This is an archive of Father Breighner’s most recent Catholic Review commentary preceding his 2023 retirement. Father Joseph Breighner Commentary CollegesFeatureNewsWorld News New ‘deeply Catholic’ university focused on science and tech gets ready to launch Kevin J. Jones Jan 28, 2024 6 min read Catholic Polytechnic University, a new Catholic university focused on STEM education and research, aims to enroll its first class of students this fall. The Los Angeles-area university seeks to provide students a unique “deeply Catholic” postsecondary education that excels in science and technology. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchoolsSports Mercy runs past Maryvale in ‘The Classic’ as star guard hits milestone Todd Karpovich Jan 27, 2024 7 min read Milan Brown scored 20 points, surpassing 1,000 for her career, and led the Magic to a 48-27 victory over Maryvale in the The Classic in front of about 2,000 fans at Towson University Arena. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSaintsSchools St. John Neumann: A saint for Catholic teachers and former Baltimore pastor Michael R. Heinlein Jan 27, 2024 4 min read St. John Neumann excelled in the virtues, most notably humility, without which he said “other virtues could be neither genuine nor permanent.” Arts & CultureFeatureNewsWorld News Shields, symbols and saints: What is heraldry in the Catholic Church? Michael R. Heinlein Jan 27, 2024 7 min read Steeped in tradition, ecclesiastical heraldry is a regulated system of self-identification, adopted by the church from medieval society, which operates as a science and an art form with its own rules and regulations. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Blessings are signs of church’s closeness, pope says Cindy Wooden Jan 26, 2024 4 min read Pope Francis again insisted that an informal blessing of a gay or other unmarried couple is not a blessing of their union but a sign of the Catholic Church’s closeness to them and its hope that they will grow in faith. Previous 1 … 1524 1525 1526 … 3140 Next