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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

Ego, be gone
BlogWit & Wisdom

Ego, be gone

Father Joseph BreighnerJanuary 8, 20183 min read
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.
This Christmas, rediscover silence and God
CommentaryWit & Wisdom

This Christmas, rediscover silence and God

Father Joseph BreighnerDecember 24, 20173 min read
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
CommentaryWit & Wisdom

One man’s spot in Book of Life

Father Joseph BreighnerNovember 3, 20173 min read
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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Theology of water

Father Joseph BreighnerOctober 8, 20173 min read
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
CommentaryWit & Wisdom

Light of Christ always there

Father Joseph BreighnerSeptember 13, 20173 min read
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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Summer’s blockbuster tales

Father Joseph BreighnerAugust 2, 20173 min read
Father Joseph Breighner shares some thoughts about two books that could be blockbusters.
Love over hate
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Love over hate

Father Joseph BreighnerJune 26, 20174 min read
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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This vacation, listen for God

Father Joseph BreighnerJune 15, 20174 min read
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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Doing good by resisting evil

Father Joseph BreighnerMay 3, 20173 min read
The strength to resist evil and the power to do good can sum up the moral behavior of Christians.
CommentaryWit & Wisdom

How do we find God?

Father Joseph BreighnerApril 13, 20173 min read
Father Joseph Breighner offers three tips for getting closer to God.
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