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Father Joseph Breighner Commentary

Summer’s blockbuster tales
CommentaryWit & Wisdom

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.
CommentaryNewsWit & Wisdom

Father Janaites carried burdens for others

Father Joseph BreighnerJanuary 19, 20123 min read
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
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When it comes to prayer, remember ACTS and ALTAR

Father Joseph BreighnerSeptember 4, 20083 min read
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
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Age gracefully, with laughter

Father Joseph BreighnerAugust 16, 20074 min read
My favorite definition of laughter is that it’s jogging for the intestines.
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