“You go to the Grotto, you pray as a team. And, win or lose, it's just about the family.” Meet the Monarchs of Mater Dei High School.
Many National Hockey League team employees carry pucks, skates, or digital game plans on their road journeys. Not many pack Rosaries for the trip, but Bob Kohl of the Nashville Predators is one of them.
To date, Rosary rings have found themselves within nine NHL locker rooms, which means the story of the Rosary has now reached more than a quarter of the NHL due to the vision of Johnny Gaudreau and Ed Morris.
"The Lord used volleyball to draw me to Himself," says Sr. Lily Anne Camaioni, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia, in the latest article of the series "Fields Full of Grace: The Faith at Play."
You could say the Super Bowl is in NFL Coach Gary Kubiak’s blood. He has participated in seven of them, and God has been along for the ride each time.
Jonathan Effertz may know how to slither through defenders and find the spot for his jump shot, but the Ave Maria University senior’s most important daily move isn’t on the basketball court.
Rebecca Dussault lived a life of dual, very individual vocations — one which often felt more solitary and challenging than training for a 30-kilometer Olympic ski race. But she was never truly alone.
Four student-athletes who have competed in the shadow of the Liberty Bell shared their faith pathways and how the Blessed Mother has helped lead them to Christ. Let’s meet them.
“To be part of a team is an opportunity to show the Good News, the joy of the Lord, right through the intercession of our Blessed Mother,” says Father Steve Kim, chaplain for the NFL San Francisco 49ers.
Gerry Faust was not the most successful coach in the history of football at Notre Dame during his five years there (1981-85). But he perhaps valued faithfulness more than wins and losses, was the most faithful to the complete lives of his players, and was even more faithful to God and to the same mother Mary that Notre Dame is named after.
