Patrick Macken is a 10-time National Senior Tennis Championship winner and currently works as a tennis professional at the Richmond Country Club. He and his wife have six children and they are currently parishioners at Sacred Heart Parish in Ladner.
Significant happenings last month in very different sports gave me reason for hope when it comes to virtuous behaviour in sports. On one hand, we saw a positive new rule … Continued
During the recently concluded Euro 2020 Championships (played in 2021 due to COVID-19), faith and prayer were often on display in various forms. Through near tragedy and joyous triumph, there … Continued
Since the turn of the century the United States women’s gymnastic team has been a force to contend with on the world gymnastics scene. In fact since they finished second … Continued
There have been many world-class athletes who have spoken highly of how significant a role their coach played in their success. The idea of reaching the highest level of your … Continued
Consider the parable of the master who entrusts his money to three servants while he travels for some time. One hid the money, not investing it or trading with it … Continued
Kerry Fraser and John Scott were often on opposite sides of NHL hockey fighting incidents, but they have found common ground in their love of Jesus and the Catholic faith. … Continued
The day before B.C. shut down due to the COVID 19 outbreak in mid-March 2020, my family and I were supposed to be on a flight to Palm Springs to … Continued
When International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound (who is Canadian) suggested that Canadian citizens would not have a problem with seeing our Olympic athletes receive the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of … Continued
I was on Facebook recently where a post caught my attention. Patrick Mouratoglou, the coach of Serena Williams – arguably the best female tennis player in history – said, “On … Continued
With the upcoming priestly ordination of Deacon Richard Conlin, it occurred to me that with him working so closely with Fr. Bruce-John Hamilton recently it is possible that this might … Continued