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April 2016

April 19, 2016

Love Doesn’t Die: A Mother Remembers Her Daughter with Down Syndrome

“Love doesn’t die.” That’s a quote from a letter we received at Christopher headquarters recently...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Young Mother Delays Chemo to Protect Unborn Child That Saved Her Life

Via CBS News: TONAWANDA, N.Y. - For Kim Vaillancourt, pregnant while staving off aggressive brain...

March 18, 2016

“The Passion” Musical to Share Jesus’s Story in a Modern Way

Network television has found success in recent years by airing live musicals such as "The...

January 2016

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...

November 2015

November 24, 2015

What “Scandal’s” Olivia Pope Could Learn from Joan of Arcadia

Despite its popularity, I've never been tempted to watch an episode of "Scandal" because the...

November 09, 2015

How Buying Underwear for Christmas Can Support Adoptive Families

The amount of catalogs and advertisements I get in the mail always increases the closer...

November 05, 2015

Chris Christie: I’m Pro-Life for the 16-Year-Old Girl Addicted to Heroin, Too

While campaigning at a tavern in New Hampshire recently, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

Four New Nicknames for Pope Francis in the Aftermath of His U.S. Visit

(Photo courtesy of The Tablet) Before the euphoria fades from the visit of the People's...

September 25, 2015

Why Pope Francis’s Speech to Congress Wasn’t As Liberal As You’ve Been Told

(Photo property of ABC News) There was a lot of hand-wringing by conservatives on social...

September 21, 2015

If You Replace Devils with Devils, You Get Hell on Earth

(Photo property of Kirsten Luce for The New York Times) I generally use this space...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

Saving Society’s “Disposable” Kids: Filmmaker Brian Ivie Discusses “The Drop Box”

(All photos property of The Drop Box Film/Focus on the Family) On June 20, 2011,...

December 2014

December 01, 2014

How the Unexpected Child of a Sexual Abuse Survivor Learned Love & Strength From His Mom

(Photo via New York Daily News) Last week, Wayne Coffey of New York's Daily News...

November 2014

November 14, 2014

Exploring the Choice for Life & Single Motherhood on NBC’s “Parenthood”

The NBC TV series "Parenthood" is one of those shows that looks good, but I...

August 2014

August 20, 2014

After Grim Prenatal Diagnosis, Couple Takes Unborn Child on Bucket List of Adventures

Today's Daily News features the story of Jenna Gassew and Dan Haley, a Pennsylvania couple...

June 2014

June 09, 2014

“Dark of Night” Explores Dark Topics on Hallmark Channel’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”

Nobody can accuse executive producer Martha Williamson of shying away from tough topics in her...

May 2014

May 13, 2014

UPDATE WITH VIDEO: Once They Get Into the Shelter, There’s the Concept of Grace

Just ahead of this year's Christopher Awards ceremony, where the film "Gimme Shelter" (now on...

April 2014

April 15, 2014

When Your Baby’s Life is Expected to Be Brief: A Look at Perinatal Hospice and Palliative Care

Pregnancy is supposed to be a joyful time for a couple, but for Amy Kuebelbeck...

April 01, 2014

Opening Your Heart to Adoption: One Woman’s Story

Though Christina Beahan grew up in a big Polish/Dutch family in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the...

March 2014

March 25, 2014

The Holy Journey of Two Popes: John XXIII and John Paul II

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note "The Holy Journey of Two...

January 2014

January 24, 2014

Why You Should See “Gimme Shelter” and Ignore the Critics Shouting “Agenda!”

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at the animosity - not just criticism, but animosity...

January 21, 2014

Can Politicians and the Media Make Room for the Simple Alchemy of Love?

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo offended many people during an interview last week in which...

January 14, 2014

Pregnant Teen Finds Hope and Healing: A Look at the Movie “Gimme Shelter”

"Last time I asked for God's help, He put me here," 16-year-old Apple Bailey angrily...

October 2013

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...

September 2013

September 20, 2013

A Call to Holiness: Reflecting on Pope Francis’s “America” Magazine Interview

Much is being written and said about Pope Francis’s comments during an interview published yesterday...

September 10, 2013

A Christopher Prayer for Doctors

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

February 2013

February 25, 2013

The Greatest Evangelist of Love, Faith, Virtue and Hope: A Testament to the Power of the Powerless

All too often today, we judge people's lives not on their inherent value and dignity,...

February 19, 2013

The Drop Box for Unwanted Babies

Every day, unwanted babies were abandoned on the streets of Seoul, South Korea. In order...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

“Somebody’s Got to Do It, and Why Can’t It Be Us?” – An Adoption Story

Via Patricia Heaton (who you really should follow on Twitter because she's a font of...

January 22, 2013

A Woman of Mercy Offers Pregnancy Choices

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: She’s been there, done that....

January 20, 2013

Little Miracles and Diversity at Pro Life Center

In this week's edition of "The Tablet" - the diocesan newspaper for Brooklyn and Queens,...