Episode 398: Meet the Author Behind Netflix’s No. 1 Christmas Movie | W. Bruce Cameron

Fr. Edward Looney sits down with New York Times bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron, whose book A Dog’s Perfect Christmas inspired the Netflix movie.

Set amid a family Christmas in crisis, the story brings together multiple generations, each with their own experience of love. Fr. Edward shares what moved him about the film, including its layered family stories, and asks Bruce about the significance of the cardinal.

They also discuss what makes a Christmas movie, why dogs—and stories told from a dog’s perspective—have become central to Bruce’s work, and the unsolicited reactions he’s heard from friends about the film. Plus: what it means to see A Dog’s Perfect Christmas reach No. 1 on Netflix, and what might come next.

Watch A Dog’s Perfect Christmas on Netflix.