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November 2016

November 15, 2016

A Nine-Year-Old Girl, a 40-Pound Cabbage, and the End of Hunger in America

What do a nine year old girl, a 40-pound cabbage, and 100 vegetable gardens have...

November 01, 2016

Pint-Sized Prophets Who Teach Us We Are All Born to Be Healers

Dr. Chuck Dietzen grew up wanting to be St. Francis of Assisi. In a way,...

September 2016

September 12, 2016

How God Worked Through One Family to Bring Kindness to an ‘Invisible’ Homeless Woman

In 2011, The Christophers were happy to honor 21-year-old Shannon Hickey with our James Keller...

June 2016

June 21, 2016

Reinvent Yourself to Find Success

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

May 2016

May 04, 2016

When a Homeless Man Says He Will Pray For You

The following letter was sent to The Christophers by Jeff Daws in response to a...

March 2016

March 14, 2016

Finding the Face of Jesus in the People of Northern Uganda

"Go and find the face of Jesus," a priest friend told John Fawley. And with...

October 2015

October 21, 2015

Why Patricia Heaton Traveled to Africa to Make Soy Milk and Build Bicycles

When Emmy Award-winning actress Patricia Heaton got time off from filming her hit sitcom "The...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

Sister Annie Credidio Brings Healing to Society’s Untouchables

When American-born nun Sister Annie Credidio moved to Ecuador in the mid-1980s to be a...

August 04, 2015

A Vision of Heaven in Central Harlem: iHope Finds Beauty Amid Brokenness

You might expect a school for children who've suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI) to be...

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...

April 2015

April 07, 2015

Why One Man Traveled Around the World with No Money and Relied on the Kindness of Strangers

TV host and author Leon Logothetis was walking down Hollywood Boulevard one day when he...

February 2015

February 10, 2015

I Find God in Suffering: The Fate and Faith of ISIS Captive Kayla Mueller

(Photo property of The Mueller family) The heartbroken parents of Kayla Mueller, the American humanitarian...

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 15, 2015

Lisa Hendey on Discerning God’s Will, Comparing Yourself to Others, and the Grace of Yes

Lisa Hendey admits that she's been a "control freak and Type A personality" in her...

December 2014

December 17, 2014

How 12 Anonymous Christmas Gifts Brought Healing to a Grieving Family

The poinsettia and note on her front porch were the beginning of a Christmas mystery...

December 09, 2014

Michael W. Smith on Christmas, His Dad’s Dementia, and His Concert of Peace in Bahrain

“All is well, all is well / Angels and men rejoice / For tonight darkness...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

The Nun Who Gives Second Chances

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: You might say that Sister...

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 11, 2014

Choosing Veterans Over Hollywood

The following post was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: I remember once, years ago,...

March 2014

March 20, 2014

Redemption Tale: A Murderer, a Dog and an Autistic Child

Since 1998, Chris Vogt has been serving a 48 year prison sentence in Colorado's Sterling...

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...

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,...

February 19, 2014

Dr. Kevin Hunt and Nicole Schreiner Bring Medicine & Compassion to Uganda’s Poor

Several pregnant women about to give birth lay on a cold cement floor, shivering due...

February 12, 2014

Moving Outside of Ourselves by Serving the Poor

The following is the text of the Christopher News Note "Serving the Poor." If you'd...

February 05, 2014

James Cagney in “A Link in the Chain”

If you're a fan of classic movies, you likely know Academy Award-winning actor James Cagney...

December 2013

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 18, 2013

Meat, Potatoes, Love and Action

“It gives you meat along with the potatoes.” No, that’s not a comment from a...

October 2013

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...

October 11, 2013

She Was a Doozy

The following column was written by The Christophers' Jerry Costello: If she had done nothing...

August 2013

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...