Day of Show award in Sport and Spirituality

Day of Show award in Sport and Spirituality Day of Show award in Sport and SpiritualityAuthor Interview with Susan Saint Sing, Ph.D., spirituality of sport: the balance of the body and Lisa M. Soulby HendeyWhether you're an athlete with a weekend warrior, or just enjoy reading the Sunday Sports section, you will enjoy Spirituality of Sport: Balancing Body and soul (St. Anthony Messenger Press, January 2004, paperback 137 pages) by Dr. Susan Saint Sing. Saint-Sing, with an athlete and inspirational coach, shares her story of successes and trials, as they share their thoughts on the important connection between mind, body and soul inherent in all the game. In this wonderful book, Singing Santa shares stories of heroism and championship? both their own and those of many other talented people. I loved this book for its attention to the fact that one? S jouey in life is to be fully accepted and revered? the prize is not winning a medal or the fastest time, but the connection to that wonderful spirit, soul and body that gives glory to our Creator through our every action. As part of the package of new corridor, I race to win? I must give glory to God through my participation, count the blessings he gives me good health to participate and share the day with those who surround me. I was fascinated by the spirituality of the sport and are happy to share the following interview with the author and Olympian Susan Saint Sing.Q: Please tell our readers a little 'your background and your personal faith jouey.A: These are the pages, but briefly, I am from a small mountain town of Berwick PA. He had great sports teams and was lucky to have great coaches and friends and parents were very supportive. Bobby my brother and I played soccer and catch and arrows of fire, water skied, climbed, skied snow increasing for all our years. That stuck with me through the school and the school athletics - then led me into coaching. If there was a moment for me spiritually, that was when I broke his neck and back in a gymnastics accident. E 'changed me. I also had a profound religious conversion at a prayer group at Penn State - Pan de Vida. Two wonderful priests, Leopold and Joe were the great spiritual leader for us, and then traveled to Assisi, Italy - because of my love of San Francisco, and there I met with Fr. Damian Murray Bodo and Elizabeth, which I welcomed? Susie Brother? experience in their pilgrimage. I have been a Franciscan for more than 20 years. Parallel to this experience, I participated in sports and sports writing, training and rowing, with the highest level of the U.S. National Rowing Team in 1993. Also coached at Xavier University, Kent, and Penn State, where he won a national championship. My athletes inspire me, and I consider it my privilege to coach them.Q: What is the main premise of the book and took him to write about this topic? A: The premise is the sport, and spirituality. The book is deeply personal accounts of spiritual moments in sport that have contributed to the athlete? S perspective, faith and the Olympic experience. These ideas are related to the reader in a non-religious - that is, you are not offended, as religion is not in itself? Pushed? - Only the spiritual nature of play, games, and sport.Q: You discuss the concept of greek? Ar? You? - How can this sense of balance of body, mind and spirit are reflected in athletics and spirituality? A: This is an old concept of grace and beauty in force. I think this quality is lost sometimes in this sport in our quest to win a headache, or money. If one looks for excellence? ar? you - then you win more than one medal.Q: defines sport as "a communion, a sacramentality various levels, but many serious athletes with whom I am aware reject religion. Why is sometimes the case? How to combine the two and how to improve the sport of their own spirituality? A: I do not believe that the number of athletes who flee any official religion more than any other social group. Some people are organized in any religion or cult at all. But for me sport is an extension of the beauty of creation - which can be the physical perfection of creation, and this is what inspires me.Q: For those who are not serious athletes (or even couch potatoes?) How can you participate a physical discipline to enhance the spiritual life? How is it possible that someone is not intended to develop the performance of a system of physical and spiritual activities? A. Well there are many physical activities, including a? Couch potato? taste? like yoga, or reading of a mountain climbing (one of my hobbies), walking, gardening, bird-watching - all these can be very time the activities of life that bring closer to nature and fun - the essence of play.Q: What time of prayer and activities, both with your busy schedule? A: meditate during the night? usually when the world is quiet and still, I play my guitar. At night, I try to take the beach.Q: What is the message of hope that readers who are outside of their experience of reading your book? A: I wrote the book hoping to share my vision of the world championships with other people who might not get there. The path to the universe is my reward - and try to encourage others, particularly young athletes to follow their path and recognize as a reward in itself - instead of looking only medals and fame.Q: How can we, as families, teach our children to love and glorify God through play and through their experience of nature? A: In the book I talk about this and I think that the game is the essence of freedom and to play without fear, at the feet of our Father. I believe that if parents and children can play together, go hiking, fishing, whatever your family enjoys the game, as the avenue is a great way to make good friends, being outside, be active. I think it might be too much emphasis on the structure of youth sports - so that the element of fun and spontaneity - as just go out and shoot circles - is lost because people move in vans to go to the next practice. For more information on the spirituality of Sport: Balancing Body and soul, visit Lisa M. Hendey is a mother of two sons, webmaster of numerous web sites, and between them and an avid reader of Catholic literature. During his visit for more information. About the Author Lisa M. Hendey is a mother of two sons, webmaster of numerous web sites, and between them and an avid reader of Catholic literature. During his visit for more information.