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Author Anitra Rowe Schulte is Building a Better World for Children with Disabilities

When Anitra Rowe Schulte gave birth to her first daughter, she wasn’t prepared for a child who was disabled, much

For Joseph Pfeifer, the badge number of 1513 that he received when joining the New York City Fire Department more

“In the greatest story ever told, he really just has a couple of walk-ons, and he doesn’t even have any

As her parents aged and developed medical problems, Noreen Madden McInnes felt called to care for them as much as

NEW YORK, April 26, 2022 — Themes of healing, justice, service, building bridges, and overcoming steep odds are reflected in

UPDATED: This episode of “Christopher Closeup” includes a tribute to Father Catoir beginning at 13:39. ———————————————————————- It is with sadness

During a medical mission trip to Honduras during the early 2000s, Sister Larraine Lauter was walking around a village with

In the late 1980s, when gang killings in Los Angeles were growing out of control, Father Greg Boyle took the

(The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “The Gift of Reconciliation,” written by a freelancer. If you

“The Lord was always…trying to get my attention, but for some reason, I just ignored Him.” So recalls author and