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$\"Christopher$ <\/a>For 66 years, the Christopher Awards have honored those in media whose work has \u201caffirmed the highest values of the human spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

The works\u2013feature films, TV and cable shows, books for adults and for young readers\u2013are drawn from both the sacred and the secular. They tell both\u00a0true stories and fiction. The common thread which unites the winners of the prestigious award is that they are inspiring stories of people who rise above their own wants and needs to act selflessly, regardless of the sacrifice involved.<\/p>\n

The twenty awards for 2015 were presented in New York City on May 15; on Tuesday, May 26, listeners to Sirius XM will be able to hear a special two-hour broadcast of the award presentation. The program, which will air on Sirius XM\u2019s The Catholic Channel at 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern, will feature original interviews with award winners, as well as my fellow blogger here at Patheos\u2019 Catholic Portal, Christophers\u2019 director of communications Tony Rossi.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s book winners include some titles I know well: \u00a0Fr. James Martin\u2019s Jesus: A Pilgrimage<\/em><\/a>, and a book I reviewed for the Patheos Book Club, Mercy in the City<\/em><\/a> by Kerry Weber. Feature film winners include The American Nurse<\/em> and Selma<\/em>. There\u2019s another film which I enjoyed at the theater: St. Vincent,<\/em> starring the deadpan Bill Murray as a crotchety old man who\u00a0smokes, drinks, curses, and cavorts with a prostitute,<\/span>\u00a0but who has a heart of gold.<\/p>\n

There are many other winners in the various categories. Tony Rossi describes them here in his blog, Christopher Closeup<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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