A Little Hoops!

Calling All Sponsors

John Paul the Great Catholic University is on the verge of fielding it's VERY FIRST sports team and needs a sponsor help make this a reality. WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!

The Sport is Basketball
The total cost is $779 which includes:

League registration fee
ref fees
jerseys

You can sponsor any part of the fees or the whole kit and caboodle! Just click on the seal below to go to the JP Catholic Website and scroll down to the "Make Your Gift" button on the right hand sidebar. Once you make your gift, simply send an email to the wonderful Lidy Connolly at lconnolly@jpcatholic.com to let her know that your gift is for the JP Catholic Basketball team.

All sponsors giving $25 or more will receive a framed photograph signed by all members of the team. And perhaps more importantly, you will have our undying gratitude!!!

Patrick Lyon's Blog

PATCHVILLE

Check it out when you have some time.

Following in the Fresh Tracks of JP II

I don't think Pope John Paul II ever attempted snowboarding (though I wouldn't be surprised) but he loved skiing. A group of JP Catholic students and faculty ventured to Wolf Creek Resort near Durango Colorado to enjoy the pristine beauty of the Rocky Mountains while hurling themselves down hill at rediculous speeds! Praise God, all returned unharmed:)

What if Michael Jordan Was a Devout Catholic?

Here's a morsel for thought. How would the world be different if Michael Jordan (or Tiger Woods or any sports mega-star) was a devout Catholic? It is impossible to say with any precision, but I am willing to go as far as suggesting it would not be worse off.

Like it or not, in our entertainment and media driven culture, sports stars command the attention of an adoring public. They have a platform. People, particularly kids, want to be like them, "to be like Mike" as the jingle goes. It would be a grand sight indeed to find young people filling up the pews during Eucharistic Adoration to be like Mike.

Which reminds me, don't forget to check out CatholicAthletesforChrist.com . There you will find some athletes who are offering themselves and their celebrity to Jesus to use as He wishes. Which, of course, is a very good thing.

New Links in the New Links Area

Be sure to stop by AJ Kueneman's and Tim Evans' blogs.

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Check out the new link section in the sidebar: JPCatholic Student and Faculty Websites.

Jesus Was a College Basketball Player

Of course our Lord Jesus Christ didn't play college basketball, but the actor who played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ certainly did. Long before he became an actor, Jim Caviezel's first passion was basketball and he even played a couple of seasons for Bellevue Community College.

"I didn't want to be an actor. I wanted to be a basketball player. God gives you a talent and you have to follow through on it."

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it), a foot injury cut Jim's basketball career short and he focused on acting.

For the record, should this blog post ever make it's way to Mr. Caviezel, there is a standing invitation from JP Catholic University for him to come shoot some hoops whenever he is in San Diego.