This is an archive of Father Breighner’s most recent Catholic Review commentary preceding his 2023 retirement. Father Joseph Breighner Commentary Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon John Mulderig Nov 2, 2023 9 min read Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Nov. 12, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week. FeatureLocal NewsNews What’s allowed – and not – in Catholic funeral and burial practices Kurt Jensen Nov 2, 2023 5 min read Burying the dead is a corporal act of mercy. Everything centers on the belief in the intact body, since baptism makes individuals temples of the Holy Spirit. Catholic belief is that upon death, the soul meets God, and God gives incorruptible life to bodies by reuniting them with their souls. FeatureLocal NewsNewsVocations Archdiocese of Baltimore priests celebrate 565 years of milestones Sharon Crews Hare Nov 2, 2023 4 min read The Archdiocese of Baltimore will honor archdiocesan priests celebrating milestone anniversaries with a Nov. 6 Mass at Sacred Heart in Glyndon. Together, the priests have served the local faith community 565 years. Among the honorees are Monsignor Joseph Lizor and Father Paul Thomas, two of the longest- serving priests of the archdiocese. Monsignor Lizor, ordained […] AmenAmen Gunty CommentaryCommentary Praying for the dead Christopher Gunty Nov 2, 2023 4 min read The things that weigh us down in this life – fatigue, difficult jobs, pain, injustice, our sins – will all be gone in heaven. CommentarySaints Zombies, graves and autumnal gratitude Effie Caldarola Nov 1, 2023 3 min read On All Souls and All Saints, we honor not just the dead whom we love and extol as examples; we proclaim our belief that this is not the end — that from the hallowed ground of our beloved dead comes the promise of the risen Lord, the empty tomb. Previous 1 … 1655 1656 1657 … 3140 Next