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November 18, 2025 Advent / Books / Catholic / Christmas / Faith / God / Motherhood / TV / Uncategorized

Megan Alexander Unwraps the Spiritual Roots of Beloved Christmas Traditions

As a Christian and mother of three, TV host, actress, and Christopher Award-winning author Megan Alexander noticed that modern celebrations

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November 12, 2025 Books / Catholic / Christian / Faith / God / Mercy / Uncategorized

Understanding Scriptural Context Better Fixed Meg Hunter-Kilmer’s Eyes on Jesus

Meg Hunter-Kilmer is a combination evangelist, apologist, and stand-up comedian. Peppered into her infectiously enthusiastic explorations of the gospels are

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October 21, 2025 Aging / Books / Catholic / Christian / Faith / God / Uncategorized

Lisa Hendey on Encountering Christ in the Everyday Sacred

Lisa Hendey looks back at her breast cancer surgery and radiation treatments two and a half years ago as having

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October 7, 2025 Books / Catholic / Christian / Faith / God / Grief / Mental Health / Peacemaking / Uncategorized

Sister Ave Clark on ‘Sewing’ and ‘Sowing’ Good Deeds with Joy and Hope

Life isn’t fair. It was only after acknowledging that fact that Sister Ave Clark was able to move through the

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September 30, 2025 Books / Catholic / Christian / Faith / Holocaust / Jewish / Uncategorized / World War II

Author Shares Her Father’s Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood

Nina Willner grew up here in the United States, hearing her father Eddie’s stories about the horrors he endured as

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September 16, 2025 Books / Cancer / Christian / Faith / Grief / Uncategorized

Leanne Friesen on Making Room for Grief After a Death and Finding ‘Resurrection Hope’

As a pastor in Ontario, Canada, Leanne Friesen had studied bereavement and counseled many people dealing with the loss of

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June 17, 2025 Books / Catholic / Faith / God

How God Guided Judy Henderson Through 36 Years in Prison for Murder She Didn’t Commit

Shortly after her abusive marriage ended in divorce in 1981, Judy Henderson started dating a man she believed to be

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June 12, 2025 Aging / Books / Caregiving / Faith / God / Senior Citizens / TV / Uncategorized

Steve Guttenberg on Caregiving for His Father and the Power of Love

When Steve Guttenberg’s father, Stan, was diagnosed with kidney failure requiring dialysis, the actor would drive 400 miles from Los

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June 4, 2025 Books / Catholic / Christian / Faith / Ignatian spirituality / Refugees / Uncategorized

Eric Clayton on Finding Peace Through Magis, Gratitude, and the Spirituality of Curiosity

When Americans ponder the prospect of pursuing “more,” it often has to do with material goods, money, or power. But

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May 6, 2025 Books / Catholic / Faith / God / Mental Health / Uncategorized

Sister Nancy Usselmannn on Fasting from Media to Connect with God & Recharge Your Soul

Never before in history have we been inundated with as many media choices as today. From TikTok and Instagram to

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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.

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