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September 2013

September 10, 2013

A Christopher Prayer for Doctors

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

August 2013

August 12, 2013

Nurturing Faith Through Doubt and Struggles: A Review of Audrey Assad’s “Fortunate Fall”

Singer-songwriter Audrey Assad's first indie album, "Fortunate Fall," releases on Tuesday August 13, and as...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

How Music, St. Ignatius and the “Sons of Santa” Led Ben Walther to Jesus

The Sons of Santa. That's the name 16-year-old Ben Walther and his friends chose for...

June 2013

June 11, 2013

A Christopher Prayer for Father’s Day

Heavenly Father, Today we ask You to bless our earthly fathers for the many times...

May 2013

May 10, 2013

A Christopher Prayer for Mother’s Day

Lord, Today we thank you for our mothers: The ones who gave us life, the...

April 2013

April 17, 2013

Grace, Gold & Glory: An Interview with Olympic Gold Medalist Gabrielle Douglas and her mom, Natalie Hawkins

One of the most impressive things about Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas' memoir "Grace, Gold &...

March 2013

March 13, 2013

Papal First Impressions and a Prayer

Like most of the world, I was watching and waiting for the new Pope to...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Serving God in Possible Things: A Saint’s Advice on Dealing with Anxiety

People today are filled with a lot of anxiety about a lot of different things,...

November 21, 2012

A Thanksgiving Day Prayer

I've seen the following Thanksgiving Day prayer by Samuel Pugh in various places over the...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

A Post-Hurricane Sandy Update

Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by Hurricane Sandy - those who...

October 18, 2012

Realizing I’m Broken Gives God Room to Work: A Conversation with American Idol’s Colton Dixon

There’s a short list of people who can say that Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and...

July 2012

July 02, 2012

Frontline Faith Project Offers Spiritual Support to Catholics and Protestants in War Zones

When Cheri Lomonte was interviewing a woman whose son was serving in Afghanistan as a...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Prayer for Those Suffering in Natural Disasters

In light of the Colorado wildfires and all the other natural disasters that have taken...

June 17, 2012

A Father’s Day Prayer

I read this Father's Day prayer in my church bulletin this weekend, so I'm posting...

June 13, 2012

St. Anthony Prayer

Thanks to a call from my mother, I remembered today is the feast day of...

June 07, 2012

Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Here's an excerpt from our latest Christopher News Note, "Lord, Teach Us to Pray:" IT...

April 2012

April 05, 2012

Thoughts on Prayer

Some thoughts on prayer from a Christopher News Note about Lent: What is the Role...

March 2012

March 08, 2012

Finding Joy in Difficult Times

Here's an excerpt from our latest Christopher News Note, "Finding Joy in Difficult Times:" Joy....