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May 2015

May 14, 2015

The 2015 Christopher Awards: Pictures Galore of a Hootin’ and Heartfelt Good Time

(Photos courtesy Paul Schneck) Every year I look forward to the Christopher Awards because I...

May 05, 2015

Christopher Award Winner for “The Flash” Notes Christopher Reeve’s “Superman” as Influence

As I wrote about recently, one of our Christopher Award winners this year is the...

April 2015

April 21, 2015

“NY Med” TV Series & iHope School Founder Patrick Donohue to Receive Special Christopher Awards

NEW YORK, April 21, 2015 — At the 66th annual Christopher Awards ceremony here on...

April 09, 2015

“The Flash” Brings Old-Fashioned Heroism to the Modern TV Landscape

Tom Hanks has long been acknowledged as a modern-day Jimmy Stewart in the film world....

April 08, 2015

The 2015 Christopher Award Winners in Film, TV, and Books Are…

NEW YORK, April 8, 2015 — An Olympic gold medalist, the actor best known as...

March 2015

March 25, 2015

I Want to Help Kids See They Have a Hero Inside: An Interview with Joan Bauer

A car accident seemed to end Joan Bauer's career before it even began. After spending...

February 2015

February 12, 2015

Christopher Award-winning CBS News Veteran Bob Simon Killed in Car Crash

(From l to r) Kevin Tedesco (Publicist, “60 Minutes”), Producer Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson (Winner, “60 Minutes:...

December 2014

December 02, 2014

Heroes Will Help You Find Good In Yourself

(Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Heroes of 2014....

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Teaching Kids About Their Bodies, Their Souls, and the Concept of Forgiveness

"If you save her life, I promise to dedicate my life to You." At age...

September 2014

September 22, 2014

Politics, Media, & Even Some Aquinas: A Review of the “Madam Secretary” Pilot

Not only was the premiere of the CBS series "Madam Secretary" an entertaining introduction to...

August 2014

August 15, 2014

Advice for the Spiritual Sons and Daughters of Mary

A few months ago, The Christophers recognized Father David T. Link with our James Keller...

July 2014

July 09, 2014

“NY Med’s” Specialty is Helping Viewers Appreciate and Embrace Life

During the Christopher Award-winning first season of the documentary TV series "NY Med," a member...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

How Two Sentences from Mark’s Gospel Spread Education, Hope and Purpose Around the World

When Jim Ziolkowski got word that several inmates at the maximum security prison Sing Sing...

June 13, 2014

‘Every Day is a Good Day to Remember Sam and What He Stood For’

One of this year's Christopher Awards went to the documentary "Life According to Sam." It...

June 12, 2014

The Power of God, Truth, and Unreasonable Leadership

Entrepreneur and education advocate Gary Chartrand wrote a book called "Unreasonable Leadership" a few years...

June 06, 2014

Kittens, “Cosmos,” Culture Wars, and the Coexistence of Science & Faith

When the new version of the TV series "Cosmos" premiered a few months ago, it...

June 03, 2014

No Act of Service Was Beneath Him: Father Emil Kapaun’s Biographer on the Chaplain’s Legacy

“Every day was the day you were going to die. It was pretty much a...

May 2014

May 20, 2014

Why “The Middle,” “Once Upon a Time,” & “Person of Interest” Deserve Emmy Noms

While I have a say in what projects win Christopher Awards every year, I have...

May 16, 2014

The 2014 Christopher Awards: A Night of Celebrating Quality in Media and the Arts

Joined by a capacity crowd, the 2014 Christopher Awards were another rousing success, thanks to...

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...

May 12, 2014

Blind Army Captain and Christopher Award Winner Offers Encouragement to Boy Losing His Vision

In 2011, we recognized Captain Scott Smiley (seen here with his wife Tiffany) with a...

May 08, 2014

Faith, Chivalry & Timely Messages: A Look at Hallmark Channel’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”

"Being a gentleman doesn't make you a wuss." That's one of the truths that former...

May 05, 2014

Role Models, Celebrities Behaving Admirably, & Patheos’s Fifth Anniversary

Now that "Star Wars Day" is over (May the 4th be with you), it's time...

May 01, 2014

Prison Chaplain Father David T. Link & Comedy Writer Tom Leopold Win Special Christopher Awards

NEW YORK, May 1, 2014 — At the 65th annual Christopher Awards ceremony on Thursday,...

April 2014

April 09, 2014

Faith, Freedom, Nonviolence, and Truth: The Legacy of Polish Martyr Father Jerzy Popieluszko

No praying out loud, no Mass, no rosaries, no group prayers. Those were the Polish...

April 02, 2014

Stories of Heroism, Faith, and Selflessness Highlighted in 65th Annual Christopher Award Winners

NEW YORK, April 2, 2014 — A Catholic chaplain and Korean war hero who posthumously...

March 2014

March 04, 2014

TV That’s Changing Lives: A Look at “Bulloch Family Ranch: Season Two”

If Julie and Rusty Bulloch were innkeepers in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago, they would have...

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 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 23, 2013

The Prodigal Son Meets SEAL Team SIX: The Short, Humble, Fearless Life of Adam Brown

"That was the day that he sold his soul." That's how Eric Blehm, author of...