WKRP and the Greatest Thanksgiving Promotion of All Time
Over at his site today, fellow Patheos blogger Deacon Greg Kandra calls an episode of “Cheers” the best Thanksgiving episode ever. Though I’m a big “Cheers” fan, I counter his assertion with my pick...
View ArticleAdvice for Singles on Valentine’s Day (or “Bitterness only makes a person...
If the approach of Valentine’s Day finds you single and depressed, check out Monica Gabriel’s post at the Verily magazine blog which offers five pieces of advice to help you survive the parade of...
View ArticleWhy “Star Wars” Reminds Me of Ash Wednesday
In George Lucas’ first-ever “Star Wars” film, “Episode IV: A New Hope,” there’s a compelling scene late in the movie where Luke, Han, Chewie, Leia, C-3PO, and R2D2 escape from the Death Star in the...
View ArticleHearts and Flowers and Lenten Checklists
Since it’s Valentine’s Day – and the second day of Lent – today’s post combines the best of both worlds with insights from other writers. Last week I shared some advice for single people on Valentine’s...
View ArticleA Christopher Prayer for Mother’s Day
Lord, Today we thank you for our mothers: The ones who gave us life, the ones who chose us through adoption, and the unofficial mothers who were a strong and compassionate presence in our lives when...
View ArticleA Christopher Prayer for Father’s Day
Heavenly Father, Today we ask You to bless our earthly fathers for the many times they reflected the love, strength, generosity, wisdom and mercy that You exemplify in Your relationship with us, Your...
View ArticleSpirit and Guts: Revisiting the Dennis Quaid/Jim Caviezel Movie “Frequency”...
Anyone who’s seen the Aurora Borealis either in pictures, on video or in person knows the beauty these “Northern Lights” can produce. But they’ve rarely produced anything as beautiful as the time they...
View ArticleCan Music Heal a Broken Family: A Review of the Hallmark Channel’s “Banner...
Most Hallmark Channel movies attempt to convey a sense of uplift, poignancy or inspiration strictly through the story and characters. “Banner 4th of July,” premiering Saturday June 29 at 9pmET/PT, gets...
View ArticleStuck in a Christmas Time Loop: A Review of the Hallmark Channel’s “Pete’s...
Fourteen-year-old Pete Kidder is having the “worst Christmas ever.” Why? The middle child’s parents forgot to buy him a present; his football jock older brother blames him for mishaps he didn’t cause;...
View ArticleSoldier Returning from Afghanistan Meets Baby Daughter for First Time
Captain William Lotts was deployed to Afghanistan when his wife Brittany was 15 weeks pregnant. As a result, he missed the birth of his daughter Finley this past July. Brittany prayed for her husband’s...
View ArticleReflections on the Advent of Christ
Author and theologian Dr. Edward Sri knows we’re all familiar with the Christmas story, but he also thinks we can be so familiar with it that we miss a lot of its important points. That’s why he wrote...
View ArticleA Modern Heir to St. Nicholas
The following column was written by The Christophers’ Jerry Costello: Father Joseph Marquis, not surprisingly, knows all about Christmas. But–and this is the part that might surprise you a little...
View ArticleCandace Cameron Bure Talks Jesus, Santa, Parenting, Priorities and Purpose
Actress Candace Cameron Bure, who grew up on television playing D.J. Tanner on the hit sitcom “Full House,” knows first-hand that you can create a Christ-centered Christmas for kids, while still...
View ArticleHoliness and Hootenannies on the Best Christmas Album of 2013
As a fan of The Lower Lights previous albums of folk-and-bluegrass-flavored hymns and Christmas classics, I looked forward to their newest Christmas offering called “The Lower Lights Sing Noel.”...
View ArticleComic Strip Promotes Keeping Christ in Christmas
From yesterday’s edition of the comic strip “One Big Happy” by Rick Detorie:
View ArticleRegaining Your Christmas Spirit: A Review of “Angels Sing”
With a cast like Harry Connick Jr., Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Connie Britton (who’s proved her singing chops on two seasons of “Nashville), you might expect the movie “Angels...
View ArticleVIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris on the Essence of Christmas
In Father Jonathan Morris’s Christmas message, he reflects on the idea that God so loved the world that He humbled Himself by giving us His only Son in a form that we would more openly welcome Him: in...
View ArticleAn Irish Blessing to Strengthen Faith, Hope and Love
The late Father Andrew Greeley once penned this Irish Blessing: “May your hope be… As determined as the river racing by, As soft as the cry of the mourning dove, As sweet and subtle as a lover’s sigh,…...
View ArticleA Christopher Prayer for Easter
Lord, Instill us with the hope we celebrate this Easter, the hope we’re supposed to experience because of Jesus’s resurrection, the hope that’s difficult to believe in when we live in a world with much...
View ArticleAdvice for the Spiritual Sons and Daughters of Mary
A few months ago, The Christophers recognized Father David T. Link with our James Keller Award at the annual Christopher Awards ceremony. Father Link became a priest late in life, and now serves as...
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