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By Matt D’Antuono, National Catholic Register, October 16, 2024
Matt D’Antuono is a physics and math teacher and has worked as a Great Books discussion moderator for the Angelicum Academy. An associate of the community of the Friars of the Renewal, he lives on a hobby farm in New Jersey with his wife and nine children. He holds bachelor’s degrees in physics and philosophy, a master’s degree in special education and a master’s degree in philosophy, and he is currently working on a PhD in philosophy.
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True peace and purpose come only when we place our identity in our Lord above all worldly identities.
I had a conversation recently with a former professional sports chaplain. We discussed the fact that the lives of many professional athletes fall apart after retirement. Some fall into bankruptcy, addiction, and all kinds of family problems like divorce.
I asked him if he could identify any patterns in the guys who would make it after retirement. From his observations, a key factor was where the athletes found their primary identity: If they saw themselves first and foremost as professional athletes, football players or baseball players, they no longer knew who they were when that was taken from them. But those athletes who found their identity primarily in Christ were able to stay steady through the upheavals in the life of a professional athlete. …
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