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September 2013

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 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 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 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...

August 2013

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 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...

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...

August 01, 2013

The Consoler of Struggling Souls

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: Here’s something you can do...

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...

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 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 11, 2013

A Christopher Prayer for Father’s Day

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

June 06, 2013

A D-Day Hero Who Put His Trust in God

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: He didn’t like the “hero”...

June 03, 2013

Depth, Mystery and Authentic Friendships Keys to Evangelizing Young People

This article was originally posted on Patheos in January 2011: Chances are that the leaders...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Mother Dolores Hart Discovers Twitter at the Christopher Awards

More pictures from the 2013 Christopher Awards ceremony, which was held last night, will be...

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...

May 09, 2013

The Legacy of Father Dollar Bill

The following column was written by Jerry Costello: “You don’t have to solve all the...

May 03, 2013

Actress Bonnie Hunt’s Brother and a Catholic Priest Are Saving Lives in Uganda

You likely know Bonnie Hunt from her years as a talk show host and from...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

The Immortal Sacrifice of Four Chaplains

The following column was written by Jerry Costello: It’s been 70 long years since the...

April 24, 2013

What Are You Putting Between Yourself and God? Unmasking the Idols in Your Life

Though we modern folk believe we’re much smarter and less gullible than, for example, the...

April 22, 2013

Holy Women of the Church

The following is a text copy of the new Christopher News Note, "Holy Women of...

April 10, 2013

A Sports Champion’s Secret Life Saving Jews During the Italian Holocaust

In Florence, Italy, July 1944, Tour de France champion Gino Bartali faced possible torture and...

March 2013

March 31, 2013

“Out of the Pain and Out of the Darkness, Newtown is Resurrected.”

On this Easter Sunday when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ - the ultimate...

March 27, 2013

Jesus Gets His Own Miniseries

Following the ratings success of "The Bible" miniseries, hopes are high that a new minseries...

March 20, 2013

Why “Les Miserables” Has the Greatest Ending in Movie History

("Les Miserables" comes out on DVD March 22.) I generally roll my eyes at grand...

March 19, 2013

True Beauty Can Change the World

Singer/songwriter Audrey Assad, who I've written about in the past, just launched a new independent...