These two game-changing Olympians are serious Catholics

[_Abyssinia]

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 9, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky are two of the names to know in this year’s summer Olympic games in Rio.

catholicnewsagency.com/news/these-two-game-changing-olympians-are-serious-catholics-76883/

 

[Maximilan_Kolbe]

Didn’t know about Biles - that’s awesome.

 

[on_the_hill]

That’s a really nice article. I’ll share it with my daughters.

 

[tawny]

Thank you for the link.

 

[Used2beSherryG]

I love tat they are not shy about sharing their Catholic faith and giving the glory to God for their accomplishments. They are wonderful role models for young Catholics worldwide

One more good reason to be proud to be a Catholic

 

[jediliz]

I’ve always watched ladies gymnastics…so Simone is my Shannon Miller this Olympics.

Never been a swimming fan…but I’ll try to catch Katie’s.

 

[on_the_hill]

Never been a swimming fan…but I’ll try to catch Katie’s.

One reason I want to show the article to my daughters (and son ) is that they are swimmers, and have been watching Ledecky swim in Rio.

 

[ToeInTheWater]

Thanks for a refreshingly positive news article! I’m sure I’m not the only one who assumed Byles was a non-Catholic Christian due to her race, so thanks for dispelling that prejudice. The OP’s linked article also contains a link to an interview with Ledecky that reveals her to be very thoughtful and articulate, again countering prejudices about successful athletes being all “brawn” not brains.

I also find it good that apparently the Catholic Church does not find anything inappropriate about women competing in athletics.

 

[Songcatcher]

Here’s another good article about a Catholic Olympian, Katie Hursey Zaferes. catholicreview.org/article/home/zaferes-intends-to-kick-home-strong-in-olympic-triathlon

A world-class triathlete heading to the Rio Olympics, Katie Hursey Zaferes travels with a custom bicycle and enough workout gear to outfit an entire aerobics class.

How does she lighten her load?

With liberal doses of faith and family.

When Zaferes, 27, competes in the women’s triathlon Aug. 20, she’ll represent not just the United States, but a large extended family in Carroll County, one that includes an absent cousin.

Zaferes was baptized at St. John in Westminster, and raised at St. Bartholomew in Manchester, where her parents, Bill and Mary Lynn Hursey, have been parishioners since the 1990s.

 

[I_trust]

Thanks for sharing this.

 

[rfournier103]

A big fan of both of these women. Thank you for the story!!!

 

[anon67074017]

I am glad that these two millennials from America are Catholics. The Church is still alive among that generation in America.

 

[CatholicFireman]

Ledecky turning down $5 million per year to go to school

msn.com/en-us/sports/olympics/ledecky-turning-down-dollar5-million-per-year-to-go-to-school/ar-BBw2ZV5?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout