When Sports and Faith Collide

About this episode

The episode explores how sports can serve as a powerful avenue for faith and evangelization.

It’s easy to see sports as a distraction from faith, but what if they’re actually a powerful path to it? Dave sits down with Julianna Calzonetti and Alex Ruston, Catholic sports outreach coordinators and missionaries serving athletes. Together, they share how the world of sports can become a mission field and how each of us can evangelize by bringing our passions and our faith together. We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your questions/comments Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! You can also find the full shownotes at www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

People in this episode

Host: Dave

Guests: Julianna Calzonetti, Alex Ruston

Topics covered

• sports
• faith
• evangelization
• mission field
• Catholicism
• athletes

Keywords

• sports
• faith
• evangelization
• Catholic
• mission
• athletes
• outreach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic sports outreach, Ascension, Every Knee Shall Bow

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