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Wit & Wisdom

This Christmas, rediscover silence and God

December 24, 2017
By Father Joseph Breighner
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

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

November 3, 2017
By Father Joseph Breighner
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

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

October 8, 2017
By Father Joseph Breighner
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

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

September 13, 2017
By Father Joseph Breighner
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

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

August 2, 2017
By Father Joseph Breighner
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

Father Joseph Breighner shares some thoughts about two books that could be blockbusters.

Love over hate

June 26, 2017
By Father Joseph Breighner
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

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

June 15, 2017
By Father Joseph Breighner
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

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

May 3, 2017
By Father Joseph Breighner
Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life, Wit & Wisdom

The strength to resist evil and the power to do good can sum up the moral behavior of Christians.

How do we find God?

April 13, 2017
By Father Joseph Breighner
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

Father Joseph Breighner offers three tips for getting closer to God.

Father Janaites carried burdens for others

January 19, 2012
By Father Joseph Breighner
Filed Under: Commentary, News, Wit & Wisdom

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

September 4, 2008
By Father Joseph Breighner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

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.

Age gracefully, with laughter

August 16, 2007
By Father Joseph Breighner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom

My favorite definition of laughter is that it’s jogging for the intestines.

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