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Homily on the Spot's title: Homily on the Spot – by Fr. Jim Chern
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I’ve been thinking about something that always made my grandfather shake his head. When I was a kid, he’d catch my brothers and me planted in front of our Living Room television playing what we thought was amazing Atari video game system and just sigh: “You kids don’t know hardship…” It was the kind of thing that would get us to roll our eyes, but as I’ve gotten older, I get ...
We’re in danger today…
I don’t mean physical danger like our brothers and sisters in Nigeria where just yesterday 303 Catholic school children were kidnaped by Islamic Terrorists in their ongoing attempt to eliminate any trace of Christians and Christianity.
Thankfully, (for now) we’re not in that type of danger.
But we are in real danger.
Spiritual danger.
Th...
How many times have you paused lately and thought, “Wow, life changes way too fast?” For kids, it’s seeing their favorite game, show, or snack disappear without warning. Young adults have watched social media apps explode and vanish in a blink. Parents have watched the music, malls, and stores of their youth fade almost overnight. And for our seniors—how often have you driven...
Whether you’re flipping channels or scrolling news feeds, every so often you’ll catch sight of one of the most famous walls in the world. It often pops up in stories about peace talks, pilgrimages, or diplomatic visits. Maybe you’ve noticed it—the “Wailing Wall” in Jerusalem.
Even if you’ve never been there, there’s something unmistakably solemn about it. Everyone in t...
Pause with me for a second, and think back—when was the last time you scrolled through social media after someone you knew passed away? You know the kind of moment: a flood of posts, basically a digital wake. Comments like “They’re in a better place now.” “Heaven gained another angel.” “Our guardian angel watching over us.” It’s all meant to bring comfort, to ease the sting, ...
