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Champions of Faith - Baseball Edition

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I was blown away by this video. I was not sure what to expect. Baseball and Faith? I'm not a huge baseball fan (hubby is), but I do know many of these names listed on the video.
I was captivated. The hour flew by, and I was entranced. I loved every minute of this movie. Baseball stars - but you see them as real, struggling, human beings...the same as we all are. It was so easy to resonate with their stories - their ups and downs.
Kids need excellent role models and heroes to look up to. No need to look further than this video.
Adults need excellent reminders that we are all human, that we all fail, and that all that matters is our (struggling) faith in God. A thousand years from now, all that matters is our relationship with God today.

Talk about an excellent gift for Dads for Father's Day; for graduates from college, high school, middle school, ok - any age!

Get goosebumps!

We tend to compartmentalize our lives. We see sports as one thing, our faith as another, family stuff as another, our job as another, school as another and so on.

This video shows the integrity of professional athletes who are striving to live lives of faith as pro baseball players and connect the dots for us and our children. It doesn't pretend to make these men out as saints, but as men who "get it" and see that their sports performance is just one part of the big picture.

And it is well done. Not too heavy-handed or maudlin. Good for family viewing, for schools, for coaches, and even for Sunday School! Awesome.

This is a fabulous video! Major figures in baseball describe how their lives are enriched by living their faith. I bought this video to show the boy's youth group at my parish. I recommend it to anyone who wants to help young people (as well as older folks) form a strong faith connection. Champions of faith is a great video that counters the rhetoric that works to eliminate matters of faith from everyday life. This video has my highest recommendation.

As a mother of two sons who LOVE baseball (and the St. Louis Cardinals!), this Video was very inspiring. Showing our young people that a Hero is someone who walks daily with our Heavenly Father and gives HIM the glory for their accomplishments and talents is SO refreshing! This Video shows our human weakness and sinfulness as well as God's redeeming grace for the forgiveness of our sins and those around us. What a blessing for any and every family! Regardless of age or love of sports, you'll love it!

My 13-year-old son watched this movie at his youth group and really enjoyed it. We need to give our Catholic children support and role models and this film is doing just that. Thank you and many blessings.
Anne Morris

I first saw this DVD reviewed in Our Sunday Visitor and ordered from the website given in that article. It seems that this is a trailblazing DVD because it is appearing everywhere I look. This Champions of Faith - Baseball Edition is so well done that it grips you from the very beginning. I have always been a baseball fan, and I have always been a Catholic. I am glad that this DVD is shown from the Catholic faith standard. It is so touching that tears easily flow with the stories of these players who are not afraid to share their faith journey with others. It is wonderful. I have donated copies to two schools and will buy more to give away.
Shirley Mudd

I thought it was great to hear prime-time athletes share their stories of struggles and triumphs with regards to their Catholic faith. The production values were high and there were some great stories in the DVD. The kids like the chance to see sports highlights, but these really set the table for testimonies from the athletes.

We liked it so much we bought extra copies of the DVD and have given them away. It would be great to see something like this with pro football players, but one wonders if the NFL would let anyone use their footage (brief as it might be) the way MLB allowed baseball footage to be used in this video.

Our entire family, including our 9 year old daughter who doesn't care for baseball but gets stuck watching a whole lot of it, loved this DVD. We laughed, cried and talked about it's message for quite awhile and wish it were in the hands of every family in America. Catholic and love baseball? This is a MUST. Marginal on either front? You won't be after viewing this incredibly well made documentary. We've watched it several more times and get more out of it each time. 'The Chicken runs at midnight' in particular gets all of us going. Worth every penny!!

A wonderful testament to the faith of pro baseball players. Bought this for our church youth group and local CAtholic high school. Great men and great faith - I highly recommend!

Fantastic movie -- the right length and fast-moving content mix to keep my 11-year old baseball fanatic son interested throughout. These stories of faith would be appreciated by any believer, and really hit home with Catholics. Sets a terrific example for children, encouraging them to live their faith with confidence and not hide it to fit in with the crowd. Extremely well done. I'm going to buy it as a gift for all the young baseball fans in our circle.