Faith and the NFL

“Adoring fans carried star safety Troy Polamalu on their shoulders - passing him off, one to another, as though they could live through his efforts.

“Such adulation during the parade downtown honoring the Steelers after their victory in Super Bowl XL in 2006 might have given someone else a bloated sense of entitlement.

“Polamalu? He flew to Greece, living for four days in a 1,500-year-old monastery with Greek Orthodox monks.

“Polamalu, who is Greek Orthodox, had stepped back to wonder what the victory and accompanying fame meant. He was unimpressed.

"’Oh, OK, I won a Super Bowl,’ he said. ‘So what? I didn't have that fulfillment like what God could provide for me.’”

Thus begins an article in today’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about several members of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and others in the National Football League, who make religion and prayer a way of life.

To read this article about these Steelers and the role prayer plays in their lives, please visit:

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: NFL players still turn to religion for solace

Thank you, Deacon Greg Kandra, for the tip.