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Acclaimed actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise discusses his memoir "Grateful American," his dedication to helping disabled veterans and first responders, his conversion to the Catholic faith, and the gratitude that motivates his life and charity work.

Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth discusses her new album "Happiness is…Christmas," the joys and losses that inspired her choice of songs on the album, how she keeps Christ a part of the season, and why she teaches young people pursuing careers in the entertainment industry that learning from your failures is just as important as embracing your successes. Host: Tony Rossi.

1) Dolly Parton – the country music legend discusses Christmas growing up in the Smoky Mountains, why she feels her Christian faith is deeply embedded in her spirit, and why she considers God her "co-writer" on all her songs and her "co-pilot" in life.

2) Scott Hamilton, Part 2 – the award-winning figure skater and TV commentator shares the story of him and his wife adopting two children from Haiti. Host: Tony Rossi.

Scott Hamilton, the Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater, discusses his podcast "Live Your Days," how he went from an adopted child with low self-esteem to a confident athlete, how he came to be a Christian believer as an adult, and how his faith helped him through battles with cancer and three brain tumors.

New York Times best-selling author Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt discusses her book "The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories From Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable," touching on the role that religious faith plays in the forgiveness process.

Christopher Award-winning author Mark Shriver discusses his new children's book, which encourages kids to look for hidden heroes in their lives and communities, the ways his Catholic faith influenced the book, and how he and Jennifer Garner have been working together to fight poverty and improve education for children in the United States. Host: Tony Rossi

Josh Swickard, the actor who plays Detective Harrison Chase on "General Hospital," discusses how he learned the lesson that joy is a choice, how his Christian faith was shaped by his grandfather throughout his life, but most recently through Bible studies they did together over FaceTime, what it was like working with his wife Lauren on their hit Netflix movie "A California Christmas," and how he follows God's call to love, not judge, others.Host: Tony Rossi

Christopher Award winner Frank Siller, the CEO and Chairman of the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, discusses his firefighter brother who was killed in the World Trade Center's collapse on 9/11, and the ways in which the Foundation is keeping his memory alive by helping disabled veterans, first responders, and Gold Star families. Frank also reveals how the faith and selflessness he saw modeled by his parents, who were Third Order Franciscans, continues to serve as a foundation for his life.

Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Jedi-in-training Ahsoka Tano in the animated "Star Wars" series "The Clone Wars" and "Rebels," discusses her faith, what it's like portraying a character who is a role model to many, her dedication to removing the stigma from mental health challenges, and why she is so committed to promoting kindness after being cyberbullied several years ago.

Military historian and best-selling author Adam Makos discusses his latest book “Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives During World War II,” in which he shares one of the war’s last great untold stories of courage, sacrifice, guilt, and unexpected friendship. Host: Tony Rossi.