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December 2016

December 06, 2016

Jesus: The Light of the World

(The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “Jesus: The Light of the...

October 2016

October 07, 2016

‘Wherever We Are, God Is!’

(The following is an entry from our latest "Three Minutes a Day" book of daily...

September 2016

September 06, 2016

Priest Who Knew Mother Teresa Said She Believed It Was Better to Light One Candle

September 01, 2016

Mother Teresa’s “Heart Was Big Like the Heart of God Himself”

"We have to do something about it." As a child, that's what Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu...

June 2016

June 23, 2016

Doubting and Stumbling Are Part of the Road to Salvation: An Interview with Sarah Hart

It’s not always easy to wrap our heads or hearts around the concept of God’s...

June 21, 2016

Reinvent Yourself to Find Success

(The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “Reinvent Yourself to Find Success,”...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

Joe Garagiola Credited the Holy Family with Protecting His Family

One of the people I had the opportunity to meet during my days producing the...

March 03, 2016

How to Discover and Cultivate Your Talents

(The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “How to Discover and Cultivate...

January 2016

January 19, 2016

Patricia Heaton and Stephen Colbert Compete to See Who’s the Better Catholic

Emmy Award-winning actress Patricia Heaton and comedian/talk show host Stephen Colbert are two of the...

January 11, 2016

Powerball and the Road to Sainthood

With Powerball fever sweeping the nation and people standing in line for hours to buy...

November 2015

November 19, 2015

Peggy Noonan: The Catholic Church Should Treat America as Vast Mission Territory

Peggy Noonan can be described in many ways: former speechwriter for President Reagan, best-selling author,...

November 17, 2015

Beautiful Threads of Grace Are Woven Through Life, Even in Times of Suffering

"Jesus, help me, please," prayed a then-teenage Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle in a state of terror...

November 03, 2015

VIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris on the Importance of the Saints

In light of the fact that we celebrated All Saints Day on November 1st, Father...

October 2015

October 01, 2015

St. Thérèse and the Rose-Tinted Glasses of Grace

(All images property of the Society of the Little Flower) 2014 was a dark and...

July 2015

July 15, 2015

A Morning Prayer from St. Thomas More

Blogging has been light lately because I'm working on The Christophers' annual "Three Minutes a...

May 2015

May 05, 2015

The Truth About Angels, Messengers from God

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “Angels: Messengers from God” (which...

April 2015

April 14, 2015

A Mohawk-Themed Mass in Honor of St. Kateri

(Photo property of narrative.ly) One of our freelance writers, Garan Santicola, recently wrote an article...

March 2015

March 19, 2015

God is Looking for People Willing to Admit Their Own Frailty: An Interview with Matt Maher

Over the past few years, five-time Grammy nominee Matt Maher underwent some changes in his...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

“In People with Intellectual Disabilities, I Found a School of the Heart”

Throughout history, people with intellectual disabilities like Down Syndrome have often been shunned by society...

January 13, 2015

Being a Saint Doesn’t Mean You Were Never a Sinner: A Review of “St. Vincent”

Vincent McKenna (Bill Murray) lives like a slob. He smokes, drinks, gambles, and curses too...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

What Happens When You Don’t “Like” Jesus Posts on Facebook

ComicEarth.com creator Brian Montfort is a cartoonist in Texas who recently started having his work...

September 05, 2014

Blessed Mother Teresa’s Advice on ‘Securing Heaven’

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who dedicated her life to serving Christ by ministering to...

September 03, 2014

How to Build an Active Prayer Life

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note "Building an Active Prayer Life."...

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...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

Nun Who Challenged Billy the Kid is on the Road to Sainthood

From today's Associated Press: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Wednesday...

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...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

College Students Pursuing Careers in the Arts Highlight John Paul II’s “Letter to Artists”

Writer/producer Brian Bird (Touched By an Angel, Step by Step, When Calls the Heart) shared...

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...

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...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

The Road to Mercy Leads to a Life of Adventure for Author Kerry Weber

Kerry Weber insists that the Jesuit-run "America" magazine office, where she serves as managing editor,...