Hi everyone – here¡¯s my homily for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 18, 2009. We¡¯ve had a “lock-in” here at Montclair State over the weekend, which is basically an overnight retreat. So this Sunday night Mass is kind of the close to that retreat (hence the more “local” examples) – but perhaps […]
Category: Dating Advice
The world is full of dating advice – much of which is toxic and damaging to relationships. We approach dating advice from the perspective of Catholic teachings as they relate to the persons and the role that dating and romantic relationships play in our lives as Christians.
In this section, we’ll explore dating advice for first time dates as well as advice for those who are going on their 20th date. More importantly, we’ll look at why relationships sometimes fail and what it takes to make the work.
ASK A STUPID QUESTION. . .
Hi everyone – so here’s my homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 25, 2009. The readings can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/102509.shtml , Thanks for checking in, for reading and all your feedback and comments. Much appreciated! God Bless – have a great week! Father Jim HOMILY: Here’s a stupid question – […]
NOT A JERRY SPRINGER EPISODE: SURPRISED TO BE RELATED
Here is my homily for the FEAST OF ALL SAINTS – November 1, 2009. The readings can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/110109.shtml. Thanks for reading and all your feedback! God Bless – Fr. Jim HOMILY: James Crowley – Henry Gates.@You hear those names and for a majority of people, they sound like regular names – like […]
A FOOLISH, RECKLESS LOVE
Hi everyone, here’s my homily for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary – November 8, 2009. The readings for today’s Mass can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/110809.shtml. Thanks for reading and all your comments and feedback – God Bless, Father Jim HOMILY: A few weeks ago, one of my closest and oldest of friends – we’ve known […]
OPRAH IS NOT EQUAL TO JESUS (Shocker, isn¡¯t it?)
Hi everyone – here¡¯s my homily for the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Sunday November 15, 2009. The readings can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/111509.shtml . I appreciate you¡¯re reading this and sharing it as well as all of your comments and feedback God Bless- Father Jim HOMILY: I am not an Oprah Winfrey fan.¡¡This […]
Q & A – November 20, 2009
[FYI – this letter is in reference to last week’s blog entry – OPRAH IS NOT EQUAL TO JESUS – Sunday, November 15, here on the CS site or on my blog at https://chernjam.blogspot.com] Dear Father Jim I don’t know anything about you, but I do know Oprah. I’m very disappointed in your […]
IS CHRIST THE KING?
This is my homily for the FEAST OF JESUS CHRIST THE KING – Sunday, November 22, 2009. The readings can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/112209.shtml Thanks as always for reading and your feedback. God Bless, Father Jim HOMILY: Are you the King of the Jews – Pilate asks Jesus, and by all appearances, it sure […]
YOU BUSY?
Hi everyone! HAPPY NEW YEAR! In the Church with the start of Advent we start a new liturgical year. The readings for today¡¯s Mass can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/112909.shtml – Thanks as always for reading and your feedback. Fr Jim HOMILY: Have you ever been hit with a “zing” of a comment?¡¡You know, when someone […]
EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED
Hi everyone, here’s my homily for December 13, 2009 – the Third Sunday of Advent. The readings can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/121309.shtml . Thanks for reading and all your comments and feedback! God Bless- Father Jim HOMILY: From the “that was unexpected” category comes this story that made international headlines about a year ago: This […]
GETTING BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM FRIENDS
Well – here we are – the FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT! Just a few days and we begin the great season of Christmas. The readings for today can be found at https://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/122009.shtml. Not sure if I’m going to be snowed in and that I won’t be able to actually “deliver” this Homily. If that’s the […]
