About the Author
Published Pieces
![Athletes Jumping Hurdles](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-02/umary-hurdles-1500x1000.jpg?itok=Z_K4LvH3)
Facing Life's Hurdles
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Dale Brown explains the four major hurdles all of us face in our lives.
![Standing on a peak](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-01/oliver-schwendener-uWdzlMWijiI-unsplash-1500x1000.jpg?itok=MqV5fTZD)
Virtue and Mental Health
What does virtue have to do with mental health? A psychologist explains.
![A basketball flies through the hoop](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-11/markus-spiske-BfphcCvhl6E-unsplash-1500x1000.jpg?itok=nCNA9yhy)
Tougher Together
Tim Miles, head coach of the San José State University men's basketball team, offers insights on leadership and the formation of students and athletes.
![Sr. Miriam James Heidland](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-07/Mixed%20Media%20Hero%20Images%20%2813%29.png?itok=rXWEVGat)
Restoration from the Heart
Sr. Miriam James Heidland and Fr. Craig Vasek discuss prayer, healing, and the restoration Christ offers.
![A football helmet in the grass during practice](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-11/lucas-andrade-QM6ZltdhZ3E-unsplash-1500x1000.jpg?itok=bNg_sYrG)
Snaps. Chutes. Boards. Repeat.
Retired Super Bowl champion Matt Birk speaks on the importance of virtue, commitment, and doing the little things right both in athletics and the life of faith.
![Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-09/ameer-basheer-KXfl8fHJLkY-unsplash-1500x1000.jpg?itok=T5-00TPP)
Leveraged Arenas and College Athletics
Thomas Wurtz, founder of FOCUS's Varsity Catholic, joined Fr. Craig Vasek to discuss the relationship between athletics, evangelization, and leveraged arenas.
![A woman running into the mountains](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-03/josh-gordon-fzHmP6z8OQ4-unsplash-1500x1000.jpg?itok=1T6e-CsD)
Awe and Admiration
Sabrina Little, PhD, a philosophy instructor at Morehead State University in Kentucky and an elite ultramarathoner, spoke with Fr. Craig Vasek on awe, admiration, and motivation.
![A quaterback preparing to throw in pre-game warmups](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-05/riley-mccullough-m5pz9D6MfUk-unsplash.jpg?itok=4bGXt9lg)
Docility, Detachment, and Identity
Retired professional quarterback and football coach Brooks Bollinger joined Fr. Vasek and Coach Craig Bagnell to discuss docility, detachment, and identity in sport.
![A football in the grass](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-05/sarah-shaffer-VNmkt1J2Xvg-unsplash-1500x1000.jpg?itok=K3JeuC50)
Football and Faith
Pat McCaskey, VP of Special Projects for the Chicago Bears, discussed his experiences of faith and family, growing up within and eventually working for the Bears' organization.
![A soccer player preparing to kick the ball](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-02/md-mahdi-lQpFRPrepQ8-unsplash-1500x1000%20%281%29.jpg?itok=9S35bFvf)
Finding God's Greatness
Fr. Chase Hilgenbrinck, a priest and retired professional soccer player, spoke with Fr. Craig Vasek, Athletics Chaplain of the University of Mary, on virtue, greatness, and sport.