Best of Peter Walsdof

12/15/2024

This week’s guest is University of Kansas track athlete Peter Walsdof. Peter talks with host Ron Meyer about how his Catholic faith benefits him when in competition and in life.

Best Of Bennet Krebs

12/8/2024

This week’s guest is Bennet Krebs a football player at Drake university. Bennet talks with host Ron Meyer about playing D1 football and turning to his faith as a guiding light.

Best Of Paula Umana

12/1/2024

This week’s guest is Paula Umana, former professional tennis player who talks about her career as a #1 ranked player in her country and finding God in hardships.

Best Of Fr. Burke Masters

11/24/2024

This week’s guest is Fr. Burke Masters, former collegiate baseball, who talks about his book A Grand Slam for God.

Austin Nola

11/17/2024

This week’s guest is veteran major league veteran catcher/infielder Austin Nola. Austin discusses his career having played for the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals and how daily prayer and the sacraments strengthen him every day.

Brynn Paumen

11/10/2024

This week’s guest is Brynn Paumen, a former standout volleyball player at the University of South Dakota. Host Ron Meyer talks with this elite athlete about how sports and faith intertwined during her collegiate athletic life.

Walter Pennington

11/3/2024

This week’s guest is Walter Pennington, a professional baseball player in the Texas Rangers organization. Host Ron Meyer talks with Walter about his journey to pro ball and the importance of being Catholic on and off the field.

Best Of Michael McGlinn

10/27/2024

This week’s guest is Michael McGlinn, former University of Notre Dame football player who now promotes the message of divine mercy.

Best Of Anna Rockett

10/20/2024

This week’s guest is Anna Rockett, a professional soccer player, who played her collegiate ball at LSU.

Ivan Brethowr

10/13/2024

This week’s guest is Ivan Brethowr, a professional baseball player playing in the Chicago Cubs organization. Ivan talks about the importance of being Catholic and the beginning of his professional baseball career.

Scott Gieselman

10/6/2024

This week’s guest is Boston College football great Scott Gieselman who played on the great Eagle teams in the 80’s. Scott talks about his All-American football career and life of faith as a Catholic.

Bob Katz

9/29/2024

This week’s guest is Bob Katz the producer of the film “Average Joe” the story of Joe Kennedy a high school football coach who was fired for taking a knee, in prayer, after each game. His case went to the Supreme Court of the United States in his battle for religious freedom and free speech.

Best Of Peter Stapleton

9/22/2024

This week’s guest is Peter Stapleton a collegiate football player at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.

Best Of Erica Szczechowski

9/15/2024

This week’s guest is Erica Szczechowski, a competitive triathlete and theologian, competing for a spot on Team USA.

Charlie Weinrich

9/8/2024

This week’s guest is Charlie Weinrich, kicker for the University of Kansas Jayhawks football team. Charlie talks about the pressure of kicking at the division one level and his journey of faith as a college student.

Joe Patterson

9/1/2024

This week’s guest is Joe Patterson a Vice President and head football coach at Ave Maria University, who talks about athletes and virtue.

Treyson True

8/25/2024

This week’s guest is Treyson True, a division one track and field athlete at The University of Kansas. Treyson discusses his career on the track and how faith guides him as a competitive athlete.

Best of Shawn Coury

8/11/2024

This week’s guest is Shawn Coury, athletic director at Pinecrest Academy in Cumming, GA. Shawn gives a plan for the young athlete to develop a sports life balance from a body, mind, and spirit model.

Best Of Tim Berta

8/4/2024

This week’s guest is Tim Berta a former collegiate athlete who was injured on the Bluffton University bus crash that garnered national attention. Tim shares his inspirational story of overcoming adversity with faith.

Best Of Justin Stafford

7/28/2024

This week’s guest is Justin Stafford an elite hammer thrower who is competing for a spot on the United States Olympic squad.

Best Of Shirley Suter

7/21/2024

This week’s guest is Shirley Suter a former collegiate swimmer at Penn State and nutritionist. Shirley shares about working with people in need and the importance of her Catholic faith.

Jared Casey

7/14/2024

This week’s guest is Kansas University football player Jared Casey. Host Ron Meyer talks with Jared about playing football at a top division one program and why faith is essential in this football players life.

Paul Sullivan

7/7/2024

This week’s guest is Paul Sullivan, a former professional tennis player who competed with and against some of the greats of the game during his career. Paul also discusses his journey to a deeper faith.

Fr. Michael Sliney

6/30/2024

This week’s guest is Fr. Michael Sliney who has competed in 10 marathons including Boston. Ron talks with Fr. Michael about running and how he incorporates his priestly ministry on the racecourse.

Best Of Pat Casey

6/21/2024

This week’s guest is Pat Casey a collegiate baseball coach who guided the Oregon State Beavers to three national championships. Host Ron Meyer talks with Pat about his long career in coaching and how his Catholic faith guides him to be better man.

Blessed2Play (Guest: Jake Wieneke)

6/16/2024

This week’s guest is Jake Wieneke, a professional football player who plays in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Host Ron Meyer talks with Jake about his career on the gridiron and the importance the Catholic faith has in his life.

Peter Walsdof

6/9/2024

This week’s guest is University of Kansas track athlete Peter Walsdof. Peter talks with host Ron Meyer about how his Catholic faith benefits him when in competition and in life.

Bennet Krebs

6/2/2024

This week’s guest is Bennet Krebs a football player at Drake university. Bennet talks with host Ron Meyer about playing D1 football and turning to his faith as a guiding light.

Paula Umana

5/26/2024

This week’s guest is Paula Umana, former professional tennis player who talks about her career as a #1 ranked player in her country and finding God in hardships.

Best Of Brian Polian

5/19/2024

This week’s guest is Brian Polian longtime football assistant and head football coach at the division on level with Notre Dame, Stanford, Nevada amongst others. He is currently the Athletic Director at John Carroll University in Cleveland.

Best Of Lucas Kaliszak

5/12/2024

This week’s guest is University of Alabama swimmer Lucas Kaliszak. Lucas talks to host Ron Meyer about his career as a collegiate swimmer and how faith plays an important role in his everyday life.

Best Of Allison Fields

5/5/2024

This week’s guest is Allison Fields a former division one volleyball player for Texas A&M now working on a college campus as a Catholic spiritual guide.

Fr. Burke Masters

4/28/2024

This week’s guest is Fr. Burke Masters, former collegiate baseball, who talks about his book A Grand Slam for God.

Michael McGlinn

4/21/2024

This week’s guest is Michael McGlinn, former University of Notre Dame football player who now promotes the message of divine mercy.

Anna Rockett

4/14/2024

This week’s guest is Anna Rockett, a professional soccer player, who played her collegiate ball at LSU.

Best Of John Fanta

4/7/2024

This week’s guest is national sports broadcaster and writer John Fanta who looks to his Catholic faith to guide him in his everyday life.

Best Of Joel Osborn

3/17/2024

This week’s guest is Joel Osborn head football coach at Benedictine College. Host Ron Meyer talks with this collegiate coach about life on the gridiron and how growing up in a small Catholic town in Iowa shaped who he is today.

Best Of Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

3/8/2024

This week’s guest is Miriam Diaz-Gilbert an ultrarunner who has run races over 100 miles. Host Ron Meyer talks with Miriam about how her Catholic faith and running are integrated in her quest to pursue incredible feats of endurance.

Peter Stapleton

3/1/2024

This week’s guest is Peter Stapleton a collegiate football player at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.

Erica Szczechowski

2/25/2024

This week’s guest is Erica Szczechowski, a competitive triathlete and theologian, competing for a spot on Team USA.

Shawn Coury

2/18/2024

This week’s guest is Shawn Coury, athletic director at Pinecrest Academy in Cumming, GA. Shawn gives a plan for the young athlete to develop a sports life balance from a body, mind, and spirit model.

Best Of Grace Estabrook

2/11/2024

This week’s guest is Grace Estabrook a former swimmer at the University of Connecticut who now works on the college campus bringing the Catholic faith to student athletes.

Best Of Fr. Tom Barcellona

2/4/2024

This week’s guest is Fr. Tom Barcellona, a priest in the Diocese of Camden, NJ who also is the chaplain to the 2022 NFC Champions Philadelphia Eagles.

Tim Berta

1/28/2024

This week’s guest is Tim Berta a former collegiate athlete who was injured on the Bluffton University bus crash that garnered national attention. Tim shares his inspirational story of overcoming adversity with faith.

Justin Stafford

1/21/2024

This week’s guest is Justin Stafford an elite hammer thrower who is competing for a spot on the United States Olympic squad.

Shirley Suter

1/14/2024

This week’s guest is Shirley Suter a former collegiate swimmer at Penn State and nutritionist. Shirley shares about working with people in need and the importance of her Catholic faith.

Best Of Antonio Soave

1/5/2024

This week’s guest is Antonio Soave a former pro soccer player who will help recap the 2023 Women’s World Cup. We’ll also talk about the proper perspective youth should have, in light of faith, when admiring professional athletes.

Best Of Clare Hanson

12/31/2023

This week’s guest is Clare Hanson who in her first year of coaching Benedictine College Women’s Lacrosse won a national championship. Host Ron Meyer talks with Clare about how the team’s culture of faith assisted with a remarkable achievement.

Best Of Krista Steele

12/15/2023

This week’s guest is Krista Steele a track and cross-country athlete who competed for South Dakota State University. Host Ron Meyer talks to Krista about her collegiate running career and integrating her Catholic faith in her everyday life.

Best Of Amy Lawrence

12/10/2023

This week’s guest is Amy Lawrence a well-traveled veteran and pioneer of sports radio and television and the host of CBS Sports Radio’s late-night program, “After Hours with Amy Lawrence.” Host Ron Meyer talks with this Amy about her career in sports radio and how her faith shapes who she is.

Brian Polian

12/3/2023

This week’s guest is Brian Polian longtime football assistant and head football coach at the division on level with Notre Dame, Stanford, Nevada amongst others. He is currently the Athletic Director at John Carroll University in Cleveland.

Lucas Kaliszak

11/26/2023

This week’s guest is University of Alabama swimmer Lucas Kaliszak. Lucas talks to host Ron Meyer about his career as a collegiate swimmer and how faith plays an important role in his everyday life.

Allison Fields

11/20/2023

This week’s guest is Allison Fields a former division one volleyball player for Texas A&M now working on a college campus as a Catholic spiritual guide.

Best Of Doug Rosfeld

11/10/2023

This week’s guest is Doug Rosfeld Chief of Coaching Staff for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. Host Ron Meyer talks with Doug about his rise in the coaching ranks and why the Catholic faith has assisted in forming him to be the man he is today.

Best Of Danielle Breen

11/3/2023

This week’s guest is Danielle Breen who competed as a gymnast for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. Host Ron Meyer talks with Danielle about her career as a consistent contributor to her team and why faith is a staple in her life.

John Fanta

10/29/2023

This week’s guest is national sports broadcaster and writer John Fanta who looks to his Catholic faith to guide him in his everyday life.

Joel Osborn

10/22/2023

This week’s guest is Joel Osborn head football coach at Benedictine College. Host Ron Meyer talks with this collegiate coach about life on the gridiron and how growing up in a small Catholic town in Iowa shaped who he is today.

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

10/15/2023

This week’s guest is Miriam Diaz-Gilbert an ultrarunner who has run races over 100 miles. Host Ron Meyer talks with Miriam about how her Catholic faith and running are integrated in her quest to pursue incredible feats of endurance.

Best Of Dan Venezia

10/8/2023

This week’s guest is Dan Venezia a former pro baseball player in the Minnesota Twins organization. Host Ron Meyer talks with Dan about a harrowing experience with the covid virus that brought him to a deepening of his Catholic faith.

Best Of Jaquelyn Duarte

10/1/2023

This week’s collegiate spotlight show features Jacqueline Duarte a cross country/track and field athlete at the University of Southern California. Host Ron Meyer talks with Jacqueline about why faith is paramount in her life as a student athlete.

Grace Estabrook

9/24/2023

This week’s guest is Grace Estabrook a former swimmer at the University of Connecticut who now works on the college campus bringing the Catholic faith to student athletes.

Fr. Tom Barcellona

9/17/2023

This week’s guest is Fr. Tom Barcellona, a priest in the Diocese of Camden, NJ who also is the chaplain to the 2022 NFC Champions Philadelphia Eagles.

Antonio Soave

9/9/2023

This week’s guest is Antonio Soave a former pro soccer player who will help recap the 2023 Women’s World Cup. We’ll also talk about the proper perspective youth should have, in light of faith, when admiring professional athletes.

Best Of Mike Suter

9/3/2023

This week’s guest is Mike Suter, a former defensive back on the Penn State National Championship football team. Host Ron Meyer talks with Mike about is career at Penn State and how his Catholic faith guides him daily.

Best Of Erik Rosales

8/27/2023

This week’s guest is Erik Rosales, Capitol Hill correspondent for EWTN News Nightly. Host Ron Meyer talks with Erik about his playing collegiate baseball and how faith determined his path from secular news to his work now for EWTN.

Clare Hanson

8/20/2023

This week’s guest is Clare Hanson who in her first year of coaching Benedictine College Women’s Lacrosse won a national championship. Host Ron Meyer talks with Clare about how the team’s culture of faith assisted with a remarkable achievement.

Krista Steele

8/13/2023

This week’s guest is Krista Steele a track and cross-country athlete who competed for South Dakota State University. Host Ron Meyer talks to Krista about her collegiate running career and integrating her Catholic faith in her everyday life.

Amy Lawrence

8/5/2023

This week’s guest is Amy Lawrence a well-traveled veteran and pioneer of sports radio and television and the host of CBS Sports Radio’s late-night program, “After Hours with Amy Lawrence.” Host Ron Meyer talks with this Amy about her career in sports radio and how her faith shapes who she is.

Best Of Mark Duffner

7/30/2023

This week’s guest is Cincinnati Bengals Senior Defensive Assistant coach Mark Duffner. A Bengals assistant from 1997-2002, Mark Duffner returned to Cincinnati's coaching staff in '19 as senior defensive assistant. He now enters his 28th season as an NFL coach, and 12th with the Bengals. Host Ron Meyer talks with Mark about his long career coaching in the NFL and the importance the Catholic faith has in his life.

Best Of Cesar Markovic

7/23/2023

This week’s guest is Cesar Markovic the head men’s soccer coach at Ave Maria University. After a long tenure coaching division one soccer, where he won more than 150 games, coach Markovic is focused on building athletic and spiritual excellence at AMU.

Best Of Brent Suter

7/16/2023

This week’s guest is Brent Suter who pitches for MLB’s Colorado Rockies. Host Ron Meyer talks with Brent about his rise to the highest level of pro baseball and how he incorporates his faith on and off the baseball diamond.

Best Of Amy Seago

7/2/2023

This week’s guest is Amy Seago. One of the longest-tenured coaches at the College of Charleston, Coach Seago is in her 20th season at the helm of the Cougar track and field and cross-country programs. Host Ron Meyer talks with Amy about her passion for coaching student athletes and how the Catholic faith guides.

Best Of Emily Curlett

6/25/2023

This week’s guest is Emily Curlett a women’s professional hockey player who played her collegiate hockey at Robert Morris University and Ohio State University. Host Ron Meyer talks with Emily on how Catholicism brought her to a deeper faith life.

Doug Rosfeld

6/18/2023

This week’s guest is Doug Rosfeld Chief of Coaching Staff for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. Host Ron Meyer talks with Doug about his rise in the coaching ranks and why the Catholic faith has assisted in forming him to be the man he is today.

Danielle Breen

6/11/2023

This week’s guest is Danielle Breen who competed as a gymnast for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. Host Ron Meyer talks with Danielle about her career as a consistent contributor to her team and why faith is a staple in her life.

Dan Venezia

6/4/2023

This week’s guest is Dan Venezia a former pro baseball player in the Minnesota Twins organization. Host Ron Meyer talks with Dan about a harrowing experience with the covid virus that brought him to a deepening of his Catholic faith.

Best Of Jake Wieneke

5/28/2023

This week’s guest is Jake Wieneke a professional football player who plays in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Host Ron Meyer talks with Jake about his career on the gridiron and the importance the Catholic faith has in his life.

Best Of Kane Waselenchuk

5/21/2023

This week’s guest is Kane Waselenchuk widely known as the greatest professional racquetball player of all-time. His 134 match unbeaten streak is a record that may stand the test of time. Host Ron Meyer talks with Kane about his career on the court and how faith defines his life.

Jaquelyn Duarte-Cross Country at USC

5/14/2023

This week’s collegiate spotlight show features Jacqueline Duarte a cross country/track and field athlete at the University of Southern California. Ron talks with Jacqueline about why faith is paramount in her life as a student athlete.

Mike Suter

5/7/2023

This week’s guest is Mike Suter, a former defensive back on the Penn State National Championship football team. Host Ron Meyer talks with Mike about is career at Penn State and how his Catholic faith guides him daily.

Erik Rosales

4/30/2023

This week’s guest is Erik Rosales, Capitol Hill correspondent for EWTN News Nightly. Host Ron Meyer talks with Erik about his playing collegiate baseball and how faith determined his path from secular news to his work now for EWTN.

Best Of JJ Niekro

4/23/2023

This week’s guest is J.J. Niekro, a professional baseball player in the Atlanta Braves organization and the son of former major leaguer pitcher Joe Niekro and nephew of Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro.

Best Of Jillian Stafford

4/16/2023

This week’s guest is Jillian Stafford, a current member of the UCLA track and field team. Host Ron Meyer talks with Jillian about being dedicated to her sport and her faith life.

Mark Duffner

3/26/2023

This week’s guest is Cincinnati Bengals Senior Defensive Assistant coach Mark Duffner. A Bengals assistant from 1997-2002, Mark Duffner returned to Cincinnati's coaching staff in '19 as senior defensive assistant. He now enters his 28th season as an NFL coach, and 12th with the Bengals. Host Ron Meyer talks with Mark about his long career coaching in the NFL and the importance the Catholic faith has in his life.

Best Of Antonio Soave

3/19/2023

This week’s guest is Antonio Soave, a former pro soccer player, who promotes peace through soccer around the world. Host Ron Meyer talks to Antonio about the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and how the Catholic faith and soccer can form lasting life lessons to young athletes.

Best of Michael McGlinn

3/12/2023

This week’s guest is Michael McGlinn, former Notre dame football player under coach Lou Holtz. Host Ron Meyer talks with Michael about his time playing for the Irish and why he decided to start a new work that promotes Eucharistic adoration thru storytelling.

Cesar Markovic

3/5/2023

This week’s guest is Cesar Markovic the head men’s soccer coach at Ave Maria University. After a long tenure coaching division one soccer, where he won more than 150 games, coach Markovic is focused on building athletic and spiritual excellence at AMU.

Brent Suter

2/26/2023

This week’s guest is Brent Suter who pitches for MLB’s Colorado Rockies. Host Ron Meyer talks with Brent about his rise to the highest level of pro baseball and how he incorporates his faith on and off the baseball diamond.

Amy Seago

2/19/2023

This week’s guest is Amy Seago. One of the longest-tenured coaches at the College of Charleston, Coach Seago is in her 20th season at the helm of the Cougar track and field and cross-country programs. Host Ron Meyer talks with Amy about her passion for coaching student athletes and how the Catholic faith guides.

Best Of Bob Crable

2/12/2023

This week’s guest is Bob Crable a consensus all-American linebacker at the University of Notre Dame who went on to play pro football in the NFL with the NY Jets. Host Ron Meyer talks with Bob about his journey to the NFL and why his faith led him to teach religion in high school.

Emily Curlett

1/29/2023

This week’s guest is Emily Curlett a women’s professional hockey player who played her collegiate hockey at Robert Morris University and Ohio State University. Host Ron Meyer talks with Emily on how Catholicism brought her to a deeper faith life.

Jake Wieneke

1/22/2023

This week’s guest is Jake Wieneke a professional football player who plays in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Host Ron Meyer talks with Jake about his career on the gridiron and the importance the Catholic faith has in his life.

Best Of Tony Bozzella

1/15/2023

This week’s guest is Tony Bozzela the women’s head basketball coach at Seton Hall University. Despite an extended stay in the hospital due to contracting COVID-19, Bozzella turned in one of his finest coaching performances during the pandemic-stricken 2020-21 season. Ron talks with Tony how his Catholic faith guided him thru this harrowing time.

Best Of Ben Steele

1/8/2023

This week’s guest is Ben Steele, former NFL player who is now the assistant offensive line coach with the NFL’s Denver Broncos. Host Ron Meyer talks with Ben about his career in football and why the Catholic faith is an essential part of his life.

Best Of Nick Foligno

1/1/2023

This week’s guest is Nick Foligno, who plays left wing for the NHL’s Boston Bruins. Host Ron Meyer talks with this NHL veteran about his time in pro hockey, which spans over a decade and how the Catholic faith provided support for some of life’s challenges.

JJ Niekro

12/17/2022

This week’s guest is J.J. Niekro, a professional baseball player in the Atlanta Braves organization and the son of former major leaguer pitcher Joe Niekro and nephew of Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro.

Michael Wozniak

12/11/2022

This week’s guest is Michael Wozniak who plays football at St. John’s in Collegeville, MN. Michael is a finalist for the National Football Foundation- Campbell Trophy, given to a scholar athlete in collegiate football. Host Ron Meyer talks to Michael about this prestigious recognition and the importance of a Catholic education.

Antonio Soave

12/4/2022

This week’s guest is Antonio Soave, a former pro soccer player, who promotes peace through soccer around the world. Host Ron Meyer talks to Antonio about the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and how the Catholic faith and soccer can form lasting life lessons to young athletes.

Best Of Sr. Stephanie Baliga

11/27/2022

This week’s guest is Sister Stephanie Baliga, a former division one cross-country runner at the University of Illinois, now a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist, who is also known as the running nun. She heads a charity team that runs in the Chicago Marathon every year — and has raised over $1 million for a inner city food pantry.

Best Of Mike Lynch

11/19/2022

This week’s guest is Mike Lynch the Head Women’s Soccer coach at Belmont Abbey College. Host Ron Meyer talks with Mike about developing a winning culture while committing to excellence and virtue at a Catholic college