Father john catoir biography

It is with sadness we report that Father John Catoir, who served as Director of The Christophers from to , died yesterday — April 7th, — at age Father Catoir was born on Sept. He went on to create St. Jude Media Ministry, through which he shared radio spots, videos, and newspaper columns, focused on living with hope and joy. Father Catoir continued to spread that message in recent years through his websites MessengerOfJoy.

He recalled being a fan of the Christopher message since he watched early Christopher films in grammar school.

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You have a purpose. The rest is history. But he learned from his mistake. What can you help do but be joyful and be grateful? And it changes your life, it takes you out of the blues! Towards the end of our interview, Father Catoir noted that he had learned that joy is a choice. And despite the health challenges he was facing at the time, he chose to approach life with joy anyway.

Helping others is a big way to get rid of the blues. Father Catoir has now gone home to God.