Christopher Closeup

Stephanie Saldaña, the author of "What We Remember Will Be Saved," shares the story of the Syriac Catholics who were forced to flee their Iraqi homeland after ISIS attacked, as well as the stories of other refugees from the wars in Iraq and Syria who managed to maintain their faith and kindness towards others in the most horrific circumstances.

Award-winning author Lisa Hendey discusses her new children's book "I Am Earth's Keeper," as well as her recent battle with breast cancer and how her faith and parish community gave her the strength to get through some difficult days and months.

Christopher Award-winning author Marcy Cottrell Houle discusses her latest book "The Gift of Aging: Growing Older with Purpose, Planning, and Positivity" and shares the mental, emotional, and spiritual insights that can help people live fulfilling lives well into their 80s, 90s, and 100s.

CNN writer/producer John Blake discusses his memoir "More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never Knew," how his white relatives moved beyond racism after getting to know him, and how he himself grew beyond his own prejudices after realizing how much his mother had suffered due to her mental illness.

Emmy Award-winning journalist Luke Russert discusses his memoir "Look For Me There," which was inspired by the unexpected death of his father, NBC News legend Tim Russert, in 2008. Luke reveals how traveling helped him process his grief, and how prayer and the communion of saints brought him a sense of peace to move forward with his life.

Christopher Award-winning filmmaker Martin Doblmeier discusses his documentary "Sabbath," which explores the Judeo-Christian tradition of disconnecting from work for one day a week to instead connect with our deeper selves, our families and friends, and our God.

Ted Green further discusses his Christopher Award-winning documentary "The Best We've Got: The Carl Erskine Story," the former Brooklyn Dodgers' star's decision to raise his son with Down syndrome at a time when children with special needs were often institutionalized – and how that decision continues to have positive effects for children with special needs today.

Filmmaker Ted Green discusses his Christopher Award-winning documentary "The Best We've Got: The Carl Erskine Story" about former Brooklyn Dodgers' star Carl Erskine, a humble man of faith whose actions led to greater racial equality in baseball and wider inclusion of children with special needs in our society.

Elizabeth Humphreys, the founder of Mind What Matters shares the specifics of how she helps dementia caregivers through the organization, how just a little bit of support can bring light into the difficult lives of caregivers, and why she believes her mom left her a roadmap through grief in a writing of hers that she found just recently.

Elizabeth Humphreys, the founder of the nonprofit Mind What Matters, discusses her organization's mission to assist people who are caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer's or dementia, how her own caregiving experience with her mom shaped that mission, and how she overcame her anger at God because of her mom's illness to find faith again.