Fr Jim Chern

God has made me His beloved son, a priest of Jesus Christ & His Catholic Church; given me tremendous family & friends; called me to serve His people #Blessed

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

@davidmrattigan Well played 🤣

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Gaudi designed interior of La Sagrada Familia to look like living forest.

Columns are giant branches. The stain-glass window light up inside of basilica different color depending on time of day.

Morning (Nativity east facade) shines blue and green to symbolize start of life. Late afternoon (Passion west facade) for end of life.

Absolute legend.

[Courtney Mares @catholicourtney]

Pope Leo jokes, “I played defensive line, but I wouldn’t want to be in front of him!”

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

“Even in the darkest nights
the Lord raises up
men and women who refuse to give up
who persevere in doing good
who protect the vulnerable
and open pathways to reconciliation
The memory of the saints, righteous people, and the oft-forgotten peacemakers,
show us that grace does not magically eliminate conflict,
but instead it inspires active resistance to evil
and an astonishing creativity in doing good.”
Pope Leo XIV (Magnifica Humanitas par. 211)

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

@Erin_Molan @megynkelly No you didn’t have to respond…and prove yourself to be an ignorant, dishonest or manipulative hack which those of us who listen to megyns show daily and the entire episode with @ShawnRyan762 know that you are.

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

@Peoples_Pundit @realDonaldTrump I wish the Trump on the phone report from today happened 16 months ago

[Patrick Neve @catholicpat]

Pope St. Pius X was speaking to a group of Cardinals. Pope Pius asked them, "What do we need to save society?"

Cardinal: Build more Catholic schools!

Pius: No

Cardinal: Build more churches!

Pius: No.

Cardinal: Recruit more priests??

Pius: Still No.

Cardinal: Then WHAT??

Pius: The most necessary thing of all is for each parish to have a group of laymen who are at the same time virtuous, enlightened, resolute, and truly apostolic.

[From "Soul of the Apostolate," 168.]

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

The month of June is dedicated to the #SacredHeartofJesus
Join me in @HallowApp 's Community Challenge: Heart of Jesus
https://t.co/sVZbPfT6R2

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

@Peoples_Pundit Let me guess - Karl Rove????

[REDHAWK CATHOLIC (Newman Catholic -MSU) @REDHAWKCATHOLIC]

Why are some of the best moments in life
the ones where everything gets stripped away?
A student on a mission trip in Appalachia asked that exact question
-and the answer points straight to the heart of
the Holy Trinity
@FatherJimChern 's homily: https://t.co/qS44Eg2e4o

[Trevor Tomesh ☕ @realDrTT]

I am so glad that you asked this question. This is one of my favorite things to witness.

So, I was away from the church for about 20 years, and that is a lot of sin to atone for. Fornication, leading others astray, denying the Holy Spirit, committing blasphemies. Heck, at one point I even desecrated a Bible and uploaded it to YouTube.

So what I wound up doing was taking one of those examination of conscience booklets, and after doing the suggested meditations and prayers, I put a little X next to every sin that I could recall committing — and this thing looked like a grocery list by the end.

So I contacted the local priest and explained my situation — that I was returning to the Catholic Church after being away for such a long time, and that I would appreciate having a private confession period.

And so Father John, my priest, arranged to open the confessional to hear my private confession one day during the week.

Obviously, I was really nervous. I hadn't been to confession in nearly two decades, and I scarcely even remembered how to do it. So, I am very glad that I had that examination of conscience booklet that gave me explicit instructions on how to do it.

So I went into the confessional, got on my knees, and said, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned; it's been nearly 20 years since my last confession."

Then I just rattled off the list.

After I was done, I was of course very nervous. What was this man going to say? And how many hours of community service was I going to have to do in order to make up for all the debauchery in my life?

He said to me, "That was a very good confession...." and then told me of God's love and mercy, and how through Christ's sacrifice on the cross I am washed of my sins...

And then he said, "For your penance, I would like you to attend Mass tomorrow and receive the Eucharist." I think you referred to it as Penitential Communion.

And then he told me, "Welcome back" and "Go in Christ's peace."

Obviously, that had a lasting effect on me — and I will spend the rest of my life trying to become worthy of that mercy. I know I can't get there alone, but through the grace of God and the body of Christ.

And that's it.

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

A college student on a Mission trip in Appalachia asked:
"Why am I happier sleeping on a cot with no Wi-Fi & pure discomfort - than I am back at school?"
Because we weren’t made for comfort.
We were made for communion.
Trinity Sunday homily: https://t.co/k5XCOcVXPs

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

@BishopJaxi I'd ignore him. His whole "ministry" is "click bait" trying to provoke Catholics into fights and responding with victim-casting himself as fighting the good fight. He claims to have left the Catholic Church and yet he keeps wanting to argue with Catholics.

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

@KristyKubakat Thanks so much Kristy!

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

Holy Father, who, by no merit of my own, chose me
for communion with the eternal priesthood of your Christ and for the ministry of your Church,
grant that I may be an ardent yet gentle preacher of the Gospel and a faithful steward of your mysteries.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

@jdflynn @crawlings13 I wish they’d focus on “adult” behaviors

[Catholics for Catholics 🇺🇲 @CforCatholics]

BREAKING: Israeli Military Disrupts Preparations for Catholic Festival honoring the Blessed Mother in the West Bank 🙏

West Bank — May 29, 2026 — The Vulnerable People Project (VPP), which supports and advocates for vulnerable Christian communities throughout the Holy Land, reports that preparations for today’s Marian Festival were disrupted by Israeli military activity.

Preparations for today’s Marian Festival began early this morning because Fr. Bashar was afraid of radical settlers interfering and destroying what was built. Instead of settlers the issue was the IDF.

At approximately 8:00 a.m., an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) vehicle entered the area and announced that organizers were required to cease all setup activities and leave the street. Shortly afterward, soldiers deployed a stun grenade in the vicinity.

Approximately 30 minutes later, a second IDF military vehicle arrived and repeated the order, instructing organizers to halt preparations and leave the area.

Following these incidents, organizers and local residents observed what appeared to be increased military surveillance, including drones operating overhead and a helicopter flying in the area.

The Marian Festival is a religious celebration that brings together local Christian families and pilgrims in prayer, fellowship, and public witness to the enduring Christian presence in the Holy Land. Organizers are continuing to assess the situation and determine how the festival may proceed.

“The Christian communities of the West Bank have the right to gather, worship, and celebrate their faith without fear of harassment or intimidation,” said Jason Jones, President of the Vulnerable People Project. “We are monitoring the situation closely and stand in solidarity with the faithful who seek only to practice their religion in peace.”

"Our 'greatest ally' continues to buy off our politicians, drag us into wars, engage in genocide with our tax dollars, all the while attacking our Christian communities in the Holy Land. Enough is enough!" said John Yep @USAYep, President of @CforCatholics. "When will our Country put an end to this? Christians in America thank @JasonJonesVPP and the Vulnerable People Project for continuing to be a voice for our Christian brethren in the Holy Land."

For more information on the challenges facing Christian communities in the Holy Land, visit https://t.co/dR2E3Vy2do.

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

@USBishopsData Thanks so much! +AMDG

[Kyle Raccio @kyleraccio]

Congress should listen to the people, the health experts... not to the golf and retail lobby

[Fr Jim Chern @FatherJimChern]

Congress, getting something exactly backwards??? What are the odds?

[Fox News Health @foxnewshealth]

Sleep scientist warns Congress is getting the science "exactly backwards" on permanent daylight saving time.

Dr. Wendy Troxel tells Fox News Digital that permanent DST would force Americans to wake up "in the middle of their biological night" every single day, creating chronic misalignment between internal clocks and the external world.

The U.S. tried this once before in the 1970s. It lasted less than a year before being repealed after morning car crashes spiked and parents revolted over kids commuting to school in total darkness.