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Catholic Sports Radio

Bruce Wawrzyniak

Helping listeners find the right balance and priority when it comes to their faith life versus their sports life, interviews are done with guests who are Catholics in sports - current or former athletes, coaches, officials, clergy, administrators, and more, from the pro, amateur, and scholastic ranks. Whether you"re an athlete or a fan, youth or adult, Catholic or not, this show will deliver content that speaks to you and provides opportunities for ongoing reflection for your daily life.

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44:20

CSR 302 Deanne Miller

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/11/11

She competed in hockey, figure skating, gymnastics, soccer, and dance team as a young girl and teenager, and in her adult years moved into sports pursuits such as tennis/pickleball, receiving Pilates and TRX certifications, and creating a physical certification program under the banner of SoulCore, a Catholic fitness apostolate that she is co-founder of, with a mission to amplify the experience of prayer through physical movement. On the faith side, she has a conversion story to the Catholic faith,

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CSR 301 Deacon Michael Hill

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/11/04

He ran track in high school, competed in intramural sports, later taught himself golf, and coached youth league basketball and baseball, winning a regular season and a post-season title. In 2011 he was ordained to the Diaconate in the first class in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. He has been a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and this year was awarded a Licentiate in Canon Law from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a Board member of Deacons Of Hope, a pro-life,

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CSR 300 Steven Thomas

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/10/28

He spent years playing basketball, including grade school, high school, and college, and then went on to coach basketball for close to 15 years. Along the way he also coached football, including jobs at two Catholic high schools. Two years ago, he walked with a group of guys in the form of a cross across the United States, covering approximately 4,500 miles. He spent five years in the seminary, has written a novel called, "Catholic Joe: Superhero," and is working on another book to be called, "The

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38:17

CSR 299 Mark Bruener

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/10/21

He is a College Scout with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a first round draft pick in the 1995 NFL Draft and went on to play nine years with Pittsburgh and then five years with the Houston Texans. In total he played in 188 regular season games and five in the playoffs. He also served on the NFL Players Association Executive Committee. Back in his days as a student-athlete he played college football for the Washington Huskies, earning All-American honors in 1993. Five years ago, he was enshrined

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41:53

CSR 298 Juan Cotto

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/10/14

He has spent many years working in sports, from being the Head Football Coach at two different high schools in Washington state to having been an assistant football coach at a third. In addition, he developed a program with the Washington Officials Association and the Pacific Ten Conference in tribute to a high school football coach who passed away from cancer. His work in sports also extends to having been a part of two Major League Baseball front offices, the Atlanta Braves and then the Seattle

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31:45

CSR 297 Bob Katz

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/10/07

He independently produces faith-based films. His most current film, "Average Joe," releases exclusively in theaters nationwide this Friday, October 11th, and is based on the true story of a high school football coach, Joe Kennedy, whose fight for religious freedom — the right to pray on the field following games — went all the way to the Supreme Court, where he won his case. This guest was also executive producer of the film "God's Not Dead." He played on his high school golf team and went on to be

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35:58

CSR 296 Jessica Cox

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/09/30

She is an author and motivational speaker who has been featured on TV shows like "Ellen" and "FOX and Friends," and on networks such as CNN, BBC News, and National Geographic. Despite being born without arms, she is a fourth-degree black belt in taekwondo. She has participated in numerous other sports – either competitively or recreationally – including cycling, scuba diving, surfing, golf, horseback riding, and Philippines martial arts arnis / escrima. In 2011 she received the Guinness World Record

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38:47

CSR 295 Dr Max Engel

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/09/23

He has a long résumé in sports as an athlete, coach, and educator. After being a varsity soccer captain and varsity basketball captain in high school, he went on to compete in rowing at Boston College. Next, he became a boys basketball coach at St. Jude High School in Montgomery, Alabama, and then a girls basketball coach at Mercy High School in Omaha, Nebraska, and now for the last ten years he has been youth soccer and basketball coach at St. Pius X / St. Leo School. He is a life-long bicyclist

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CSR 294 Megan Harrington

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/09/16

She played volleyball, tennis, and basketball in high school and then went on to be a decorated athlete in college, playing Division I basketball, including being co-captain, getting named to the Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team, and her team having four NCAA appearances. She is the producer of many films, including last year's "Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer," about a Native American female basketball player, and the documentary, "Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built," which will

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41:44

CSR 293 Kevin Reilly

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/09/09

He was drafted by the NFL's Miami Dolphins and went on to play for both the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots after having played college football at Villanova University on a full athletic scholarship. He is a member of three halls of fame, went on to become a radio announcer for the Philadelphia Eagles, and has even run five half-marathons. Also an inspirational speaker, he has an amazing story of being a cancer survivor and amputee. He is currently writing a book about his Catholic

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30:41

CSR 292 Greg McMahon

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/09/02

He has won both a Super Bowl and college football national championship. He is entering his second season as Tulane University’s special teams coordinator after having spent the 2022 season coordinating special teams for the USFL’s Houston Gamblers and XFL’s Houston Roughnecks. Prior to 2022, he spent five seasons with LSU, where he joined the staff as an analyst in 2017 and later took over as special teams coordinator. That followed his having spent eleven years with the NFL's New Orleans Saints,

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Trailer - Catholic Sports Radio

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/08/28

Hear what the show is about and sample excerpts from interviews with an NFLer, an Olympian, and a surfer priest.

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CSR 291 Joe Patterson

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/08/26

He is the Head Football Coach, Director of Athletics, and Vice President of Enrollment at Ave Maria University. Entering his ninth season at the helm of the football program, he led a turnaround from a winless first season to Sun Division Champions just two years later, earning him Sun Division Coach of the Year honors. He earned his master's degree in Catholic Leadership from the Catholic University of America and taught literature at St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C., for 19

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CSR 290 Christopher Chen

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/08/19

He started into sports later in life, with basketball being his primary sport, including having attended a basketball training academy where he learned from NBA Skills Trainer Drew Hanlen. He also worked out with former NBA player and three-time dunk champion Nate Robinson. In addition, he played ball hockey, including winning four championships, and he competed in touch football leagues. Over the last few years, he, "made the conscious decision to serve the church while incorporating lessons

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37:47

CSR 289 Lauren Hazbun

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/08/12

She is a current student-athlete, competing in the sport of volleyball. Away from the court, she brings her love of sports into her faith through a new non-profit that she is the founder and president of, called Field of Dreams Foundation: Catholic Sportsmanship in Action, Corp., which she talks about during this interview. She also shares strong faith testimony as it relates to medical challenges that she has already been having to face throughout her young life.

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36:11

CSR 288 JJ Niekro

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/08/05

He is a pitcher for the Mississippi Braves, the Double A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, with whom he signed as a free agent in 2021 after having pitched in the MLB Draft League. He then proceeded to post a 2.76 earned run average over 16 ⅓ innings in rookie ball. He had played collegiately in Lakeland, Florida, and in high school as well. Fans of Major League Baseball absolutely will recognize his last name, with his having had three different family members who all played in the big

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43:54

CSR 287 Mike Lynch

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/07/29

He is the head coach for women's soccer at Belmont Abbey College, a Catholic college in North Carolina. Having started there in 2011, he has a .633 winning percentage and has earned two conference regular season championships, two conference tournament championships, and competed in three NCAA postseason tournaments. Prior to Belmont Abbey, he also held head coaching jobs at Nebraska Wesleyan University and Truman State University, and as an assistant coach at the United States Air Force Academy

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38:53

CSR 286 Dr. John Acquaviva

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/07/22

He played college baseball and then following his senior year took an offer to play professionally in Italy. He was educated in the field of fitness and exercise physiology and is a Catholic speaker, professor, and author, having written three books, the latest of which just came out in February and is called, "Improving Your Sportsmanship Through Catholic Teaching...and Common Sense: A Practical Guide for Athletes, Parents, Fans and Coaches." His faith walk includes having entered the seminary to

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31:18

CSR 285 Brad Wilkerson

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/07/15

He served one year ago as Assistant Hitting Coach for Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. He played for eight seasons in MLB, having been drafted in the first round of the 1998 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos and then going on to play for them and the Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, and Toronto Blue Jays. Along the way he earned the distinction of hitting the last home run in Montreal Expos franchise history, AND, following their move to Washington the

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CSR 284 Thomas Morstead

Catholic Sports Radio ·

2024/07/08

He is the punter for the New York Jets, entering his 17th season in the NFL. He was chosen in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints and went on to play his first twelve seasons with them before playing for both the Jets and the Atlanta Falcons in 2021, then the Miami Dolphins in 2022, and back to the Jets last season. He is coming off a 2023 season during which he set four New York Jets franchise punting records. He had played collegiately at Southern Methodist

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