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January 2016

January 28, 2016

Escaping Iran, Fighting Lupus, and Relying on the Power of God’s Grace

Mahtob Mahmoody was dying. The auto-immune disease lupus was making her own blood largely incompatible...

January 14, 2016

PJ Anderson Discusses Bringing Song & Message “Love Will Heal” to March For Life

For several years now, singer-songwriter PJ Anderson has been attending the March for Life in...

December 2015

December 16, 2015

Finding Comfort and Joy in the Broken Chapters of Our Lives

Dove Award-winning singer-songwriter Laura Story recently released her first Christmas album, “God With Us,” and...

December 09, 2015

“An Invisible Thread Christmas Story” Highlights Act of Kindness That Changed Two Lives

"Excuse me, lady. Do you have any spare change? I'm hungry." Those were the first...

November 2015

November 23, 2015

On Thanksgiving, the Gospel of Happiness, and Finding the Good in Darth Vader

It started as the happiest day of Christopher Kaczor's life. His wife was in the...

November 20, 2015

Peggy Noonan on Pop Culture, Polarization, & Why Young Journalists Should Emulate Tim Russert

This is part 2 of my interview with Peggy Noonan. To read part 1, click...

November 19, 2015

Peggy Noonan: The Catholic Church Should Treat America as Vast Mission Territory

Peggy Noonan can be described in many ways: former speechwriter for President Reagan, best-selling author,...

November 17, 2015

Beautiful Threads of Grace Are Woven Through Life, Even in Times of Suffering

"Jesus, help me, please," prayed a then-teenage Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle in a state of terror...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

On Hoarding, Cruelty, Faith & Finding Love in the Messiness of Life

As an Emmy Award-winning producer for CNN and "Good Morning America," Mary Pflum Peterson has...

October 25, 2015

Maureen O’Hara Said Secret to Her Longevity was Saying a ‘Hail Mary’ Every Night

After seeing "Miracle on 34th Street" and "The Quiet Man" umpteen times in my life,...

October 23, 2015

‘A House Divided Against Itself Makes the Devil Smile His Great Grinchy Grin’

Singer-songwriter and frequent "Christopher Closeup" guest Sarah Hart got a bit perturbed at the incessant...

October 21, 2015

Why Patricia Heaton Traveled to Africa to Make Soy Milk and Build Bicycles

When Emmy Award-winning actress Patricia Heaton got time off from filming her hit sitcom "The...

October 15, 2015

Writer/Director Randall Wallace on Living a Braveheart Life, Faithful Suffering, & Loving God

"I felt that God was right in my face." That was one girl's reaction after...

October 06, 2015

A Catholic In Recovery from Addiction and Hopelessness Begins New Ministry

Scott Weeman started drinking as part of a social routine. Ironically, that routine drove him...

September 2015

September 18, 2015

“Captive” is a Compelling Hostage Drama with a Touch of Grace

"That's a bunch of church crap," says escaped murderer Brian Nichols (David Oyelowo) to widowed...

September 15, 2015

Actor David Oyelowo Talks His New Film “Captive” & the Perpetually Redemptive Grace of God

Actor David Oyelowo made a big impression on American moviegoers as the star of the...

September 14, 2015

God Loved Me in My Brokenness, Says Fmr. Meth Addict, Hostage Hero & Subject of Film “Captive”

"I'm gonna die, and this is what I deserve." That was the first thought that...

September 08, 2015

God Creates Beauty From Ashes: An Interview w. Taya Kyle, Widow of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle

"I've learned that when God promises beauty through the ashes, He means it." So says...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

Sister Annie Credidio Brings Healing to Society’s Untouchables

When American-born nun Sister Annie Credidio moved to Ecuador in the mid-1980s to be a...

August 12, 2015

How Hope & Faith Got Two Young Women Through 10 Years of Captivity and Sexual Abuse

Considering that Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus were kidnapped, held hostage, abused, and repeatedly sexually...

August 04, 2015

A Vision of Heaven in Central Harlem: iHope Finds Beauty Amid Brokenness

You might expect a school for children who've suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI) to be...

July 2015

July 08, 2015

Fairy Tales, Deeper Truths, & Illustrating God’s Love for Children (and the Young at Heart)

(All photos and artwork property of Katy Betz Studio.) Like a lot of kids, Katy...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

How an Elderly Nun Brought Hope, Purpose and Joy to a Young Man at a Crossroads in Life

At the age of 31, John Schlimm was at a crossroads. He had spent his...

June 16, 2015

Helping People Live and Die with Dignity: A Look at the Film “The American Nurse”

Inside the Villa Loretto Nursing Home in Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin, Sister Stephen Bloesl gathers the...

June 10, 2015

A Military Family Fights to End Stigma Around Mental Illness & PTSD After Their Son’s Suicide

(Photo of retired Major Gen. Mark Graham property of U.S. Army. Other photos property of...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

“When Calls the Heart’s” Brian Bird on Family TV Shows, eFangelism, & Modern Parables

Brian Bird has been a writer and producer in Hollywood for 30 years, working on...

April 21, 2015

“NY Med” TV Series & iHope School Founder Patrick Donohue to Receive Special Christopher Awards

NEW YORK, April 21, 2015 — At the 66th annual Christopher Awards ceremony here on...

April 20, 2015

Art Has Power to Bring People Together: An Interview with “Little Boy’s” Eduardo Verastegui

Eduardo Verastegui was a popular singer and telenovela star in his native Mexico when he...

April 15, 2015

Kids with Special Needs Want to Be of Service and Take Part in the Life of the Church

"Parents of children with special needs need to realize that even though they didn’t expect...

April 07, 2015

Why One Man Traveled Around the World with No Money and Relied on the Kindness of Strangers

TV host and author Leon Logothetis was walking down Hollywood Boulevard one day when he...