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Faith Bowl III
Athletes discuss the challenges of living a faith filled life
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:00 PM
If you need a reprieve from the pre-super bowl hype tomorrow, you may want to check out Faith Bowl III being presented over at CatholicTV.com on Sunday. Here’s some information from the CatholicTV website:
Faith Bowl is a round-table discussion by sports celebrities about the challenges of living the Catholic faith amidst the glitz and glamour of professional sports. This is the third year that Family Theater is producing Faith Bowl in collaboration with Catholic Athletes for Christ. Tune in at 5:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. to see this year’s Faith Bowl.
This year’s program features:
Mike Piazza, a retired catcher after a 16-year career in Major League Baseball, mostly with the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was a 12-time All-Star and the 1993 National League “Rookie of the Year.”
Mike Sweeney, a designated hitter for the Seattle Mariners in 2009, a 15-year MLB veteran and five-time selection to the All-Star team as a Kansas City Royal.
Bobby Keppel, a relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. He appeared in 37 games in 2009 and was the winning pitcher of the Twins’ playoff game with the Detroit Tigers for the American League Central Division title. He is the Faith Bowl III moderator.
Among the issues they discuss are the importance of family life and the important role of a father in being a “true man.”
Sweeney refers to Piazza being “one of the best catchers to ever play the game,” and then says, “But as men, I think our true vocation” is the covenant they made with Jesus Christ. “That relationship supersedes” everything. Sweeney said that relationship influences the “impact that a father can have in a home.”
Piazza responds, “That’s where we have to redirect our energy, to teach our young men, this is what a real man is, being a faithful husband, present father and as well as a provider. … Don’t live the life others want you to live. Live the life God wants you to live.”
Keppel says, “Being a man in this culture is tough … because they tell you … it’s about what you have rather than who you are. My goal is to fulfill that challenge in Scripture: love your wife like God loves the Church. The covenant we made in the sacrament of marriage is like a big oak tree and our children are the branches. My family and my relationship with Christ is everything.”
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