jackass 1 &; 2; Wedding Crashers; World Trade Center; BIG FISH (incredibly awesome film...) Saving Private Ryan; Dead Poets Society; The Breakfast Club (showing my age now); Weird Science; Better Off Dead

Television:

The Office; Scrubs; 30 Rock; Entourage; Law and Order (any of the three versions); The Simpsons; Family Guy; South Park; Beavis and Butthead; Rescue Me; Chappelle Show; The Sopranos; How I met your Mother; Extra's

Books:

"Jesus in the House" by Allan Wright"Mere Christianity" & "Screwtape Letters" - CS Lewis"The Road Less Travelled" - M.Scott Peck

Heroes:

A little obvious, I hope - but...in terms of heroes - Jesus Christ would really be the only one I'd put in that catergoryPeople that I admire - Officer Stephen McDonald; FDNY firefighter Eugene Stolowski - two brave men who nearly lost their lives helping others and who work hard every day to live and help others despite their incredible life-changing injuries.From the sports world - respect: Yankees: Derek Jeter; Paul O'Neil; Tino Martinez; Joe Torre; Joe Girardi; Jorge Posada...

My Blog

RESPONDING TO ALL THE HATERS

Here is my homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter, April 27, 2008 given at Montclair State University. The readings can be found at http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/042708.shtml. Thanks for reading and ...
Posted by Fr Jim Chern on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:56:00 PST

NEED DIRECTION?

Here's my homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter - I literally just got in from the Papal Mass. What a beautiful day! How privileged I am to be a priest and to have been at this incredible Mass with th...
Posted by Fr Jim Chern on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:53:00 PST

RECOGNITION...

Here is my homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter - April 13, 2008 given at Montclair State University. The readings for tonight's Mass can be found at http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/041308.shtml ...
Posted by Fr Jim Chern on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:13:00 PST

Yeah I was raised Catholic, I used to go to Mass, but...

Here is my homily for THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER - APRIL 6, 2008 given at Montclair State University. The readings can be found at: http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/040608.shtml HOMILY: "Yeah, ...
Posted by Fr Jim Chern on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:52:00 PST

GODS GRADING SYSTEM

Here is my homily for the Second Sunday of Easter. This was also our closing Mass for our Weekend long retreat between the Catholic Campus Ministries of Montclair State University and Ramapo College (...
Posted by Fr Jim Chern on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:29:00 PST

ALLELUIA - FREEDOM FROM ALL FEAR!

ALLELUIA - JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD! ALLELUIA!!!! Happy Easter everyone! Here’s my homily for Easter Sunday this year. My homily is based on the Gospel for the Easter Vigil (Matthew 2...
Posted by Fr Jim Chern on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:06:00 PST

HOLY THURSDAY MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

As we enter the Sacred Triduum of Holy Thursday - Good Friday and Holy Saturday, I hope and pray that these three days will stand out and apart for all readers as a time different from every other day...
Posted by Fr Jim Chern on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:42:00 PST

REMEMBER...

This is my homily for Palm Sunday - March 16, 2008 - the readings can be found at http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/031608.shtml God bless all of you this holy week... Fr Jim After a forest fi...
Posted by Fr Jim Chern on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:54:00 PST

I CAME THAT YOU MIGHT THRIVE

This is my Homily for March 9, 2008 - The Fifth Sunday of Lent given at our Sunday Mass sponsored by the Newman Catholic Campus Ministry at Montclair State University. The readings can be found at htt...
Posted by Fr Jim Chern on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:09:00 PST

OH YOU MISSED IT

Here is my homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent March 2, 2008 [readings can be found at http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/030208.shtml] - given at MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY. Thanks as always for yo...
Posted by Fr Jim Chern on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:57:00 PST