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Keep sacrificing. Keep praying. And when you fall, pick yourself up, and get back in the box.
It seems that when we truly love things, our heart struggles to find similarities between those things. Perhaps that is why I am often struck by how much baseball resembles the Catholic spiritual life. I thought about this again recently when I saw an interview that confirmed my perspective. The interview was with Sean Casey, a former first-baseman for the Cincinnati Reds and my all-time favorite player. Casey was interviewed about his mental approach to hitting, and he mentioned four main points. It immediately struck me that these points are entirely relevant to the spiritual life.
1. Process Over Results
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Keep sacrificing. Keep praying. And when you fall, pick yourself up, and get back in the box.
It seems that when we truly love things, our heart struggles to find similarities between those things. Perhaps that is why I am often struck by how much baseball resembles the Catholic spiritual life. I thought about this again recently when I saw an interview that confirmed my perspective. The interview was with Sean Casey, a former first-baseman for the Cincinnati Reds and my all-time favorite player. Casey was interviewed about his mental approach to hitting, and he mentioned four main points. It immediately struck me that these points are entirely relevant to the spiritual life.
1. Process Over Results
Continued below.
How Baseball Imitates the Spiritual Life
Keep sacrificing. Keep praying. And when you fall, pick yourself up, and get back in the box.
