{"id":212471,"date":"2025-12-21T23:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/chris-pratt-says-son-fighting-for-his-life-led-him-to-devote-life-to-god\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T23:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:31:12","slug":"chris-pratt-says-son-fighting-for-his-life-led-him-to-devote-life-to-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/chris-pratt-says-son-fighting-for-his-life-led-him-to-devote-life-to-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Pratt says son &#8216;fighting for his life&#8217; led him to devote life to God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-12-21\" datetime=\"1766359872\" pubdate=\"\">21 December 2025<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/chris-pratt\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,chris-pratt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Pratt<\/a> has revealed that seeing his son &#8220;fight for his life&#8221; led him to devote his life to God.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Anna Faris, Chris Pratt and their son Jack Pratt<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, the 46-year-old actor and his 49-year-old ex-wife, actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/anna-faris\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,anna-faris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna Faris<\/a>&#8216; boy, Jack, was born nine weeks prematurely and spent a month in intensive care, and the youngster&#8217;s high-risk start to life made Chris feel &#8220;compelled&#8221; to talk about his faith &#8211; which stems from his childhood.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardians of the Galaxy star &#8211; who has just been to Rome, where he filmed a documentary on St. Peter, and met Pope Leo &#8211; wrote in a personal essay for 70-year-old journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/maria-shriver\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,maria-shriver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maria Shriver<\/a>&#8216;s The Sunday Paper: &#8220;I was baptised in a Catholic Church and have believed in God since childhood. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I attended various religious institutions, including Catholic, Lutheran, and Evangelical churches. I knew little about the distinctions between denominations, but so much about the healing power of Grace. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mine was a broken road marked by cycles of sin and forgiveness; a pattern of rebellion, shame and grace on repeat, leading to increased extremes of emotional highs and lows. <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Then, when my son Jack was fighting for his life, I found myself back on my knees, pleading to God for a miracle. I promised that if Jack survived, I would devote my life to sharing God\u2019s message. This time I meant it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nJack is now &#8220;healthy&#8221;, and Chris &#8211; who is also dad to daughters Lyla, five, and Eloise, three, and son Ford, 13 months, with his 36-year-old spouse, author Katherine Schwarzenegger &#8211; thanks God every day for saving his eldest son&#8217;s life, as well as for the existence of his other children.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe star &#8211; who described the trip to Rome as a &#8220;profound experience&#8221;, which allowed him to delve deeper into exploring his faith &#8211; added: &#8220;I know how fortunate I am. <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I know there are countless parents who pray those same prayers and don\u2019t receive the answer I did. My heart is with them always.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Ever since that moment, I\u2019ve been trying to understand how best to speak of my faith &#8211; especially knowing that not everyone shares it. But whenever I can, I feel compelled to talk about the light my faith has brought into my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nChris also wrote about light and darkness as a way to describe the struggles he sometimes has with his spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Jurassic World actor explained: &#8220;Darkness is not a presence. Darkness is simply the absence of light. <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Naturally, I want to share that light. But I struggle with how to speak publicly about my faith, knowing that brighter light casts darker shadows. <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I want to share the beauty of the light that changed my life. But the louder I shine, the more sharply some people see their own shadows &#8211; and instead of turning, they recoil.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/chris-pratt-says-son-fighting-life-led-devote-life-god-1434985.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21 December 2025 Chris Pratt has revealed that seeing his son &#8220;fight for his life&#8221; led him to devote his life to God. 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