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...

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  ...

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.