In 2018, Father Breighner suggests allowing God to enter our lives each day of the new year, so we can become the presence of God in our world.
Ego, be gone
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This Christmas, rediscover silence and God
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At Christmas we get to celebrate God made man in the fullness of time. May we one day be able to celebrate the God who lives in us and through us all the time.
One man’s spot in Book of Life
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Phil Maher’s faith never wavered. When he died last month at the age of 93, it was his faith that saw him through death to eternal life.
Theology of water
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In recent months we have seen the destructive power of water, especially in Texas and then Florida. Yet, we are born in water. And we know that we can all live longer without food than without water.
Light of Christ always there
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Christmas does come every day because Christ comes every day. And when you and I live and love, give and forgive, the light of Christ comes through us.
Summer’s blockbuster tales
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Father Joseph Breighner shares some thoughts about two books that could be blockbusters.
Love over hate
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Evangelization doesn’t simply mean getting someone to join our faith or our church. Evangelization is helping people to have such a relationship with Jesus that love becomes the heart of our lives.
This vacation, listen for God
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When we have all the time in the world – namely on vacation – we seem to make even less time for God. May I make a couple of simple prayer suggestions for the summer (or, for that matter, any time).
Doing good by resisting evil
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The strength to resist evil and the power to do good can sum up the moral behavior of Christians.
How do we find God?
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Father Joseph Breighner offers three tips for getting closer to God.
Father Janaites carried burdens for others
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Since the strokes in my eyes in 2002, I’ve found that tears come pretty easily. However, I needed no such excuse when I first heard that Father Stan Janaites had died on Aug. 5. I cried again as I stood at his coffin in St. Joseph’s Church in Sykesville.
When it comes to prayer, remember ACTS and ALTAR
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The old saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” is wrong. I’m learning all the time! Allow me to share two new insights about prayer.
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