Catholic Soccer Mom, Christine, and owner of two blogs Ramblings of a Catholic Soccer Mom and Domestic Vocation, has a terrific review of Champions of Faith along with her thoughts about why our children need examples of public Catholics. Here is an excerpt:

"Our goal is to play in the Big League with God."

"Ask for everything. God might say no, but that's okay."

"There are times when Sunday Mass is hard to get to. You make the sacrifice."

"Challenge yourself to be there every Sunday."

"The Eucharist is the center of our Faith."

"I get emotional about it."

Any one of these quotes would be a gem in a homily. But not a single one is. Each and every one of the above was said by a major league baseball player on the DVD Champions of Faith: Baseball Edition.

I was eager to watch this video, which I knew was filled with Christian athletes. I am always looking for examples of people in public life, in the public eye, who live out their faith and are unashamed of it. To me, it's important for my children to see that being a Christian is compatible with being a famous [insert profession here]. Even more so, I am on the watch for Catholics specifically. I want my girls to see people who go to Mass every week, even every day, in spite of a "busy life." (Let's face it, I can use inspiration on that, too.) So when I hear that, say, Cary Elwes is a Catholic who is determined to live his faith, I let them know that. Watching The Princess Bride becomes even better to them. ("He's Catholic, just like us!") The same goes for other careers, too. When we were watching football and I'd learned that Ben Roethlisberger is Catholic and wears his Rosary under his uniform on Sundays, I told them. ("That must hurt when he's tackled!") So although I knew the ballplayers on Champions of Faith were Christian, and it was a bonus to us that they were Catholic Christians!!

Read the rest here.

Click here to get Champions of Faith: Baseball Edition and strenthen the faith of some young person you know!