Light One Candle – the blog of The Christophers – Page 5 – "It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness" (The Christopher motto)

Author Reflects on His Childhood Friendships with Trappist Monks Who Shaped His Life

Like many Catholics, Michael Patrick O’Brien felt so appalled by the sexual abuse scandals that rocked the Church, he considered

The late jazz composer, pianist, and Catholic convert Mary Lou Williams isn’t as well known as some of her musical

When they were kids growing up in Pittsburgh and Brooklyn, respectively, Kelly Starling Lyons and Torrey Maldonado rarely saw children’s

On paper, you might expect a conversation with Kate Bowler to be somber. After all, the wife, mother, and associate

All children want to fit in with their peers, but that was a larger-than-usual challenge for Daniel Nayeri. As an

On September 11th, 2001, The Christophers’ headquarters was in midtown Manhattan, so I took the subway to the Rockefeller Center

If you ever saw the Christopher Award-winning Oliver Stone film “World Trade Center,” you’re familiar with the story of Will

It’s not uncommon today to see people in wheelchairs living happy, fulfilling lives, albeit with numerous challenges. But that was

(Trigger warning: this post deals with the topic of suicide.) Maurice Benard has spent nearly 30 years portraying “General Hospital’s”

(The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “Fighting Depression, Finding Hope” You can request a hard copy