Theological and spiritual reflections on sport and other cultural domains
Photo Gallery
The Seattle University women’s crew team was so kind as to name one of their boats after me.
Speaking at Major League Baseball Retreat, 2018
Speaking with Santiago Perez de Camino, Head of the Vatican Church and Sport Office at Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Supporting the Sport for Humanity Declaration of Principles, Pontifical Council for Culture
Press conference for the release of the first ever Vatican document about sport, Holy See Press Office, June 1, 2018.
Meeting fellow Jesuit Pope Francis at Vatican Summit “Sport for All”. He blessed the photo of my parents I am holding.
With Santiago Perez de Camino, Head of the Vatican Church and Sport Office, waiting for Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi on Easter Sunday, 2023
With Tegla Loroupe, Kenyan marathon champ and advocate for inclusion in sports and Bernadette McGonigle of Ireland
With the SU women’s crew team and Father Kelly boat!
Chairing a session with United Nations High Commissioner Filippo Grandi at Vatican Summit “Sport for All” 2022
Introducing the theme Accessibility at Vatican Summit “Sport for All” 2022
Supersonics legend Slick Watts and I were judges for the SU men’s basketball slam dunk contest
With Mariners pitching legend Jamie Moyer and SU vice president Tim Leary
With Antonio Spadaro, SJ in Seattle
With basketball star Chris Tiu of the Philippines at a Vatican conference
Time for a radio interview
With Filippo Grandi UN High Commissioner for Refugees
With Detroit Mercy and former NBA player Earl Cureton, a great advocate for young people in Detroit
Celebrating Mass with Native American friends at Chief Seattle Club
The hotel room is ready to say Mass for another NFL team (Atlanta Falcons, I believe)
Seeing my first hurling match in Thurles, Ireland, where the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded
With Msgr. Melchor Sanchez de Toca, undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Culture and Conrado Gempesaw, president of St. John’s University, New York
