Description
- Holy Goals for Body & Soul: 8 Steps to Connect Sports with God and Faith
- Inspires teens and young adults to find the spiritual in the world of sports
- A must-read for athletic teenagers
- A truly unique book
Learn the eight steps for overcoming obstacles that we face regularly in our athletic lives and how they connect to God and faith. Hockey-playing Catholic bishop Thomas J. Paprocki has a message for teens and young adults: athletics and fitness provide daily ways to connect with God. Bishop Paprocki weaves his unique personal story with eight athletic topics and connects them with a path to wholeness.
Holy Goals for Body and Soul: Eight Steps to Connect Sports with God and Faith links lessons from the world of sports and fitness—especially the experiences of a Catholic bishop who plays ice hockey—with concrete ways to live a holy life. In Bishop Paprocki’s view, everyone is called to holiness, which can be encountered anywhere: “I encounter holiness while training for a marathon. I encounter holiness during a workout at the health club.”
He explores eight sports-related topics to help the reader navigate a life of holiness:
- Fear
- Frustration
- Failure
- Fortitude
- Faith
- Friendship
- Family
- Fun
Dimensions & Specifications
- Author: Bishop Thomas John Paprocki and Joe Paprocki
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 160
- 5½ x 8½ inches
- Gift wrapping:
- Options available
- GoogleCategory:
- Media > Books > Non-Fiction > Religion Books
- Supplier:
- Ave Maria Press