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Catholic Family Physician, Author and Speaker
James o. Breen
Writings
Here you'll find a collection of my writings about an array of topics including medicine (and primary care more specifically), faith, and culture.
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I invite you to contact me with your impressions, thoughts and reflections.
“A Practical Approach Toward a Culture of Catholic Primary Care.” The Pulse of Catholic Medicine. July 5, 2025.
“Dis-Organized Medicine.” Crisis Magazine online. April 10, 2024.
“If G.K. Chesterton Were a Doctor Today.” Crisis Magazine online. December 5, 2023.
“Gender Ideology Breaches the Gates of Medicine.” Crisis Magazine online. January 23, 2023.
“Finding Joy in Being Counter-cultural: Lessons for Catholic Medical Professionals.” Linacre Quarterly online first. June 08, 2022.
“Parents’ Bill of Rights Would Be a Huge Win for Florida Families.” American Spectator online. June 27, 2021.
“A cheerful remedy for a humorless world.” Crisis Magazine online. May 26, 2021.
“The Unmercenary Physicians.” The Catholic Thing online. September 26, 2020.
“The Cure for Coronavirus is not more government.” Crisis Magazine online. May 20, 2020.
“Health in Need of Healing: Church History as a Road Map for Future Evangelization in Medicine.” Linacre Quarterly. 2020 Apr 13 online.
“Advantages and Disadvantages of Direct Primary Care.”
JAMA. 2019 Jan 15;321(2):207.
“Primary care burnout and populist discontent.” Am J Manag Care. 2018 Dec 1;24(12):e371-e373.
Book chapter.“Direct primary care and concierge practice”, Springer 2018. Chronic Illness Care: Principles and Practice. pp. 391-400.
“Personal Statement to Personal Physician: Bait and Switch?” Hastings Center Report 44, no. 2 (2014): 25-27.
“Lost in Translation — ¿Cómo se dice, “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”?” N Eng J Med. 2012 May 31; 366(22): 2045-7.
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