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

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January 4, 2019 Uncategorized

Can a millennial find the God he doesn’t believe in? A review of CBS’s “God Friended Me”

“I found God. He’s in Jersey.” Though technically God is everywhere, he doesn’t appear in the Garden State in the

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January 4, 2019 Uncategorized

Author’s young adult novel deals with racism and being shelter for each other

After learning about the murder of an African American teen in Chicago’s 1919 race riots, author and educator Bibi Belford

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January 4, 2019 Uncategorized

Will “all things work together for good” on NBC’s new series “Manifest”?

You might not expect a network drama to launch with a throughline grounded in a Bible verse, but that seems

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January 4, 2019 Uncategorized

While seemingly locked in a vegetative state, ESPN’s Victoria Arlen relied on prayer to survive

Imagine being mentally aware of what’s going on around you, but being unable to talk, move, or even blink your

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January 4, 2019 Uncategorized

How 9/11 put one CBS News writer on a new path to God

On Sept. 11, 2001, longtime CBS News writer/producer Greg Kandra arrived at the network’s West 57th Street New York City

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January 4, 2019 Uncategorized

Everything life takes, love restores: a story of adoption

“Lord, if You have another child for us, You will have to bring that child to us.” That was the

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January 4, 2019 Uncategorized

How ABC’s Spencer Christian survived a gambling addiction and Jim Crow racism

Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Spencer Christian was the happy-go-lucky weatherman on “Good Morning America” for 13 years, yet behind-the scenes, he

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January 4, 2019 Uncategorized

“Signed, Sealed, Delivered” takes a memorable trip “To the Altar”

“I never knew that strangers could be so kind.” That’s a line from the latest (and possibly last) TV movie

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January 4, 2019 Uncategorized

The music of the sacraments: An interview with Sarah Hart

In the life of the Catholic Church, the seven sacraments are visible signs or rituals instituted by Christ that serve

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January 4, 2019 Uncategorized

How mercy rather than judgment brought one woman to God

“A wasted drunk girl in a bar in Amarillo, Texas, sleeping with different guys who didn’t care about her, and

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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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