The “Person of Interest” panel at San Diego Comic Con this weekend featured stars Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson, Kevin Chapman, Sarah Shahi, and Amy Acker – and executive producers Greg Plageman and Jonathan Nolan. When the moderator opened the floor to questions from the audience, one of the people who approached the microphone was a nervous young girl. She directed her question at Caviezel, who then smiled at her to put her at ease. The girl’s question was, “Which was... Read more
I just came across this preview clip of tonight’s episode of “NY Med” on ABC at 10E/9C. One of the stories that will be featured involves a 24-year-old son donating his kidney to his mother because she gave him life; now he wants to give her life. Watch the brief clip below for a vivid portrait of what love looks like, then watch the full show tonight to see how it all plays out: RELATED: – “NY Med’s” Specialty is... Read more
TV and radio used to be the primary media sources from which we got information and entertainment. Nowadays, the Internet – and social media, in particular – have changed that. People who spend a lot of time online know how quickly, “I’m just going to take a minute to check Twitter” can become “How did I spend two hours watching funny cat videos?!” In today’s video reflection, Father Jonathan Morris offers some insights on choosing the media we consume wisely.... Read more
When Sarah Jane Donohue came into the world on June 5, 2005, she was a happy, healthy newborn. Five days later, she had two broken collarbones, four broken ribs, and a traumatic brain injury that destroyed 60 percent of the rear cortex of her brain. Why? Because she was shaken violently by the baby nurse her parents had hired to help care for her. Doctors told Sarah Jane’s father Patrick that she would never be able to do much of... Read more
The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “Blessed are the Merciful.” If you’d like a pdf or hard copy, see the end of this post: Mercy isn’t the most concrete concept in our spiritual toolbox. It’s much easier to recognize mercy when we see it in action than it is to define it in words. When Pope Francis reached out and kissed the face of a man covered in tumors in St. Peter’s Square, the image— captured... Read more
This classic entry from “America’s Funniest Home Videos” was shared on Facebook this morning by my friend Brooke, an actress, singer, and voiceover artist. She described this :40 second clip of a brother and sister as: “This is the single sweetest video I’ve ever seen. Chivalry is not dead…among small children.” Read more
In this week’s video, Father Jonathan Morris reflects on Jesus’s commandment to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. He describes this mandate as “very hard to swallow,” and realizes that we can all probably come up with an abundance of reasons not to forgive the people with whom we’ve had conflicts. Despite those objections, Father Morris suggests putting those reasons aside and viewing these people through “a mind and a heart of mercy.” Here are his... Read more
(The following post was written between 9:00am and 10:00am.) You wouldn’t expect a TV series with as high and bloody a body count as “24: Live Another Day” to include the concept of agape love, but the finale offered exactly that in the midst of its assassinations and even a beheading. After a four year absence, “24: Live Another Day” reintroduced the adventures of Jack Bauer to TV audiences with a slight adjustment. The series would only include 12 episodes... Read more
Some people claim that organized religion is the root of all evil and violence in the world – that without disputes over God, humanity would live in relative peace. I thought of those people while watching “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” which presents a world in which violence and war still exist without a hint of God or religion. That’s because this entertaining and thought-provoking parable about human nature understands that the evil that men (and apes) do... Read more
During the Christopher Award-winning first season of the documentary TV series “NY Med,” a member of the medical staff commented that his job has taught him there are a lot of different ways a person can die – more ways than he ever realized. Ironically, “NY Med’s” specialty is helping viewers appreciate and embrace life. For season two, which began on June 26th on ABC, executive producer Terence Wrong and his talented team of producers and camera people returned to... Read more
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