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Father Joseph Breighner Commentary

Do the next right thing
CommentaryWit & Wisdom

Do the next right thing

Father Joseph BreighnerFebruary 8, 20223 min read
Do the next right thing and chances are you’ll be doing God’s will.
Called to forgive, not condemn
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Called to forgive, not condemn

Father Joseph BreighnerJanuary 12, 20222 min read
We pro-life people are trying to save lives. I’m not interested in condemning anyone who has had an abortion. Abortion is its own punishment.
Take back joy
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Take back joy

Father Joseph BreighnerDecember 4, 20213 min read
Of all the lines written and spoken about Christianity, the words of St. Athanasius always speak to me: “God became human so that humans could become God.”
Fundamentally good
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Fundamentally good

Father Joseph BreighnerNovember 4, 20212 min read
We are made in the image and likeness of God. And God came to earth in the person of Christ to remind us of who we are, and to empower us to live like God.
Modern miracle workers, part two
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Modern miracle workers, part two

Father Joseph BreighnerOctober 7, 20212 min read
You and I live in what any previous generation would call an age of miracles.
Modern miracle workers
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Modern miracle workers

Father Joseph BreighnerSeptember 14, 20212 min read
I suggest that we take some time in prayer to thank God for our various healing professions. I hope we will see them as expressions of God’s healing love and power.
What’s in a life?
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What’s in a life?

Father Joseph BreighnerJuly 6, 20212 min read
By the time this article appears, our friends, the cicadas, will have gone.
Back to basics
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Back to basics

Father Joseph BreighnerJune 16, 20212 min read
Happiness is putting God first, and letting everything else go. I can’t say I have always done that, but I know that is the secret of happiness.
Fifty years a priest
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Fifty years a priest

Father Joseph BreighnerMay 11, 20212 min read
I invite you to celebrate this anniversary of my ordination by inviting God into the silence of your life, by reading the Scriptures and sharing in the Eucharist.
Victory over death
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Victory over death

Father Joseph BreighnerApril 3, 20212 min read
None of us can pull ourselves out of the grave. But Jesus could. And so we put our faith in Him. Fear of death is normal. With human eyes we can only see a life ended.
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