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77th Annual Christopher Award Winners Celebrate Community, Courage, and Compassion

NEW YORK, NY, April 8, 2026 — From soldiers, caregivers and country doctors to nonnas, teddy bears and families that

September 9, 2025 Catholic / Documentary / Faith / Movie / Senior Citizens / Uncategorized

How Thomas Merton and the Ursuline Sisters Shaped One Filmmaker’s Life and Work

When he was growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Morgan C. Atkinson’s friends, who attended Catholic school, usually described their teachers, the Ursuline

April 3, 2025 Books / Caregiving / Catholic / Children's books / Christian / Documentary / Faith / God / Grief / Hallmark / Movie / Refugees / Senior Citizens / TV / Uncategorized

76th Annual Christopher Awards Celebrate Caregivers, Empathy, and Moral Courage

NEW YORK, April 3, 2025 — Moral courage, reaching your potential, and finding purpose in loving God and neighbor are

April 10, 2024 Aging / Baseball / Books / Catholic / Children's books / Christian / Christmas / Documentary / Down syndrome / Faith / God / Hallmark / Mercy / Motherhood / Movie / Racism / Refugees / Sabbath / Senior Citizens / Special needs / TV / Uncategorized

75th Annual Christopher Awards for Film, TV, and Books Celebrate Resilience, Faith, and Our ‘Better Angels’

NEW YORK, April 10, 2024 — Themes of hope, courage, and recognizing our common humanity run through the 23 films, TV

April 27, 2023 Baseball / Christian / Documentary / Down syndrome / Faith / Inclusion / Movie / Special needs / Uncategorized

From Special Needs Children to Race Relations, Baseball Great Modeled Faith-Driven Decency

UPDATE: Carl Erskine passed away on April 16, 2024, at the age of 97. ———————————————————————– Carl Erskine may not be