Chase Hilgenbrinck: From the Pitch to the Priesthood

"Called to be Fisher's of Men"

Congratulations Albert!

He already has a Rookie of the Year, MVP, and World Series Ring, now Albert Pujols may have the best award is his eyes. Albert Pujols recieved the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award, which is given to a player in the Major Leagues who excels in charity work, serving the Community, and individual effort on the field. Pujols' work with the Pujols Family Foundation is tremendous reaching out and givings tons of money to to families with children who have Down's Syndrome in the Greater St. Louis Area. This is why Albert Pujols is not only one of the best players in the Major Leagues, but also all-around people. He plays hard, for his team, and for his God. Thank You Albert-in a time of phony "heroes and athletes" it's nice to see someone doing it clean and for the right reason!

What happens when you take "Devil" out of the "Devil Rays"

The Tampa Bay Rays are tied with the Philadelphia Phillies 1-1 in the 2008 MLB World Series. Last year they were dead last in the AL East and had one of the worst records in the Majors. For 10 years they have been a team of futility and a benchmark for awfulness. Then after deciding to change their nickname from the "Devil Rays" to just "Rays" this youthful exuberant bunch are on the verge of something great-going from worst to literally first. I'm not saying that by taking "Devil" out of their name is the sole reason and that God has looked down and them and justified them by the removal of the name. I think it is an interesting story that just plays along with the great season this team, led by Manager Joe Maddon with his Buddy-Holly (Rivers Cuomo esc) glasses has led the Rays to within 3 games of winning the World Series.

"Until this season, the Rays hadn't even had a winning season..."You take the 'Devil' out of the Devil Rays," said Boston shortstop Alex Cora, pointing to the sky, "and Jesus helps them out."... The thornier religious question behind Tampa's nickname is this: Does God care about the name or the fate of a team?... Christopher Evans, a professor of church history at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester, N.Y., said most sports fans mistake superstition for religion..."The rational part of our brain sort of recognizes that a lot of the curse stuff is silly," said Evans, co-author of "The Faith of 50 Million: Baseball, Religion and American Culture."... "The reason that Tampa Bay has done well is that they have a great team. They have a great manager."

And with the 2008 US Presidential Election only 10 days away here is something to think about when choosing which Candidate to choose for: "“The moral history of your country is the story of your people's efforts to widen the circle of inclusion in society, so that all Americans might enjoy the protection of law, participate in the responsibilities of citizenship, and have the opportunity to make a contribution to the common good. Whenever a certain category of people—the unborn or the sick and old—are excluded from that protection, a deadly anarchy subverts the original understanding of justice. The credibility of the United States will depend more and more on its promotion of a genuine culture of life, and on a renewed commitment to building a world in which the weakest and most vulnerable are welcomed and protected.” Pope John Paul II

This is America...

In the midst of the Presidential Election-here is why I understand why the Founding Fathers came up with the Electoral College because they believed Americans to not be educated or literate to vote...their notion is goes on today!















Awhile back I did lessons learned from Man's best Friend the Dog...little did we know we could actually learn something from cats as well...

Be Careful to not pull a muscle when weight lifting













The feeling when dinner or lunch just didn't taste right

-He would feel a lot better with this quick remedy: (great muscle shake especially after a grueling workout!) 1 cup of Fat-Free Chocolate Milk, 1/2 cup Skim Milk, 1 scoop of Chocolate Protein Powder, 1 tsp of Creatine - A quick Muscle Filler!









And Finally getting out of bed may be the hardest part of the day!











I know I have been there before and most days I feel like I just want to stay under the covers!

Song of the week: Weezer "Troublemaker" as heard on Mike and Mike in the morning!

Why we shouldn't depend on the material world...The Sermon on the Mount

"The Pope referenced Christ’s words at the close of the Sermon on the Mount in which he speaks of building one’s house’s foundation upon sand or upon rock.

“Those who build on sand do so only on visible and tangible things: on success, career and money,” the Pope explained.

“These seem to true reality, but one day they will pass away", he continued.

"We see this now with the fall of the great banks. Money disappears, it becomes nothing. And thus all these things which seem to be real and upon which we can rely, are in fact of secondary importance.

“All human things, all things we can invent and create are finite. So too all human religious experiences are finite. They show only one aspect of reality, because our limited being understands only some parts, some elements.

“Only God is infinite and through him, his Word too is universal and knows no end,” Pope Benedict remarked.

“Only the Word of God is the foundation of all reality, stable like heaven. Therefore we must change our concept of reality. A realist is one who recognizes that the Word of God - this reality that appears so weak - is in fact the foundation of everything.”"