• Home
  • About The Christophers
  • Donate
  • Home
  • About The Christophers
  • Donate
Skip to content
Light One Candle – the blog of The Christophers

Light One Candle – the blog of The Christophers

"It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness" (The Christopher motto)

  • Home
  • About The Christophers
  • Donate

Author: Tony Rossi

March 26, 2019 Uncategorized

Learning From Parables and Becoming God’s Storytellers

Stories have power. Instead of telling us how to think or act, they engage our natural human curiosity to show

Continue reading

March 19, 2019 Uncategorized

After a Brush with Death, A Chicago Deacon Does God’s Work in Uganda

“I’m feeling fit and ready to do God’s work.” So says Deacon Don Grossnickle, who received a diagnosis of acute

Continue reading

March 12, 2019 Uncategorized

“Spearhead” Author Explores Untold Story of World War II and How Two Former Enemies Became Friends

Though he had been a hero of World War II, Clarence Smoyer was living in relative obscurity in Allentown, Pennsylvania,

Continue reading

February 27, 2019 Uncategorized

Gary Zimak Encourages You to Give Up Worry For Lent

Gary Zimak absolutely LOVED eating sweets. So for many years, he decided to give them up for Lent as a

Continue reading

February 12, 2019 Uncategorized

“Forrest Gump,” 9/11, and Family Troubles Led Gary Sinise to Life of Service and Faith

“A thief and a liar and a near-failing student.” That’s how Gary Sinise describes himself at age 14 in his

Continue reading

(l to r) Kelly Ann Hickey Lynch and her daughter, Shannon Lapp
February 7, 2019 Uncategorized

The Miracle in Room 106

On September 5, 2018, 28-year-old Shannon Lapp faced death for the second time in her young life. The first was

Continue reading

January 29, 2019 Uncategorized

How a Crooked Cop and the Innocent Man He Sent to Jail Became the Best of Friends

Andrew Collins, a corrupt white police officer, told deliberate lies that sent Jameel McGee, an innocent African American man, to

Continue reading

January 23, 2019 Uncategorized

ABC News’s Paula Faris on “Season of Hell” That Led Her to “Journeys of Faith”

ABC News’s Paula Faris seemingly had it all. A great husband, wonderful kids, and high-profile jobs as co-anchor of “Good

Continue reading

January 9, 2019 Uncategorized

Where There is Hatred, Let Me Sow Love

(The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “Where There is Hatred, Let Me Sow Love,” which was

Continue reading

January 4, 2019 Uncategorized

Reflect God’s Light This Christmas and Beyond

Christmas is often described as a magical time, but I think the word “transcendent” might be more appropriate. Our souls

Continue reading

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 17 18 19 20 21 22 Next Posts»

The Christophers on Facebook

The Christophers on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

My Tweets

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 219 other subscribers

About Tony Rossi

After graduating from St. John’s University in New York with degrees in Communications and English, Tony Rossi (the guy on the left) found a job at the Catholic media organization, The Christophers, that allowed him to indulge his interest in religion, media, and pop culture. He served as The Christophers’ TV producer for 11 years, and is currently the organization’s Director of Communications. The job entails hosting and producing the radio show/podcast “Christopher Closeup,” writing and editing the syndicated “Light One Candle” column, producing and scriptwriting the annual Christopher Awards ceremony, and more.

Blog at WordPress.com.
Light One Candle – the blog of The Christophers
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Light One Candle - the blog of The Christophers
    • Join 219 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Light One Candle - the blog of The Christophers
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...