Patrick Kelly SJ

Jesuit priest, holder of Heider Chair, Creighton Univ; author Play, Sport and Spirit; Catholic Perspectives on Sports: Medieval to Modern Times

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

On this Super Bowl Sunday, and as Olympics begin, happy to talk with Ashley and Sebastian about Prayer in sports: spirituality or superstition? | Jesuitical Podcast https://t.co/IfCg4DXdNV via @YouTube

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

Video of Pope Leo entering St. Peter’s Basilica for Saturday audience for Jubilee of Sport, June 14. @d_c_ed @MidwestJesuits @sport4humanity @jesuitcolleges @jesuitschools @Creighton

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

In our competitive society, where it seems that only the strong and winners deserve to live, sport also teaches us how to lose. It forces us, in learning the art of losing, to confront our fragility, our limitations and our imperfections. It is through the experience of these limits that we open our hearts to hope. Athletes who never make mistakes, who never lose, do not exist.

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

Very grateful to meet Pope Leo today at his audience at Jubilee of Sport. It was lovely to speak to the pope in English ... w/ Midwestern accents! He said his uncle taught at U of Detroit for many years. @MidwestJesuits @detroitmercy @Creighton @jesuitcolleges @jesuitschools

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

So grateful to President Hendrickson for this invitation to be the Heider Chair @Creighton and to everyone at the university who has been so welcoming! I look forward to joining you soon! https://t.co/QTEeDJNrWi @jesuitcolleges @MidwestJesuits @sport4humanity @BIGEAST @d_c_ed

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

Here is great resource for getting to know Pope Leo. When asked for story about Pope Francis he said "The best stories I can't tell here. But maybe if you catch me in the parking lot." :) Interview starts 11:00 https://t.co/utR1fvjtUW @JamesMartinSJ @antoniospadaro #PopeLeoXIV

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

It was a real blessing to concelebrate at Pope Leo’s Inauguration Mass for his papacy! In his homily he highlighted that Catholics are all "called through our baptism to build God’s house in fraternal communion, in the harmony of the Spirit, in the coexistence of diversity.”

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

It was wonderful to talk with Brian Bolt (Calvin Univeristy) and Chad Carlson (Hope College) about my faith journey, Jesuit life and how sports can be related to human and spiritual growth. @MidwestJesuits @jesuitcolleges @jesuitnews @jesuitschools https://t.co/DTPU5fzf7Q

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

I arrived in Rome Wednesday evening. Last night I met with my nephew Seppe Kelly, a seminarian and student at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where I teach. It was great to hear how his first semester has been (wonderful, by the way :) and his interests in further studies.

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

Here are my reflections on a Jesuit approach to sports and play, in interview with @Commonhometv. @JamesMartinSJ @antoniospadaro @ausjesuits @jesuitcolleges @jesuitschools @d_c_ed @sport4humanity @PLC4Character @MidwestJesuits @detroitmercy @UDMCHASS

[CommonHome.tv @CommonHome_tv]

A Jesuit Perspective on Sports and Play, with @PatrickKellySJ https://t.co/rqGZFZTA60

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

I was pleased to be interviewed on CommonHometv in Australia about faith, sports and the common good during this Olympic season! @PLC4Character @d_c_ed @sport4humanity @jesuitcolleges @UDMCHASS @detmercy @jesuitschools @ausjesuits https://t.co/3MY07RI5UG

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

Enjoying @sport4humanity conference at @Creighton. On panel on theology of sport with wonderful scholars, educators.

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

Here is a video of a talk I gave at JFAN Detroit luncheon last week titled "Sport, Human Flourishing and the Common Good." It will be of special interest to people working in @jesuitschools and @jesuitcolleges. @MidwestJesuits @jesuitnews @JFANDetroit https://t.co/KImsmXuUCv

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

This article I wrote last year seems to be even more relevant now in the context of #ConferenceRealignment in #intercollegiate #athletics.
https://t.co/0hKuWTCYCl @jesuitcolleges @Conversations89 @detmercy @UDMCLAE @MidwestJesuits @jesuitschools @GoSeattleU @freep @ArchofDet

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

On this feast of Ignatius of Loyola here is a 2 minute video intro to Ignatius' spirituality from S. African Jesuits. Well done in just 2 minutes! #Ignatian #Jesuits https://t.co/pGuYQKS5lu @MidwestJesuits @jesuitcolleges @detmercy @jesuitnews @JesuitsGlobal @jesuitschools

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

Here is first review I've come across of my new book, Play, Sport and Spirit. Grateful to Tim Walch for his careful reading of the book. #sports #spirituality @MidwestJesuits @jesuitschools @jesuitcolleges @detroitmercy @UDMCLAE https://t.co/ltZNYU1pz8

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

My new book Play, Sport & Spirit is now available! See video intro: https://t.co/Q4T2OwK1Ii via @YouTube
@jesuitschools @jesuitcolleges @PAULISTPRESS @MidwestJesuits @d_c_ed @detroitmercy @LaityFamilyLife @JesuitsGlobal @GoSeattleU @cnalive @americamag @Conversations89

[Delia Gallagher @deliavatican]

Pope Francis, leaving Gemelli hospital, comforts & prays with a couple who just lost their daughter, Angelica, last night.

[Patrick Kelly SJ @PatrickKellySJ]

So happy my book Play, Sport and Spirit will be out soon! It is an extended meditation on the play element in sport. See comments from other scholars below. @jesuitcolleges @PAULISTPRESS @Conversations89 @jesuitschools @JesuitSchoolsUK @d_c_ed @LaityFamilyLife @JesuitsMid13170

[Civiltà Cattolica EN @civcatt_en]

Sport is an educational and social good, #PopeFrancis told ‘Sport is for All: Cohesive, Accessible and Tailored to Each Person’ Summit held by @LaityFamilyLife @d_c_ed – so let’s play! @civcatt @PatrickKellySJ @antoniospadaro @JesuitsGlobal
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