After college I worked for a non-profit organization called Varsity Catholic. I was a Catholic missionary on a college campus, helping student-athletes grow in their relationship with Christ and His Church. All of the Varsity Catholic Missionaries are former collegiate athletes. So from our own experiences, we had a firm grasp of the unique struggles that student-athletes are faced with.
One of the programs I had the privilege of designing and writing is called FUEL UP, which is posted here. This program was designed and written for high school and college age athletes. It is my hope and prayer that through the Lord’s grace this will help you be a shinning light on your sports teams.
“Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual penetration, and steels the will to endurance. It is not merely a physical development then. Sport, rightly understood, is an occupation of the whole man, and while perfecting the body as an instrument of the mind, it also makes the mind itself a more refined instrument for the search and communication of truth and helps man to achieve that end to which all others must be subservient, the service and praise of his Creator.” – Pope Pius XII, Sport at the Service of the Spirit
Inspiration for Student-Athletes
The importance of frequenting the sacraments
Fellowship night for student-athletes
FUEL UP- helping student-athletes fuel up spiritually
John 4:7-14
Every athlete needs to properly hydrate in order to perform at their optimum. As a collegiate athlete you are exercising your body and mind in a rigorous way. You need to drink even more than normal to replace lost fluid. The same principle can be applied to your faith journey with Christ.
College campuses today breed immorality. Therefore, to be a college student in today’s society is exceedingly dangerous without the proper armor. For you are engaged in a battle, a battle between good and evil, a battle for souls, and ultimately for eternity.
Similar to the way your elite physical regime requires you to consume more fluid, the war that has been waged on college campuses requires you to fuel up spiritually. FUEL UP hopes to encourage and equip student-athletes with the tools necessary to learn more about their Catholic faith so you can encourage your fellow teammates. FUEL UP will help you develop a personal relationship with our Heavenly Father, depend your faith, share His message of hope, love and mercy to all of those you encounter.
Be a warrior for Christ! FUEL UP!
For more information about having Varsity Catholic on your campus please visit www.varsitycatholic.org
I fight Him with love 