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  • Judy Henderson interview - Christopher Closeup
    Jun 17 2025
    Judy Henderson, the author of “When the Light Finds Us: From a Life Sentence to a Life Transformed,” discusses spending 36 years in prison for a murder she didn’t commit, how her faith guided her through that injustice, and how she began making a positive difference for battered and abused women behind bars.
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    28 min
  • Steve Guttenberg interview - Christopher Closeup
    Jun 12 2025

    Actor Steve Guttenberg (Diner, Three Men and a Baby, Cocoon) discusses his Christopher Award-winning memoir “Time to Thank: Caregiving for My Hero,” which he wrote about the care that he provided for his dad during the final years of his life—and the ways that his father shaped the man he became.

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    28 min
  • Eric Clayton (2025) interview - Christopher Closeup
    Jun 4 2025

    Award-winning author, speaker, and retreat leader Eric Clayton discusses his book “Finding Peace Here and Now” and explores how Ignatian spirituality can lead us to greater peace within ourselves so that we can then share that peace with others.

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    28 min
  • Sister Nancy Usselmann interview - Christopher Closeup
    May 6 2025

    Sister Nancy Usselmann, FSP, a Daughter of St. Paul and author of “Media Fasting: Six Weeks to Recharge in Christ,” explores how a break from media can help us reconnect with God, our loved ones, and our greater purpose.

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    28 min
  • Clint Hurdle interview - Christopher Closeup
    Apr 30 2025

    Clint Hurdle, the former baseball player and manager of the Pirates and Rockies, discusses the reasons that accepting God into his life helped him deal with his alcoholism and relationship problems, the blessing of having a daughter with special needs, and why he prays daily, “Lord, help me become a simple person in a complex world.”

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    28 min
  • Maria Morera Johnson interview - Christopher Closeup
    Apr 9 2025

    Maria Morera Johnson, the author of “A Beautiful Second Act,” explores how a stroke at age 49 led her to look to the saints and other notable women for lessons on aging with grace, finding joy even in times of hardship, and discerning God’s will in the process.

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    28 min
  • Gary Jansen (March 2025) interview - Christopher Closeup
    Mar 25 2025

    Gary Jansen, the author of “The Healing Power of Praying the Rosary,” discusses how an encounter at the gym led him to new insights about the rosary, how meditative prayer can improve our physical and spiritual well-being, and why a good prayer life can help us make the kingdom of God more present to others.

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    28 min
  • Diane Foley interview, Part 2 - Christopher Closeup
    Feb 3 2025

    “American Mother” co-author Diane Foley reveals how her Catholic faith helped her in the aftermath of her son’s murder by terrorists – and how she handled it when one of her son’s torturers and killers offered to meet with her.

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    28 min