{"id":1409,"date":"2024-11-25T11:45:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T16:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/?p=1409"},"modified":"2024-12-02T11:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T16:50:34","slug":"fr-patrick-kelly-s-j-reflects-on-connection-to-cy-young-award-winner-tarik-skubal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/2024\/11\/25\/fr-patrick-kelly-s-j-reflects-on-connection-to-cy-young-award-winner-tarik-skubal\/","title":{"rendered":"Fr. Patrick Kelly, S.J., Reflects on Connection to Cy Young Award Winner Tarik Skubal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1410\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2024\/12\/CHASS-SOCIAL-MEDIA-Instagram-Post.png-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fr. Patrick Kelly, S.J., who teaches <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in the Religious Studies Department <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at Detroit Mercy, recently reflected on his connection to Detroit Tigers pitcher and 2024 Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal. As a freshman at Seattle University, Skubal took Fr. Kelly\u2019s Sports and Spirituality class, which left a lasting impression.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One key lesson Skubal remembers is the concept of a \u201cflow state\u201d\u2014an intuitive focus athletes experience during competition. \u201cIt taught me the value of teamwork and that brotherhood you get playing sports,\u201d Skubal said, crediting the class for shaping his mindset as an athlete.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fr. Kelly attended one of Skubal\u2019s games last summer, cheering him on from the stands with a shout of \u201cGo Redhawks!\u201d as Skubal warmed up. Skubal appreciated the moment and reflected fondly on the impact Fr. Kelly had on his journey.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fr. Kelly continues to bring his insights on the connection between sports and spirituality to his teaching at Detroit Mercy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fr. Patrick Kelly, S.J., who teaches in the Religious Studies Department at Detroit Mercy, recently reflected on his connection to Detroit Tigers pitcher and 2024 Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal. As a freshman at Seattle University, Skubal took Fr. Kelly\u2019s Sports and Spirituality class, which left a lasting impression.&nbsp; &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":682,"featured_media":1410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[17,16],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2024\/12\/CHASS-SOCIAL-MEDIA-Instagram-Post.png-1-e1733158308950.jpeg?fit=1071%2C415&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1409"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/682"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1411,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1409\/revisions\/1411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}