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November 2013

November 01, 2013

From Sinners to Saints: No One is Too Far Gone for God

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note "From Sinners to Saints." If...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

The Only Disability in Life is a Bad Attitude

I saw the image below on Christopher Award-winning author Nicole Lataif's Facebook page today. It's...

October 24, 2013

Science and a Mother’s Love Offer Hope to Fatally Ill Child

Sam Berns was supposed to be dead by age 13 because he was born with...

October 23, 2013

Prostitutes, Addicts, Prayers and Dreams: Making the Broken Holy

“We made ourselves available in the corners and the crevices and the dark places in...

October 21, 2013

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note "Gifts of the Holy Spirit."...

October 17, 2013

The Condition of Our Hearts Affects the Way We See: An Interview with Danny Gokey

“Fear and faith have one thing in common: they both ask you to believe in...

October 15, 2013

He Had Every Right Not to Be Happy, But He Was Happy All the Time

Though born with cerebral palsy along with minimal hearing and vision, Noah Voelker of Gainesville,...

October 11, 2013

She Was a Doozy

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: If she had done nothing...

October 10, 2013

VIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris on Aiming to Serve, Not Be Served

This week's reflection by Father Jonathan Morris covers the importance of serving others, of following...

October 03, 2013

Love Turns Despair Into Hope: The LaHood Family’s Ministry to Disabled Children

When Dan LaHood was in second grade at St. John Baptist De La Salle grammar...

October 02, 2013

Seeing Christ in Others

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note "Seeing Christ in Others." If...

October 01, 2013

Video: Father Jonathan Morris on Being Gentle and Not Hurting Others

This week's video reflection from Father Jonathan Morris about being gentle and not hurting others...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

How a 30-Year-Old Batboy with Down Syndrome Inspires the Cincinnati Reds – and Everyone

Thirty years ago, when Cheryl and Dave Kremer received the diagnosis that their son Teddy...

September 23, 2013

Father Jonathan Morris on Optimism versus Pessimism

In this week's video message from Father Jonathan Morris, he shares his thoughts on optimism...

September 18, 2013

A Musical Journey Through Grief: From Despair and Anger at God to Hope and Healing

“I asked you for the light. You gave me a long dark night.” Grammy nominated...

September 13, 2013

Welcoming Father Jonathan Morris to the Christopher Team

Today we're happy to welcome Father Jonathan Morris to the Christopher team on a special...

September 11, 2013

Dorothy Day, the San Francisco Earthquake and the Aftermath of 9/11

The major earthquake that shook San Francisco on April 18, 1906, was also felt in...

September 10, 2013

A Christopher Prayer for Doctors

I was recently looking through a book written by The Christophers' founder, Maryknoll Father James...

September 06, 2013

A Couple’s Journey Through a Joy-Filled Pregnancy in One Second a Day

Patricia Heaton just shared this Buzzfeed video on Twitter. It was posted by husband and...

August 2013

August 21, 2013

“I Give It All to God,” Says Heroine Who Stopped Georgia School Shoooter

When suicidal gunman Michael Jordan Hill entered Decatur, Georgia's, Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy,...

August 13, 2013

Video: Father Dowling Speaks to ABC News About Ministering to Crash Victim Katie Lentz

Yesterday, the news surfaced that Father Patrick Dowling of Jefferson County, MO was the mystery...

August 12, 2013

Missouri Car Crash Site’s Mystery Priest Seemingly Identified

UPDATE: Video: Father Dowling Speaks to ABC News About Ministering to Crash Victim Katie Lentz...

August 06, 2013

A Young Woman Goes Bald for St. Baldrick’s

While reading the latest issue of my St. John's University Alumni magazine, one story jumped...

July 2013

July 25, 2013

The Disability That’s Not So Much of a Disability, After All

Sometimes when parents receive a diagnosis that their unborn child will suffer from a disability,...

July 17, 2013

The American Family at Its Best: A look at UP TV’s “Bulloch Family Ranch”

Julie and Rusty Bulloch's ranch in Lakeland, Florida, sits upon acres of dirt and grass....

July 11, 2013

The Key to Self-Worth

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note "The Key to Self-Worth." See...

July 09, 2013

“I’m Strong Enough to Walk Through Hell with a Smile on My Face”

The three Cleveland women - Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus & Michelle Knight - who were...

July 03, 2013

Lord, I Need You (Matt Maher with Audrey Assad)

Christian singer-songwriters extraordinaire Matt Maher and Audrey Assad posted an acoustic duet of Maher's song...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Can Music Heal a Broken Family: A Review of the Hallmark Channel’s “Banner 4th of July”

Most Hallmark Channel movies attempt to convey a sense of uplift, poignancy or inspiration strictly...

June 19, 2013

Music’s Healing Power for Premature Babies

"Music can name the unnameable, communicate the unknowable," said Leonard Bernstein. That quote that was...