Cathlete Interviews with Trent Beattie

CAC

• Americans Participate in Vatican’s ‘Sport is for Man’ Seminar (September 2014)

• Bringing the Church Into the World of Sports (February 2014)

• Catholic Athletes for Christ Stresses the Mind-Body-Soul Link (October 2013)

Baseball

• Seaway Mariners’ Pitcher (Joey Gerber) Looks to St. Joseph for Relief (March 2022)

• Seattle Mariners’ Pitcher (Nick Margevicius) Discusses Wild Playoff Picture (October 2021)

• Colorado Rockies Pitcher (Reagan Todd) Elevates Faith (March 2021)

• North Carolina Baseball Player (John Cuppett) Finds Peace in Priestly Vocation (February 2021)

• MLB All-Star Mike Sweeney Talks Family, Playoffs and New ‘Pray’ Documentary (October 2020)

• Florida Marlins’ Prospect (Tanner Rogers) Now Safe at Home (June 2020)

• Marlins’ Pitcher (Pat Venditte) Has Both Hands Full, Despite Time Off From Baseball (April 2020)

• Life After Pro Baseball: Unexpected — and Abundant (Bobby Keppel) (November 2018)

• Dodgers’ Catcher-Turned-Rangers’ Scout (Vinny Rottino) Assesses World Series in Light of Faith (November 2018)

• Former Pro Baseball Player (Rev. Michael Cunningham) Completes Transition to Priesthood (September 2018)

• New York Yankees (George Rose) Exec Looks for All-Star Lineups in Baseball and Broadcasting (July 2018)

• Giants Pitcher (Ty Blach) Finds Joy On and Off the Diamond (June 2018)

• First-Round MLB Draft Pick (Nick Pratto) Puts God Back Above Baseball (February 2018)

• Legendary Los Angeles Dodgers Announcer (Vin Scully) Leads Popular Rosary Recording (December 2017)

• Former Twins’ Catcher (Sal Butera) Speaks of Catholic World Series Double (October 2017)

• Los Angeles Dodgers’ Catcher (Kyle Farmer) Hopes to Plow Through the Playoff Field (October 2017)

• Infielder Has Major Reasons to Be Better Man and Baseball Player (Dusty Coleman) (June 2017)

• Texas Baseball Player (Andres Sosa) Throws Out Sin and Finds Happiness With Christ (May 2017)

• Faith Not Accidental for Pittsburgh Pirates’ Pitcher (Trevor Williams) (May 2017)

• Kansas City Royals’ Catching Coach (Pedro Grifol) Is Firmly Catholic (May 2017)

• A Faithful (Priest) Fan (Rev. Burke Masters) Watches, as Cubs Aim to Break Century-Long World Series Drought (October 2016)

• New York Mets Catcher (Rene Rivera) Enjoys Being at Home (October 2016)

• Former White Sox Player (Chris Nyman) Connects the MLB Playoffs and Homeschooling (October 2016)

• Every Day Is Father’s Day for New York Yankees’ Pitcher (Tyler Cloyd) (June 2016)

• New York Yankees’ Scout (Joe Caro) Finds Strength in Catholic Church (April 2016)

• This Time in the World Series, the K.C. Royals Are Second to None (Cody Clark) (November 2015)

• Former Toronto Blue Jays’ Pitcher (Justin Speier) Recounts Career and Catholicism (October 2015)

• Catholic Major League Baseball All-Star (Sal Bando) Shares What Matters Most (July 2015)

• Ragin’ Cajun Surprise: Near Birth in College World Series (Tony Robichaux) (June 2015)

• Longtime MLB Scout Honored to be Catholic (Carl Loewenstine) (April 2015)

• Royals’ VP (Toby Cook) Grateful to Serve Christ the King (February 2015)

• Sharing the Secret to Longevity in Major League Baseball (Richie Bancells) (October 2014)

• L.A. Dodgers’ Catcher (Drew Butera) Glad to Contribute to All-Star Teammates’ Success (July 2014)

• Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher (Joe Thatcher) Shares Father’s Day Reflections (June 2014)

• San Diego Padres’ Pitcher (Joe Wieland) Practices Patience (March 2014)

• Discovering Brotherly Love in Baseball (Justin De Fratus) (February 2014)

• Covering All the Bases with World Series Champion Jeff Suppan (October 2013)

• Hunt for a Red October (Vin Scully) (October 2013)

• Perseverance Pays Off for New York Yankees’ Pitcher (David Phelps) (September 2013)

• White Sox Catcher (Tyler Flowers) Celebrates Family on All-Star Break (July 2013)

• Pittsburgh Pirates’ Second Baseman (Neil Walker) on the Gift of Life (June 2013)

• Ex-Baseball Phenom (Grant Desme) Discusses Life in a Norbertine Abbey (April 2013)

• MLB Veteran Mark Kotsay Pursues Perfect Work (March 2013)

• Washington Nationals’ Pitcher (Craig Stammen) Arms Himself with Prayer (February 2013)

• Oldest Manager to Win World Series (Jack McKeon) Still Enjoys Kid’s Game (October 2012)

• Catching Up With MLB All-Star Alex Avila (July 2012)

• San Diego Baseball Camp (Mike Sweeney) Has Christ at Its Center (May 2012)

• Yankees First Baseman Mark Teixeira on the Importance of Fatherhood (May 2012)

• Importance of Catholicism Hits Home for Diamondbacks Player (Willie Bloomquist) (April 2012)

• Indians’ Player (Jack Hannahan) Thankful for Teammates, Miracle Baby and Sobriety (March 2012)

• Otherworldly Series (Rich Donnelly) (October 2011)

• Hope Springs Eternal on the Diamond (Ryan Lefebvre) (March 2011)

• Mass-Going Mariner (Mike Sweeney) Suits Up (March 2010)

Football

• New Denver Broncos’ Coach (Ben Steele) Talks of Super Bowls Past, Present, and Future (February 2022)

• For the Love of the Game: Former North Carolina State Football Coach (Chuck Amato) Speaks of Lou Holtz, Bobby Bowden, Philip Rivers and Russell Wilson (August 2021)

• Former Super Bowl Quarterback (Rich Gannon) Is Rich in Mercy (January 2021)

• Football-Playing Seminarian (Chad Cheramie Jr.) Tells of Return From Hell’s Doorstep (November 2020)

• Ivy League Football Champion (Tyler Rowley) Addresses Crucial Nature of Fatherhood (October 2020)

• All-Time NFL Scoring Leader (John Carney) Speaks of Need for Fatima (September 2020)

• Former NFL Coach (Eric Sutulovich) Finds Super Bowl LIV a Win-Win Situation (January 2020)

• Buffalo Bills’ Offensive Lineman (Mitch Morse) Centered on Christ (December 2019)

• Former Indianapolis Colts’ GM (Ryan Grigson) Enjoying Ride to Playoffs With the Seattle Seahawks (December 2019)

• American Catholic (Travis Lulay) Finds Success Playing Football in Canada (November 2019)

• Pittsburgh Steelers’ Rookie QB (Devlin Hodges) Thankful for Conversion to Catholicism (November 2019)

• Los Angeles Rams’ Kicker (Greg Zuerlein) on the Sole Goal of a Christian (January 2019)

• Recently Retired QB (Kellen Clemens) Assesses NFL Playoffs and His Own Future (January 2019)

• Carrying on Catholic and Football Traditions in Chicago (Pat McCaskey) (July 2018)

• Finishing Strong: Super Bowl-Winning Lineman (Chris Godfrey) Is All in for Life (February 2018)

• Super Bowl Champion (Elvis Grbac) Becomes Champion of God (January 2018)

• Star NFL Linebacker (Paul Posluszny): ‘We’re Given Everything in the Mass’ (September 2017)

• Carolina Panthers’ Kicker (Harrison Butker) Experiences Enlightening Two-Point Conversion (August 2017)

• Eight-Time Pro Bowler (George Kunz) Eyes Heavenly ‘Hall of Fame’ (July 2017)

• Georgia Tech Punter (Grant Aasen) Drops Football for the Priesthood (June 2017)

• Atlanta Falcons Coach (Eric Sutulovich) Recovers From Surprising Super Bowl Loss (February 2017)

• Houston Texans’ Linebacker (John Simon) Bowled Over by Fatherhood (February 2017)

• Catholic Super Bowl Champ (Maury Buford) Raises the Roof Athletically, Literally and Spiritually (February 2017)

• Pro Bowl Coach (Scott Linehan) Shows Miraculous Mettle (January 2017)

• Dallas Cowboys Exec (Tom Ciskowski) — a Devotee of St. John Paul II — Celebrates Silver Jubilee (January 2017)

• From Dreams of Being the First US Pope to Becoming a NFL Coach (Mark Duffner) (November 2016)

• Kicking Field Goals From St. Louis to Los Angeles (Greg Zuerlein) (November 2016)

• Ohio State Linebacker (Joe Burger) Goes From Walk-On to Scholarship Captain (October 2016)

• Boston College Quarterback Soars Like an Eagle (Patrick Towles) (September 2016)

• Bronco-Panther Quarterback (Steve Beuerlein) Now in a Win-Win Situation (February 2016)

• Atlanta Falcon (Paul Worrilow) Reveals Secret to Beating the Carolina Panthers (February 2016)

• Irish Viking (Kevin McDermott) Navigates Rocky Seas of the NFL (January 2016)

• Atlanta Falcons’ QB (Sean Renfree) ‘Catholic for a Reason’ (November 2015)

• Gridiron Forgiveness (Dan Duddy) (September 2015)

• UNLV Football Player (Marc Philippi) Shows How to Stay Catholic in College (September 2015)

• Purdue QB-Turned-Priest (Rev. Thomas Haan) has Heavenly Game Plan for the Faithful (August 2015)

• Indianapolis Colts Have the Reitz (Joe Reitz) Stuff in the NFL (August 2015)

• NFL Soldier Stands Tall in the Catholic Faith (Alejandro Villanueva) (May 2015)

• ‘Two’ Good to Be True? (Luke Willson) (January 2015)

• Joe Lombardi’s Super Bowl and Super Faith Stories (January 2015)

• Rice University Kicker (James Hairston) Maintains Heavenward Trajectory (December 2014)

• Houston Texans’ Linebacker (John Simon) Perserving in Faith (November 2014)

• Former LSU Football Player (Ben Domingue) Gains the Right Perspective on Life (November 2014)

• Former Alabama Football Player (Vinnie Sunseri) Now a Saint (September 2014)

• Expecting the Unexpected in the NFL (Alex Kupper) (July 2014)

• Super Bowl-Winning Coach (John Harbaugh) Makes the Most of Each Moment (May 2014)

• Seattle Seahawks’ Tight End (Luke Willson) Staying Loose Before the Super Bowl (January 2014)

• Rams’ Greg Zuerlein Doesn’t Let Record-Setting Rookie Season Go to His Head (December 2013)

• From Merciless Linebacker (Eric Mahl) to Merciful Messenger (December 2013)

• Pittsburgh Steelers QB (Bruce Gradkowski) Thankful for Catholic Family Life (December 2013)

• Seattle Seahawks’ Coach (Dan Quinn) Draws Strength from Catholic Church (November 2013)

• Small Sacrifices Bring Great Rewards for Buffalo Bills’ Player (Garrison Sanborn) (September 2013)

• Baltimore Ravens’ Kicker (Justin Tucker) Pursues an Upright Life (August 2013)

• Faith, Family and Football (Bill Lazor) (June 2013)

• Baltimore Ravens’ Matt Birk Stays Centered on Christ (February 2013)

• The Amazing Adventures of a Romanian-Born New England Patriot (Zoltan Mesko) (January 2013)

• Gerry Faust on Mother Mary and His Days at Notre Dame (January 2013)

• Looking Into the Mystique of Notre Dame Football (January 2013)

• Lou Holtz on Marriage, His Catholic Faith and Notre Dame (September 2012)

• Atlanta Falcons’ Coach (Eric Sutulovich) Has a Special Team at Home (November 2012)

• St. Louis Rams’ Quarterback (Kellen Clemens) Is ‘Catholic by Blood’ (August 2012)

• The Healing of a Football Player’s (Rev. Joseph Freedy) Wounded Heart (April 2012)

• Catholic Quarterback Philip Rivers Passes on the Faith (January 2012)

• Reaching for a Higher Goal (Danny Abramowicz) (January 2011)

Soccer

• Pro Soccer Player (Drew Beckie) Shares Heart-Stopping Story (April 2018)

• Soccer Defender (Steve Duran) Becomes Professional Defender of the Faith (November 2017)

• Pro Soccer Player’s (Jared Jeffrey) Sense of Purpose and Community Confirmed (March 2017)

• D.C. United Defender (Taylor Kemp) Too Blessed to Be Stressed (December 2016)

• Seeking the Union of Sport and Faith in Philly (Brian Carroll) (August 2014)

• Defending the Beauty of the Catholic Faith (Drew Beckie) (October 2013)

• Major League Soccer Player (Danny O’Rourke) Moves Forward in Faith (April 2013)

• Major League Soccer All-Star (Eddie Gaven) Rediscovers Beauty of Catholic Faith (July 2012)

• Defender of the Faith (Matt Besler) (November 2011)

Tennis

• French Open Champion (Bjorn Fratangelo) Cherishes Catholicism (April 2017)

• A Gentleman’s Guide to Pro Tennis (and Life) (Tim Smyczek) (August 2015)

• Pro Tennis Player (Santiago Giraldo Salazar) Accompanied by Our Lady of Guadalupe on World Travels (September 2014)

• Olympic Bronze Medalist (Mario Ancic) Transformed through Crucible of Suffering (August 2012)

Other

• Celtics Center (Luke Kornet) Finds Key to Happiness in Faith and Friendship With the Saints (July 2024)

• Record-Holding Olympic Runner (Alan Webb) Takes Long-Distance Route to Catholic Church (July 2021)

• NCAA Basketball Champion Coach’s (Brad Soderberg) Advice: ‘Stay Close to Christ’ (April 2021)

• Former Boxer (Spencer Swope) Eyes Heavenly Prize as an EWTN Regional Marketing Manager (September 2020)

• Former Top 10 PGA Player (Chip Beck) Sees a Fair Way Ahead for America (August 2020)

• NHL All-Star MVP (John Scott) Joins Catholic Roster (May 2020)

• California Norbertine Priest (Father Alan Benander, O. Praem.) Shares Thoughts on Multifaceted Ministry (July 2020)

• National Collegiate Group (FOCUS) Fans Flames of Faith in Athletes (August 2019)

• Catholic College Basketball Player Pivots to FOCUS Missionary (June 2019)

• Marching Away From ‘Madness’ and Toward Wholeness (Pete Burak) (March 2018)

• Winter Olympic Gold Medalist (Curt Tomasevicz) Speaks of Catholic Identity in Fast-Paced World (February 2018)

• Award-Winning Detroit Red Wings’ Announcer (Ken Kal) Gives God the Credit (January 2018)

• NBA Finals Do Not Have Final Word for Former Cleveland Cavaliers’ Center (Kyle Goldcamp) (May 2017)

• Shockingly Successful Collegiate Guard Makes It Big With New York Knicks (Ron Baker) (September 2016)

• From Olympic Athlete to Diocesan Priest (Rev. Joe Fitzgerald) (August 2016)

• Nick Foligno Faithfully Gliding Forward in the NHL (March 2016)

• Notre Dame Basketball Player Adjusts to Quickness of College Game (Martinas Geben) (April 2015)

• The ‘Final Four’ Last Things (Bishop John Barres – Basketball) (April 2015)

• Leadership Skills on the Basketball Court Carry Over Into the Church (Cardinal Cipriani) (May 2014)

• Olympic Gold Medalist (Curt Tomasevicz – Bobsled) Shares Sochi Experience (March 2014)

• Formerly Troubled Basketball Player (Rev. Richard Pagano) Now Thriving on God’s Team (February 2014)

• American Bobsledder (Steve Langton) Has Golden Dream (February 2014)

• Summer Olympic Hopeful (Matt Hicks – Gymnastics) Assists Winter Olympians (February 2014)

• Raising the Bar in Every Area of Life (Dr. Bill Thierfelder – Track and Field) (November 2013)

• Athletic Clergy Use Sports for the Good of Souls (August 2013)

• A God Greater Than Golf (Dominican Brother Peter Hannah) (August 2013)

• Marian Priest (Fr. Michael Gaitley – Volleyball) Previews Divine Mercy Sunday Announcement (April 2012)

  TRENT’S BOOK! Fit for Heaven — A Collection of Catholic Sports Interviews