Christopher Closeup Podcast
1) Judy Henderson interview - Christopher Closeup
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 thro...Show More
2) Steve Guttenberg interview - Christopher Closeup
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 fo...Show More
3) Eric Clayton (2025) interview - Christopher Closeup
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 s...Show More
4) Sister Nancy Usselmann interview - Christopher Closeup
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, an...Show More
5) Clint Hurdle interview - Christopher Closeup
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...Show More
6) Maria Morera Johnson interview - Christopher Closeup
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 eve...Show More
7) Gary Jansen (March 2025) interview - Christopher Closeup
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 a...Show More
8) Diane Foley interview, Part 2 - Christopher Closeup
“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 kil...Show More
9) Diane Foley, Part 1 interview - Christopher Closeup
Diane Foley, co-author of the book “American Mother” discusses the life and legacy of her son, journalist James Foley, who was taken hostage by terrorists in Syria and murdered in 2014. She explores t...Show More
10) Sister Orianne interview - Christopher Closeup
Sister Orianne Pietra René Dyck – the author of “Dive Deep: 40 Days with God at Sea” discusses how this book can help young people discern God’s presence in their lives, better understand Scripture...Show More