Faust Ruggiero
Episode 263
12 FEB 2024
He played baseball in college and has coached over thirty youth sports teams across baseball, soccer, and basketball. In addition, back in 1994 he started Phillies Fan Central, bringing fans of the MLB team together toward a common goal of enhanced communication with the organization. This will mark thirty years of providing services to Phillies fans. Meanwhile, he is an award-winning author and therapist, who says that everything he does is designed to bring people closer to the Lord, and to help them understand how to move from the worldly distractions that cause so much pain and into a more spiritual way to live.
Notable guest quotes:
“Everything was Roman Catholic in the town. Our family did follow that; went to church, prayed, we all went to Catholic school ‘til eighth grade… My kids went to the same school I went to, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.”
“Baseball was always my sport… I played Little League and went through the ranks like kids typically do, little bit of high school, and then college came along, and I was a pretty good centerfielder, I had a pretty good bat.”
“The Lord has me here to be in service, so, anything I do has Him in mind and service to Him in mind.”
“We don’t think of ourselves as fans, we think of ourselves as family… It’s not uncommon to see people praying in the stands… you see crucifixes hanging from people’s necks.”
“My approach to everything I do is with humility… I just stay in service and let the Lord take care of whatever’s gonna happen.”
“These were all youth programs where we’re teaching values along with what we’re doing. Before we start a game, everyone took a knee and prayed, after the game was over, we did the same thing… It was gamesmanship above winning always.”
“It was always about the love of the person, the love of the Lord. You put those two things together and… winning follows because it’s, internally and spiritually, a winning place to be.”
“When people start to realize that it’s not all about this worldly stuff, it’s about getting back and taking care of yourself and staying close to the Lord and taking care of all these things that are going on in your life, things change for people then.”
“The Lord came down for the downtrodden, so to speak, so, the people that I’m helping are the people that are confused and conflicted and hurting.”
“Ministry really starts in the home, so (my wife and I) make a habit to minister to each other.”
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