Build a Marriage That Taps Into God’s Love
“This is a generation that has a real fear about making marriage work, and they’re hungry to figure out how to do it so they don’t end up making the same mistakes they see everyone else making and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris with One Simple Principle to Improve Your Marriage
In this week’s reflection from Father Jonathan Morris, he notes that he was blessed to perform many weddings while serving as a parish priest at Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral in lower Manhattan. After a...
View ArticleWhen Your Baby’s Life is Expected to Be Brief: A Look at Perinatal Hospice...
Pregnancy is supposed to be a joyful time for a couple, but for Amy Kuebelbeck and her husband it was tinged with tragedy as well. In 1999, halfway through their third pregnancy, they learned that...
View ArticleSuperstars Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman Duet on “Amazing Grace” at Children’s...
Keith Urban has always come across as a genuinely nice guy during his two judging stints on “American Idol.” He also takes his faith seriously, as I covered in my recent blog post “American Idol’s...
View ArticleAfter Grim Prenatal Diagnosis, Couple Takes Unborn Child on Bucket List of...
Today’s Daily News features the story of Jenna Gassew and Dan Haley, a Pennsylvania couple who are expecting their first child on October 12. The bad news is that their baby boy, named Shane, was...
View ArticleHow Jennifer Fulwiler Found God, Joy, & an Intellectual All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
Most people don’t confront their own mortality until they’re in their 30s or 40s. For Jennifer Fulwiler, it happened at age 11 – and it seriously unnerved her for many years, especially because she...
View ArticlePolitics, 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 what could be an insightful character study and exploration of Washington’s political establishment, it...
View ArticleBalancing the Sacred with the Secular at Christmas: Jonathan Jackson +...
When I interviewed Jonathan Jackson, Richard Lee Jackson, and Daniel Sweatt of Enation a few weeks ago about their album “Radio Cinematic” (photo above), I also referenced the fact that Jonathan...
View ArticleBeing 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 much. He’s rude to his neighbors and people in general. And he cavorts with a prostitute. Despite all...
View ArticleLisa Hendey on Discerning God’s Will, Comparing Yourself to Others, and the...
Lisa Hendey admits that she’s been a “control freak and Type A personality” in her past – and still occasionally is today. But when the blogger, author, speaker, and CatholicMom.com founder looked back...
View ArticleMarriage Isn’t DJs, Chocolate Fountains, and Fancy Dresses. Marriage is Like...
With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, here are a couple of entries from Volume 49 of The Christophers’ “Three Minutes a Day” book about making love last a lifetime: On the occasion of her 10th...
View ArticleSaving Society’s “Disposable” Kids: Filmmaker Brian Ivie Discusses “The Drop...
(All photos property of The Drop Box Film/Focus on the Family) On June 20, 2011, USC filmmaking student Brian Ivie was eating his breakfast cereal and reading the Los Angeles Times when he came across...
View ArticleKids with Special Needs Want to Be of Service and Take Part in the Life of...
“Parents of children with special needs need to realize that even though they didn’t expect to have a child with special needs, that was the child God gave them, and God doesn’t make mistakes.” David...
View Article“Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love” Brings Romance, Comedy &...
(Moderate spoilers ahead) On an old episode of “Cheers” in which Sam and Diane consult a relationship counselor before getting married, he tells them to call off the wedding because they’re too...
View ArticleReal Hope Isn’t Happy Talk; It’s a Force Born Out of Suffering
(Picture courtesy Paul Schneck. l to r: The Christophers COO/VP Mary Ellen Robinson, POV Communications Manager Brian Geldin, Directors/Producers Jason DaSilva and Alice Cook, The Christophers’ Tony...
View ArticleGod Creates Beauty From Ashes: An Interview w. Taya Kyle, Widow of “American...
“I’ve learned that when God promises beauty through the ashes, He means it.” So says Taya Kyle, who learned that lesson the hard way. Taya is the widow of Navy SEAL and Iraq War veteran Chris Kyle....
View ArticleJim Gaffigan: I Love Talking About Religion & Making It Appeal to Others
The recently opened Sheen Center for Thought and Culture in downtown Manhattan hosted a panel discussion and screening of Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan’s TV Land comedy series “The Jim Gaffigan Show” this...
View ArticleFinding Comfort and Joy in the Broken Chapters of Our Lives
Dove Award-winning singer-songwriter Laura Story recently released her first Christmas album, “God With Us,” and she’s the perfect person to sing about the joy and light that Jesus brings because she...
View ArticlePJ Anderson Discusses Bringing Song & Message “Love Will Heal” to March For Life
For several years now, singer-songwriter PJ Anderson has been attending the March for Life in Washington, D.C., which commemorates the date the Supreme Court legalized abortion. Going back to the days...
View ArticleMoving Beyond Loneliness and the Hookup Culture to Find Real Love
Since we’re in the season of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to cover the topic of love on our “Christopher Closeup” radio show and podcast: how to find it, what to do once you have found it, and what role...
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