This is an archive of Father Breighner’s most recent Catholic Review commentary preceding his 2023 retirement.
Father Joseph Breighner Commentary
Modern miracle workers
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?
By the time this article appears, our friends, the cicadas, will have gone.
Back to basics
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
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
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.
Ruling the heart
The struggle for power and domination has gone on for centuries, but women save the world by ruling the heart. And in so doing, they will save the world.
Kindness over violence
Chaos and violence are the marks of darkness. Compassion and care are the marks of love.
Celebrate God, every day
Every day we can celebrate the God who comes to us in others, and in the events of life.
Brighten the tangled night
We Christians believe that God has entered into this world of fear.
Confined? Look within
We can spend our days being aware of God within us and praying for those around us.