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January 2014

January 30, 2014

Two Hearing-Impaired Girls Get Surprise Visit from Deaf NFL Star

Derrick Coleman, the NFL's first deaf player, has received a lot of attention lately because...

January 27, 2014

UPDATE: Overcoming Troubles Leads to Life, Hope and a Grammy Award

I just read that former "Christopher Closeup" guest Mandisa won her first ever Grammy Award...

January 23, 2014

Harry Connick Jr. Goes to Confession

In a previous blog post, I looked at the Catholic backgrounds of 2014 "American Idol"...

January 17, 2014

“American Idol’s” Catholic Judging Panel

It's well-known that the United States Supreme Court includes a number of Catholic judges. But...

January 16, 2014

Meet the Businessman Who Showed Kindness to Autistic Girl on Plane

A blog post by Shanell Mouland titled "Dear Daddy in Seat 16C" went viral recently....

January 16, 2014

“American Idol” 2014 Creates Sibling-esque Judging Panel – and It Works!

After an "American Idol" season with a judging panel that seemed like a five-month-long Thanksgiving...

January 08, 2014

Choosing Motherhood in a Dangerous World (a “Once Upon a Time” post)

The love of parents for their children has always been a theme on the TV...

December 2013

December 13, 2013

How “Mary Poppins” Inspired One of the Best Comedy Writers of Our Era

Though much of the Mary Poppins-related attention today will be directed at the new Disney...

December 07, 2013

Candace Cameron Bure Talks Jesus, Santa, Parenting, Priorities and Purpose

Actress Candace Cameron Bure, who grew up on television playing D.J. Tanner on the hit...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Jim Caviezel: “I Look for Redeemable Stories”

Yesterday, EWTN's World Over Live with Raymond Arroyo aired an interview with "Person of Interest"...

November 21, 2013

Tim Conway’s Hilarious (and Spiritual) Life

You should always follow your mother’s advice. Well, almost always. Consider this story that actor...

November 07, 2013

Stuck in a Christmas Time Loop: A Review of the Hallmark Channel’s “Pete’s Christmas”

Fourteen-year-old Pete Kidder is having the “worst Christmas ever.” Why? The middle child’s parents forgot...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Former “Touched by an Angel” Producer Offers Commandments for Christians in Media

Brian Bird has worked in Hollywood for 25 years, most notably as a Co-Executive Producer...

October 25, 2013

UPDATE: At the End of the Day, Lord, I Pray I Have a Life That’s Good

On a recent episode of the ABC series "Nashville," sisters Lennon and Maisy Stella (ages...

October 22, 2013

UPDATED: What “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Can Learn From “Person of Interest”

"The Avengers" TV spin-off "Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." debuted to fantastic ratings, then leveled off...

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...

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 25, 2013

Embracing the Darkness to Find the Light: Audrey Assad on Faith, Doubt, and “Breaking Bad”

“For God judged it better to bring good out of evil than not to permit...

September 19, 2013

Is Joss Whedon’s Bleak Worldview Responsible For His Hopeful Storytelling?

One of the reasons I've been a fan of Joss Whedon's work on TV shows...

August 2013

August 07, 2013

Good Intentions, the Road to Hell, and the Moral Devolution of “Breaking Bad’s” Walter White

When he was a young scientist, Walter White and his lab partner Gretchen analyzed the...

July 2013

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 15, 2013

Sheriff Walt Longmire: An Old-Fashioned Hero in a World of TV Antiheroes

In the days of TV antiheroes like Tony Soprano and Don Draper, Sheriff Walt Longmire...

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 12, 2013

Spirit and Guts: Revisiting the Dennis Quaid/Jim Caviezel Movie “Frequency” for Father’s Day

Anyone who's seen the Aurora Borealis either in pictures, on video or in person knows...

June 10, 2013

Wisdom Doesn’t Always Wear a Suit: NBC News’s Bob Dotson on the Power of Ordinary People

“The one overriding theme I found is that wisdom doesn’t always wear a suit.” Considering...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

A Christopher Awards Video and Picturepalooza

When a rainfall of Biblical proportions began falling in Manhattan during the afternoon of May...

May 28, 2013

There’s a Lot of Beauty in Ordinary Things: The Brilliance of “The Office” Series Finale

"There is a crack / A crack in everything / That's how the light gets...

May 17, 2013

“American Idol” winner Candice Glover and Other Women Who Derive Their Self-Worth from God

Candice Glover was crowned the winner of "American Idol" season 12 last night - and...

May 15, 2013

The Afterlife of “Lost” and Why the Show Still Matters

Since the TV series "Lost" wrapped up its six year run in May 2010, I'm...

May 13, 2013

Mr. Rogers on Judgment, Need and Holy Ground

The Christopher Awards are just around the corner; next Thursday, to be exact. It's made...