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August 2014

August 13, 2014

Jim Caviezel’s Role as High School Football Coach Reflects Jesus, Jimmy Stewart, & John Paul II

Jesus, Jimmy Stewart, and John Paul II. Actor Jim Caviezel believes that all three of...

August 13, 2014

VIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris on Dealing with Suffering

Father Jonathan Morris realizes that when we're in the midst of suffering or when someone...

August 07, 2014

VIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris on the Last Judgment

Father Jonathan Morris admits that the title of this week's video reflection - The Last...

August 03, 2014

UPDATE: Michael Johns Brought Soul to “American Idol.” Now May His Soul Rest in Peace

There's no shortage of stories that make you realize how fragile life is. That fact...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

Blessed are the Merciful: Living Mercy Today

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note "Blessed are the Merciful." If...

July 17, 2014

VIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris on Praying for Our Enemies

In this week's video, Father Jonathan Morris reflects on Jesus's commandment to love our enemies...

July 01, 2014

Opening Hearts to the Holy Spirit: An Interview with Singer-Songwriter Tori Harris

For 25-year-old singer-songwriter Tori Harris, attending a Baptist University was the best thing that ever...

June 2014

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 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...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

A Christopher Prayer for Easter

Lord, Instill us with the hope we celebrate this Easter, the hope we're supposed to...

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 08, 2014

VIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris on Meditation as a Form of Prayer

What kind of prayer life do you have? Does it consist primarily of asking God...

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...

March 17, 2014

An Irish Blessing to Strengthen Faith, Hope and Love

The late Father Andrew Greeley once penned this Irish Blessing: “May your hope be… As...

March 12, 2014

VIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris on the Cardinal Virtues, Part One: Prudence

This week, Father Jonathan Morris begins a four week series about the cardinal virtues: prudence,...

March 05, 2014

VIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris Issues a Lenten Challenge

People don't always look forward to Lent because it involves a sacrifice, like giving up...

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...

December 2013

December 17, 2013

Making Christmas Happy and Holy

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note "Making Christmas Happy and Holy."...

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...

December 04, 2013

Reflections on the Advent of Christ

Author and theologian Dr. Edward Sri knows we're all familiar with the Christmas story, but...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

Prostitutes, Addicts, Prayers and Dreams: Making the Broken Holy

“We made ourselves available in the corners and the crevices and the dark places in...

October 21, 2013

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note "Gifts of the Holy Spirit."...

October 02, 2013

Seeing Christ in Others

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note "Seeing Christ in Others." If...

September 2013

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...

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...