The Man Who Charmed the Women on The View. Plus, Singing for the Poor in Rome

Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in The Chosen series, has managed to get into the hearts of the women of The View. Maybe it’s only fitting, as Whoopi Goldberg was raised Catholic and did, after all, play a nun in the Sister Act movies.

He’s been on before. This week, it was to talk about his role in a Hallow app Advent feature for some reflection as we approach Christmas.

If you listen to the conversation though, it’s not Roumie who has charmed them, but God who is seeking us all, getting in. Even on The View. Roumie talks about the importance of having a relationship with Jesus.

This weekend, Michael Bublé is performing at a Christmas Concert for the Poor at the Vatican. Apparently the pope asked him to sing Schubert’s “Ave Maria.” He said in a press conference Friday that he has only done so once before! (I guess he doesn’t get a lot of Irish Catholic funeral requests.)

Bublé said, “When I hear music, I hear the voice of God,” and when asked what faith means to him, he had a lovely, thoughtful answer about faith as a pilot light in the darkness of cynicism — and courage.

Among other things he said:

We live in a very interesting world. There are a lot of things that you can say . . . that don’t shock people. The language we use. The things we do. They don’t shock people. You can say about anything and no one will be shocked. But when you say you have strong faith, this is shocking to people.

He said he hopes young people see him unafraid to talk about his faith in God and follow suit.

Anyway, just two examples worth noting from the week of using your talent to be a voice for God with the platform you’ve been blessed with. We don’t have to be actors or singers — we all have platforms, around our tables, in our offices, and, yes, online.