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This is an archive of Father Breighner’s most recent Catholic Review commentary preceding his 2023 retirement.

Father Joseph Breighner Commentary

Farewell and thank you
CommentaryWit & Wisdom

Farewell and thank you

Father Joseph BreighnerJune 2, 20233 min read
And I will let that be my last word: If people can accept that no one is left out of God’s love, then I will be pleased.
Guide to Jesus
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Guide to Jesus

Father Joseph BreighnerMay 4, 20232 min read
Growing up in a home without a father, I think Mary’s maternal love connected with my own mother’s love.
Life in Christ
CommentaryLentWit & Wisdom

Life in Christ

Father Joseph BreighnerMarch 30, 20232 min read
Like Jesus, we don’t have to look for approval, control or safety outside ourselves.
What we love
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What we love

Father Joseph BreighnerMarch 1, 20232 min read
I also accept the fact that each day is a day to do something good for God and for others.
Let good prevail
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Let good prevail

Father Joseph BreighnerFebruary 2, 20232 min read
Fortunately the United States and its allies continue to provide weapons, food and logistical support to the people of Ukraine. Our prayer is that good will prevail over the evil of Putin.
Toward eternity
ChristmasCommentaryWit & Wisdom

Toward eternity

Father Joseph BreighnerDecember 27, 20222 min read
We can see the passing years and decades as simply growing older. Or we can see the passing years and decades as growing toward eternity.
Greatest gift of love
AdventChristmasCommentaryFeatureWit & Wisdom

Greatest gift of love

Father Joseph BreighnerNovember 29, 20222 min read
The season upon us now, Advent, is a time to prepare our minds and hearts to celebrate the coming of God into our world.
Answer to evil
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Answer to evil

Father Joseph BreighnerNovember 9, 20222 min read
As the old saying goes: “There is no sinner without a future, and no saint without a past.”
What the world needs now
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What the world needs now

Father Joseph BreighnerOctober 13, 20222 min read
We are always manipulated in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. I think specifically of commercials. My overall impression of commercials is that they are designed to make us feel bad about ourselves.  The idea is to get us to buy something we probably don’t need to “feel better about ourselves.” As we watch people in commercials, […]
Always choose love over complaints
CommentarySeniorsWit & Wisdom

Always choose love over complaints

Father Joseph BreighnerSeptember 12, 20222 min read
Because I realize that talking about my ailments only increases my awareness of them, I am practicing suffering in silence more and more.
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