Super Bowl Sacraments

[bones_IV]

Ditka’s a great guy. And coming from a Cheesehead, that means something.

Lombardi, the Pgh Rooneys, the NYGiants’ controlling family, Da Bears’ original controlling family–all RC’s.

ncregister.com/site/article/1847/

 

[WanderAimlessly]

The Rooney’s are a big contributer to my alma mater St. Vincent. They have built a dorm there (Rooney Hall) and privided most of the funds to allow St. Vincent to re-start their football program (they wanted better facilities for training camp).

 

[Dandelion_Wine]

Pretty cool article!

 

[tee_eff_em]

The Rooney’s are a big contributer to my alma mater St. Vincent. They have built a dorm there (Rooney Hall) and privided most of the funds to allow St. Vincent to re-start their football program (they wanted better facilities for training camp).

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[beckers]

just beautiful

Has serving as the chaplain of the Bears helped you in developing your own faith?

Oh, definitely. What I mean by that is, I see the other side that other people can’t.

Most people just see the young men, when they go out with their helmets they look like they are so self-sufficient.
But when you see the person without the helmet, without the shoulder pads, without the uniform … they just don’t look like they’re invincible.

The average person that sees Brian Urlacher right now thinks that this guy is made of steel. And he is a fine young man. But, you know, you sit down and you talk to him, in fact any young man at that age, he’s well-mannered but he’s not so self-assured as he looks like out there as a linebacker.

Yes, it has helped me as a man, and certainly as a priest. As I get older, I begin to look at things that I didn’t look at. When I was first ordained as a priest, I thought I was the closest thing to Jesus. Now after 44 years I realize how far away I am, how much further I have to go.

I’ve been very fortunate and very happy and very, very thankful that I’ve had the opportunity. Because being involved with the Bears has also helped me as a parish priest to serve in my parish.

 

[stbruno]

Talking about the McCaskey’s …check this one out.
Also go to the ticket prices…WOW!

Click here: First Annual Champions of Faith Awards Reception : Soldier Field

Patrick McCaskey, Co-Owner of the Chicago Bears,
invites you to attend the
First Annual Champions of Faith Awards Reception & Benefit
**February 11, 2007 **
at The Cadillac Club *at Soldier Field
(Convenient Parking Available)

With Special Guests: *
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Patrick McCaskey,
Host,
Co-Owner of Chicago Bears

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His Eminence
Cardinal Francis Eugene George, O.M.I.,
**Archbishop of Chicago **

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Juan Pierre,
**Award Recipient **
Former Chicago Cub,
now LA Dodger Center Fielder
http://www.championsoffaith.com/images/athletes/j_morales.gif John Morales,
Master of Ceremonies
Host, Catholic Exchange Today

The Champions of Faith Project is a Catholic evangelization mission which hopes to showcase the intersection of sports and faith by profiling many of the most accomplished and devout figures in sports both on and off the field. Its first tool – a powerful sports special - highlights the lives and careers of some of the biggest names in Major League Baseball.
This Chicago Awards Benefit hopes to raise awareness and funding in order to bring this
powerful film to every diocese, parish and school in the United States . In addition to honoring two of the featured players in the film, an engrossing 12 minute sneak peek will be shown at the event revealing how the filmmakers have uncovered baseball as a powerful metaphor for life. Shot in high-definition video with the cooperation and assistance of Major League Baseball, this inaugural production of Catholic Exchange’s new film & video division provides some of the biggest names in our national pastime with a unique forum to discuss faith, family, teamwork, sacrifice, leadership, humility and the many virtues and spiritual lessons they have learned from the game.

 

[beckers]

Just a side note:
Someone needs to talk to the people putting on this event. You can not have a first Annual event. BY it’s very nature of being the first it can not be an annual event. They should call it the inaugural event and then every year after that it can be called 2nd annual, 3rd,etc….