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EPISODE · Feb 5, 2026 · 23 MIN

What Pope Leo told me | Mike Sweeney of the Kansas City Royals

from The Benedictine Dialogues · host Benedictine College

Mike Sweeney is a Kansas City Royals Hall of Famer, a 5 time MLB All-Star, and a former Benedictine College commencement speaker. He now serves in player development for the Royals and he was on campus to share his passion for the Catholic Faith and offer our students guidance in their spiritual and professional lives. Listen in as we discuss his spiritual journey, his advice to young athletes, and the message Pope Leo XIV personally shared with him to preach to the world.   Benedictine College is Transforming Culture in America one conversation at a time. From our studios in Atchison, Kansas, these are THE BENEDICTINE DIALOGUES.   WATCH our FULL LIBRARY of THE BENEDICTINE DIALOGUES https://media.benedictine.edu/videos/benedictine-dialogues   LISTEN on Apple Podcasts or your favorite app https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-benedictine-dialogues/id1701363218   FOLLOW Media & Culture at Benedictine College https://www.instagram.com/media.benedictine/   LEARN MORE about BENEDICTINE COLLEGE https://benedictine.edu/

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