Patricia Heaton of 'The Star' on How She Keeps Christ at the Center of Christmas (Exclusive Interview)

Leah Marieann Klett : Dec 21, 2017
GospelHerald.com

"...This is a great reminder and it's funny and it's warm and it's entertaining and you just come out feeling lighthearted and really in the Christmas spirit. So, if we can bring the Christmas spirit back into the world and maybe carry it through past December, that would be a wonderful thing." -Patricia Heaton

[GospelHerald.com] Christian actress Patricia Heaton has shared how she keeps Christ at the center of Christmas—and why she hopes the holiday spirit will last far beyond December in our "divided" nation. (Photo: Patricia Heaton/The Star movie/via GospelHerald.com)

Known for starring in "The Middle" and "Everybody Loves Raymond," the three-time Emmy winner recently spoke with The Gospel Herald about the animated Christmas film "The Star," in which she voices Edith the cow.

"I'm Catholic and I got to mass a couple times a week," Heaton shared. "So, I kind of try to stay in there. There are so many distractions in our lives, especially around Christmas, because if you have little kids, it's a big deal and we get caught up in the gift-giving and the wrapping and the buying and the shopping. So, I think it's really important to have time to relax together as a family, and I think this movie is a great way to focus on the real story of Christmas the way that we celebrate it."

"The Star," currently in theaters, tells the story of the nativity through the perspective of the animals that traveled with Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and witnessed Jesus' birth. In addition to Heaton, the film stars Gina Rodriguez as Mary (Mother of Jesus), Zachary Levi as Joseph, Oprah Winfrey, and Kelly Clarkson...

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