By Our Faith In Action® on April 16, 2010
Oakland Athletics minor league prospect Grant Desme was on fire in 2009. But with his chances of being a major league player now as real and close as the smell of his leather glove, Grant Desme shocked the baseball world…
Posted in All Lessons, Sports | Tagged baseball, calling, choice, christ, Church, discernment, featured, Featured Stories, grant desme, major league, oakland athletics, priest, religious, Sports, vocation |
By Susan Joy Bellavance on November 17, 2009
The X-Games™ have always been the place where over-the-edge athletes throw down adrenaline-pumping stunts that blow the minds of spectators. But a few of these dare-devils have been raising an uncomfortable stir…
Posted in All Lessons, Sports | Tagged accident, bike, Brian Deegan, christ, Church, courage, crash, cross, death, dirtbike, extreme, featured, Featured Stories, motocross, mulisha, rebel, Sports, stunts, suffering, X-Games, x-treme, xgames, xtreme |
By Heather Voccola on February 8, 2009
The Super bowl XLIII match-up between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburg Steelers showcased two players who have distinguished themselves as men who see the bigger game, beyond the hype.
Posted in All Lessons, Sports | Tagged Featured Stories, hope, Life, marriage, Sports |
By Fr. Ernest Daly, LC on November 25, 2008
Some of players from Cheshire, CT Public High School Rams football team have revived an old tradition: they meet to pray the rosary before each game.
Posted in All Lessons, Sports | Tagged Featured Stories, Sports |
By Fr. Ernest Daly, LC on November 25, 2008
Chase Hilgenbrinck had it all: a promising sports career, a pretty girlfriend, an exciting future. And he has left it all. For God. For others.
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By Fr. Ernest Daly, LC on September 17, 2008
“[God] blessed me and gave me a lot of strength to be faithful and more determined with my life to overcome obstacles. He had a vision for me. He knew I would come to America and have a family,” says Lopez Lomong.
Posted in All Lessons, Issues, Sports | Tagged Darfur, Featured Stories, olympics, Sports, Sudan, war |
By Fr. Ernest Daly, LC on June 6, 2008
He is the number one soccer player on the globe. He has had thousands of adoring fans since he was a teenager. Now his fans number in the millions…
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By Ann Robertson on March 17, 2008
An inspirational person, Karen Gaffney shatters the myth that having Down Syndrome, a genetic chromosomal disorder, ruins a person’s life: “Yes, we are different…But we also are filled with potential and abilities and dreams…”
Posted in All Lessons, Sports | Tagged courage, disability, Life, prolife, Sports |
By Heather Voccola on February 8, 2008
A dream can be powerful. It can turn enthusiasm into success. For one, humble young man, his dream is gradually becoming his reality. Yet it would not have happened without his family, without their love and faith.
Posted in All Lessons, Issues, Sports | Tagged prolife, Sports |
By Elias Crim on March 15, 2007
For many viewers, the most noteworthy dimension of this year’s Super Bowl game was the way it showcased the personal character of two men whose lives, on and off the field, are shaped by their Christian faith.
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