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This is an archive of Father Breighner’s most recent Catholic Review commentary preceding his 2023 retirement.

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‘God is always with us’; Portland, Maine, bishop at Mass for shaken Lewiston community
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‘God is always with us’; Portland, Maine, bishop at Mass for shaken Lewiston community


Gina Christian

Oct 30, 2023

4 min read
“Evil is part of the world in which we live,” said Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland, Maine during a Mass Oct. 27 in Lewiston, Maine. “It’s how we deal with it which is important.”
TV Review: ‘Native Ball,’ various times, PBS
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TV Review: ‘Native Ball,’ various times, PBS


John Mulderig

Oct 30, 2023

2 min read
– A warmhearted profile of a pioneering Indigenous American sports figure is provided in filmmakers Jonathan Cipiti and Megan Harrington’s documentary “Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer.”
Ohio measure on November ballot would codify abortion access in state constitution
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Ohio measure on November ballot would codify abortion access in state constitution


Kate Scanlon

Oct 30, 2023

4 min read
Ohio voters will consider Issue 1 in November, a measure that would codify abortion access in the state’s constitution through fetal viability, typically understood to be 24 weeks gestation.
Learning about saints at Sunday School
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Learning about saints at Sunday School


Rita Buettner

Oct 29, 2023

3 min read
With everything I have going on this fall, I wasn’t looking for anything else to do. Sometimes I have an idea, though, and I just can’t shake it. That’s how I felt when I first thought about volunteering to teach faith formation at our parish. I haven’t taught Sunday School since the year the pandemic […]
Minnesota priest casts for souls as he leads men’s fly fishing retreat
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Minnesota priest casts for souls as he leads men’s fly fishing retreat


Dave Hrbacek

Oct 29, 2023

7 min read
It was an annual men’s fly fishing retreat, complete with a spiritual theme and a patron saint — St. Zeno of Verona, after whom they have named a group they formed, with members going on local outings throughout the year that sometimes include wives and children.

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