…Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us, while keeping our eyes fixed
Category: faith
Prayer for joy
Sometimes joy can be really damn hard to come by. Many of us runners have struggled to find joy in our runs, in our training periods, or if you’re like me in our strength training sessions (ugh!).
Patron Saint of
…Prayer to St. Sebastian, patron saint of athletes
If you’re like me, then you:
- View your training as a spiritual journey, and not just a physical one
- Get anxiety during your pre-race taper
- … and therefore in light of numbers one and two, you pray more than usual
St. Gregory Nyssa on spiritual health
In a homily on the Beatitudes, Saint Gregory of Nyssa made a connection between seeking bodily health and spiritual health to illustrate a point. In both cases, he said, it’s not enough to just “know the causes of good health.” …
Prayer + Running
Three Posts About Running & Prayer
#Prayer and running go hand-in-hand. To most of us runners the connection is obvious, and the practice of both is invaluable and inseparable1 .
Below, I’ve linked up three of my favorite pieces …
St. Sebastian: Patron saint of athletes
Is there a patron saint of runners? Anyone who knows anything at all about Catholicism knows that there is a patron saint for anything and everything. YES, this means that there’s even a patron saint for us runners.
Meet Saint
…“Beloved Athletes…” Saint John Paul II’s Address to Italian Olympic Medal Winners
Saint John Paul II: Sports offers opportunity for Spiritual Elevation
Note: A copy of this address was published in the newspaper L’Osservatore Romano Weekly English Edition It was given during the 1984 Olympic Games. Abbreviated copies are available all over …
