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Episode 16: On Sports - A Christian Perspective

from Inspirit Podcast · host Amoris Christi Media

In this episode, Anthony is joined by sports enthusiast and athletes Geoffrey Merz and Dylan McKay. They discuss the influence of sports in their own lives, how sports helped shape them, and valuable life lessons they have learned from sports. They also discuss the connection between sports and Christian living.About our guestsDylan McKay is a seminarian studying for the priesthood. He completed his undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology. He played college tennis and is an avid runner, completing marathons, half-marathons, and numerous other races across the country.Geoffrey Merz is the director of student life at the School of Nazareth at Amoris Christi. He plays in a recreational soccer league and plays various other sports. Show Notes:This conversation on Sports is based on the document by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, "Giving the Best of Yourself: A Document on the Christian Perspective on Sport and the Human Person." One of the contributors and final editors of the document was Manoj Sunny from Jesus Youth International.https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/06/01/180601b.htmlhttps://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/06/01/180601c.html

In this episode, Anthony is joined by sports enthusiast and athletes Geoffrey Merz and Dylan McKay. They discuss the influence of sports in their own lives, how sports helped shape them, and valuable life lessons they have learned from sports. They also discuss the connection between sports and Christian living.About our guestsDylan McKay is a seminarian studying for the priesthood. He completed his undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology. He played college tennis and is an avid runner, completing marathons, half-marathons, and numerous other races across the country.Geoffrey Merz is the director of student life at the School of Nazareth at Amoris Christi. He plays in a recreational soccer league and plays various other sports. Show Notes:This conversation on Sports is based on the document by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, "Giving the Best of Yourself: A Document on the Christian Perspective on Sport and the Human Person." One of the contributors and final editors of the document was Manoj Sunny from Jesus Youth International.https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/06/01/180601b.htmlhttps://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/06/01/180601c.html

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