The Catholic Sportsman Show Podcast
Where our Catholic faith and love for sports merge. We discuss contemporary sports topics from our Catholic Christian perspective. We cover professional, college, and youth sports. Listen to our unique conversation with hosts Randy Laya and Paul Michelini. We come to you from our home Diocese of Orange, CA.
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Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Spencer Swoope, lifelong athlete--football QB and professional boxer tells the CSM Staff about his life journey in and out of Christ's grasp. Eventually Spencer has an Easter epiphany and as he changes his life with God forever, and pursues his dream of boxing, and meets the love of his life. God has now graced the Swoope family with 11 children. Spencer. Mr Swoope is also the Southern Region Marketing Manager for ETWN Catholic TV Network based in Alabama.
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Today's podcast features a look at St. Sebastian, the first Patron Saint of Athletes. "San Sebastian" is the Catholic Sportsman Show Patron Saint. Randy gives us a historical look at how he became a saint of the Catholic Church. Learn the amazing tale of his "dual martyrdom" at the hands of Emperor Diocleasian in the late 3rd century. We also discuss the efforts of a local LA and Denver St Sebastian layperson group instrumental at helping youths at risk gain access to sports equipment for inner city sports participation. Listen to your hosts Randy Laya, Paul Michelini, and Jeff Corrigan.
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Episode #12: Sports Addiction with professional athletes. This CSM-CatholicSportsMan Show podcast profiles the recovery journeys of famous athlete's like NFL QB Ben Rothlisberger and former Major League Baseball star Josh Hamilton. We discuss how there spirituality came to be important in their fight against the demons of drug, alchohol, and sex addictions.. Listen to Jeff, Randy, and Paul highlight the stories. Included is an archived interview with Josh about what how his teammates and family supported him during his darkest moments.