S2E1 - JPII's Letter to Athletes

Sole Food: Pope Leo XIV's Homilee for the Jubilee of Sport

Join Conrad for the first installment of "Sole Food", a regular reading of spiritual writings followed by his own reflections on it. The first episode is a homily by Pope Leo XIV given for the Jubilee of Sport. Here is a link to the full text: Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Sport on the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity (15 June 2025) [https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2025/documents/20250615-omelia-giubileo-sport.html]

Mixed Metaphors

Bailey & Conrad return mixing metaphors

S2E2 - Story of a Sole: Sr. Stephanie Baliga & the Origins of Team OLA

Conrad gets the privilege to interview Sr. Stephanie Baliga - former D1 runner, foundress of team OLA, and super-fast runner of all things from actual running to life in general. Run to Win Podcast - Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/run-to-win/id1740789552] YouTube: https://youtu.be/3O7Ag8HU4h4 The next episode of THE one and only Team OLA podcast. TeamOLA supports Mission of Our Lady of the Angels and is preparing for the 2024Chicago Marathon! Learn more about Team OLA athttps://www.missionola.com/marathon.html   Since 2011, Team OLA sacrificed thousands of hours trainingfor the Mission. The team has been able to raise over $1,500,000 in theprocess! We are so grateful for all of Team OLA’s efforts.   Benefits of joining Team OLA:   Running Perks: GUARANTEED ENTRIES to the Chicago Marathon,T-shirts, training advice (if wanted) from Sr. Stephanie a former NCAA D1cross-country/ track athlete and 2:53 marathoner, periodic motivationale-mails, pre race Mass & dinner, place to stay the night before the race,transportation to the starting line and from the finish line - and much more!   Spiritual Perks: Each runner will be assigned a member ofthe prayer team to specifically pray for their intentions during training andduring the race. Runners are also remembered daily in the prayers of theFranciscans of the Eucharist.   Please reach out to Sr. Stephanie with any questions atolamission@gmail.com or 773-486-8431 Not a runner, but still want to get involved? Join Team OLAAngels! Sign up to pray for a runner. E-mail Sr. Stephanie HERE(olamission@gmail.com)! We really need your prayers.   The Mission of Our Lady of the Angels establishes a Catholicpresence in the West Humboldt Park area on Chicago’s west side.   This area is presently one of the poorest neighborhoods inthe City of Chicago. The purpose of the Mission is twofold:  to assist the materially poor and to sharethe treasure of our Catholic Faith.

S2E1 - JPII's Letter to Athletes

Bailey & Conrad discuss the marathon trendiness, ordinary people pursuing excellence in extraordinary things, and what Pope St. John Paul II had to say in front of a bunch of world class athletes.

359 Days

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