The Spirit of Baseball: Family Reflection Video

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. on July 15th, 2019

The Spirit of Baseball: Family Reflection Video

I noticed some similarities between baseball season and living a spiritual life.

Check out the homily video here

Baseball season demands constant physical training, just as living in the faith involves plenty of spiritual training. Christianity is always seeing new faces join the team, “rookies,” if you will, and the door is always open to the curious; those who wonder what all this is about?

The season cycles both religious life and baseball season go through match up quite distinctly. Baseball wraps up the World Series around All Soul’s Day, Halloween, and our celebration of Christ the King. Then it becomes off season, where we celebrate Advent and then Christmas. I won’t tell the most recent outcome of the Red Sox game, but I will tell you this matching timeline gives us much to think about.

How do we keep up in our daily lives?

For additional reading: Today’s Readings

About Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers.