Faith and Sport

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick interview Joe Dougherty, a Youth Sports Coach. (January 21, 2026)

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick, Drew Valinsky, theology teacher, and Fr Alan Benander, Benedictine priest (May 20, 2026)

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick interview Scott Anthony - Youth & Young Adult Ministries Manager with the Apostolate for Family Consecration (May 13, 2026)

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick talk with Jason Murphy.

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick interview Mitch and Alle LaFond - Founders and Directors of The Metanoia Method, Online Whole-Body Wellness (April 1, 2026)

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Aquaviva and Ed Billick host Jason Murphy and offer a new segment: Dummy of the Week (March 18, 2026)

Sam Goodwin, Division I hockey player, Catholic Speaker and author of Saving Sam: The True Story of an American’s Disappearance in Syria and His Family’s Extraordinary Fight to Bring Him Home

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick talk with Mary Stanford, Professor of Theology at Christendom College, Catholic Speaker, author of The Obedience Paradox: Finding True Freedom in Marriage    

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick                  

Special Guest:  Mary Stanford – Professor of Theology at Christendom College, Catholic Speaker, author of The Obedience Paradox: Finding True Freedom in Marriage          

Includes:  Winter Olympic Stat of the Week

In today's episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick talk with Coach Bob Mahr, a Long-time Youth Coach, offers Sports-Related Wisdom (February 2, 2026)


Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick                   

Special Guest:  Coach Bob Mahr, longtime youth coach,  life coach, Catholic speaker, and a man full of sports-related wisdom

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick speak with Jason Murphy on the topics of the New Year. 

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick and Jason Murphy  
              
Cathlete of the Week:  Christian McCaffrey           

Coincidence of the New Year:  Fr Alan Benander (listening to Radio Maria)

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick and we revisit a classic segment:  Cathlete of the Week                  

Special Guest:  Phillip Leopold – executive director at Sports at the Service of Humanity

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick                  

Special Guests:  Drew Vilinsky Theology Teacher and Director of the St. Ignatius High School (Cleveland, Oh) Sports & Arts Chaplaincy Program  

Special Non Faith and Sport Segment:  Miss Brazil - Maria Gabriela Lacerda

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick 

Special Guests:  Chad Carlson – professor of kinesiology; Brian Bolt – physical educator, dean of the School of Education, author of Faith Sport Life; they are BOTH hosts of the podcast of the same name (FaithSportLife)

Includes a special segment:  Are in-game interviews good or bad?

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick                  

Special Guest:  Anthony Pontarelli – former baseball coach, who had a great experience as a student athlete at a Catholic college, and why he keeps returning to Catholic Family Land            

Special Segment:  When good acts are not always good ideas (OK City HS team gives up state title)

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick                   

Special Segment:  Why long time outs in college football are good          

Plus:  The Catholic Bumper Sticker of the Year

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick                  

Special Guest:  Kristin Sheehan, director of Play Like a Champion Today, an educational series, in cooperation with the Univ of Notre Dame           

Special Segment:  Why sports radio is so good for the fan

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick                 

Special Guest:  Dr Bill Thierfelder, former president of Belmont Abbey College in NC, competed in Olympic Trials, author of Less Than a Minute to  Go:  The Secret to World Class Performance in Sport, Business and Everyday Life           

Special Segment:  What college coaches will do to sign a recruit

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick interview Dr Gerald McDermott on Why do athletes do the sign of the cross? (August 20, 2025)

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick                  

Special Guest:  Theologian and professor Dr Gerald McDermott, author of many books, including EveryDay Glory:  The Revelation of God in All of Reality           

Special Segment:  Why do athletes do the sign of the cross?

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick interview Jason Murphy (host of the podcast The Obligation and founder of the Martyr's Walk).

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick talk with Special Guest Fr. Nate Wills, chaplain for ND football and author of Pray Like  a Champion Today:  Sacred Stories from the Sideline of ND Football.

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick interview Joe Condit, founder of Catholic Speakers Organization - the largest Catholic-focused talent agency in the world.

Special Segment:  Why Charles Barkley continues to be one of my favorite  athletes, EVER

In this episode of Faith and Sport, Dr. John Acquaviva engages Jason Murphy and Ed Biilick as they discuss some of the big stories of sport as they relate to our Faith.

Jason discusses a big miss in German soccer and tells us why the world's number one golfer is John's Hit.

In this episode of Faith and Sport, Dr. John Acquaviva and Ed Billick interview Dr. Christopher Ragusa, professor of moral theology at Franciscan U in Baton Rouge and author of the essay Practice Makes perfect:  How Sport Teaches Life.

Special Segment:  Just how ugly can rivalries get?

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick interview Michael DeGaray, veteran youth sport coach, and keen observer of youth sport dynamics.

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick (longtime radio partner, radio veteran and all around good guy)

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick 

Special Guest:  Dr Greg Brown, PhD, certified exercise physiologist, committed to preserving the integrity and fairness of girls’ & women’s sports.

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick         

Special Guest:  Eric Nash, head football coach at St Joseph Catholic HS in Greenvillle, SC.   

Special segment:  What’s better?  MVP or Championship

In this episode of Faith and Sport, Dr. John Acquaviva and Ed Billick talk with Jennie Guinn, Speaker, Radio Show Host, Retreat Leader & Catholic Life Coach (February 26, 2025)

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In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick talk to Fr. Alan Benander, a Norbertine priest and community member of St. Michael's Abbey in Orange County, CA. He coached baseball, basketball and cross-country, and was athletic director at St. Michael's Preparatory School. (February 12, 2025)

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick interview JP Kuhlman, Director of mission effectiveness at Bishop Moore HS, Orlando.  Former DI basketball player (January 29, 2025)

Talk today’s sports topics also include our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick.  Our conversation includes if there is a relationship between NIL money and winning football games; and our favorite saints.

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick.  We also discuss the new series on saints (including an episode of St Sebastian - the patron of athletes!)         

Special Guests:  Dr Brian Bolt and Dr Chad Carlson – hosts of the podcast Sport.Faith.Life.  Brian is the dean of education at Calvin U and Chad is a professor of kinesiology at Hope College

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick, along with Special Guest:  Bob Mckillop, Steph Curry's coach at Davidson College, and servant to our Faith.

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick discuss their Hit or Miss, How One-Second Makes All of the Difference, and the Do's and Dont's of coaching. (November 27, 2024)

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick talk with Jason Murphy, host of The Obligation, creator/director of Martyr’s Walk; director of Carolina's Men's Conference (Nov 13, 2024)

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss, what is 2nd chance betting? and more with Ed Billick

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick.  We also discuss Our Cathlete of the Month and  John's favorite NFL players names. Special Guest:  Phil Cuzzi, active Major League Baseball umpire, cradle and active Catholic

Join John and special guest Ed Billick as they discuss their Hit or Miss of the Week.  Other topics include Silent Saturdays, the legacy of the late NBA player Dikembe Mutombo, and the courage of coach Tony Dungy.  John also talks about his trip to Alabama to appear on EWTNs Life on the Rock, At Home with Jim and Joy, and Bookmark.

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva and Ed Billick interview Stasia Phillips, Marketing & Communications Manager of the Apostolate of Family Consecration & Catholic Family Land (09/25/24)

John and Ed also talk today’s sports topics including the Hit or Miss and give a Transgender debate update, and special kudos to one MLB player.

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick; includes Stat of the Day; Correction (of sort) of the Week.  And a Big Announcement:  EWTN TV!         

Special Guest:  Dr Stephen Minnis, president of  Benedictine College; the college made a splash on the political and cultural scene last May when they asked KC Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker to give their commencement speech.

Talk today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Jason Murphy (longtime friend of this show, host of the podcast The Obligation, founder of the Martyrs Walk)        

Special Guest:  Tim Carney, author of Family Unfriendly, How our culture made raising kids more difficult than it needs to be, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, columnist for the Washington Examiner.

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva offers our Hit or Miss with Carlos Hererra with a big conversation on the 2024 Olympics.

Special Guest:  David Chadwick, former UNC basketball player, author of The 12 Leadership Principles of Dean Smith, he’s also the pastor of Moments of Hope Church in Charlotte

In this episode of Faith and Sport, John Acquaviva talks today’s sports topics including our Hit or Miss with Ed Billick.  We discuss the MLB HoF inductions and hear from a moral theologian on the matter of big buck in sport.

Also joining us is certified youth soccer coach Carlos Herrera