Polish Olympian Proud to be Catholic
Kamil Stoch
In this era of political correctness – which usually means silencing people of faith to avoid “forcing their beliefs on others” – Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch is unabashedly Catholic and not afraid to make it known on the slopes of Sochi.
In a terrific blog by Father Francis J. Hoffman, Executive Director of Relevant Radio and popularly known as “Fr. Rocky”, we learn that Stoch is completely open about his faith.
“I always make a Sign of the Cross before my jumps. Since I was little. It is not because I am afraid, but it is a symbol of faith. Every jump I dedicate to the Lord God. I am not ashamed of that,” Stoch said.
The Lord was certainly pleased with the jump that won Stoch a gold medal in the normal hill jump at the Olympics on Sunday, but was even more happy with how the 26 year-old Olympian handled the press that day. Knowing he is very Catholic, a snarky reporter asked whether he missed Mass that day because the event was held on a Sunday. Stoch calmly replied: “I went to Mass on Saturday evening.”
In another interview quoted by Fr. Rocky, Stoch said: “I would like to thank the Lord God for everything that has occurred and everything that will occur in the future.”
This would explain why he calmly accepted the injury he sustained a few days after winning his gold medal, an elbow injury that is not expected to impact his performance at the games.
Fr. Rocky’s blog contained an excerpt from another newspaper article in which Stoch is described as having received his faith from his parents and grandparents. He was asked if there was any special time that he prayed to God.
“When something does not go right, I put myself under the protective wings of the Lord God,” Stoch answered. “Then I know He is next to me, I feel it. I pray that none of the athletes be harmed in our competitions. That I will know how to be joyful in victory and with dignity accept defeat. I thank the Lord God for everything, because I owe everything to Him.”
In another article, he stated: “I believe in the following rule ‘If God is in first place, then everything is in its right place.’ Everyday I feel the presence and help of God. That I wake up in the morning and have strength and health to do what I do, as well as joy and satisfaction that it brings me, must come from the Lord. God always helps me, he puts on my road people of kindness. I thank the Lord God for all the difficult moments, because after them I become stronger. I believe, that if a person works hard, believes in what he is doing, has a positive outlook on the world and trusts in God, then there are no impossible things! As long as you are fighting, you are victorious.”
Amen, brother!
Polish Olympian Proud to be Catholic
Kamil Stoch
In this era of political correctness – which usually means silencing people of faith to avoid “forcing their beliefs on others” – Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch is unabashedly Catholic and not afraid to make it known on the slopes of Sochi.
In a terrific blog by Father Francis J. Hoffman, Executive Director of Relevant Radio and popularly known as “Fr. Rocky”, we learn that Stoch is completely open about his faith.
“I always make a Sign of the Cross before my jumps. Since I was little. It is not because I am afraid, but it is a symbol of faith. Every jump I dedicate to the Lord God. I am not ashamed of that,” Stoch said.
The Lord was certainly pleased with the jump that won Stoch a gold medal in the normal hill jump at the Olympics on Sunday, but was even more happy with how the 26 year-old Olympian handled the press that day. Knowing he is very Catholic, a snarky reporter asked whether he missed Mass that day because the event was held on a Sunday. Stoch calmly replied: “I went to Mass on Saturday evening.”
In another interview quoted by Fr. Rocky, Stoch said: “I would like to thank the Lord God for everything that has occurred and everything that will occur in the future.”
This would explain why he calmly accepted the injury he sustained a few days after winning his gold medal, an elbow injury that is not expected to impact his performance at the games.
Fr. Rocky’s blog contained an excerpt from another newspaper article in which Stoch is described as having received his faith from his parents and grandparents. He was asked if there was any special time that he prayed to God.
“When something does not go right, I put myself under the protective wings of the Lord God,” Stoch answered. “Then I know He is next to me, I feel it. I pray that none of the athletes be harmed in our competitions. That I will know how to be joyful in victory and with dignity accept defeat. I thank the Lord God for everything, because I owe everything to Him.”
In another article, he stated: “I believe in the following rule ‘If God is in first place, then everything is in its right place.’ Everyday I feel the presence and help of God. That I wake up in the morning and have strength and health to do what I do, as well as joy and satisfaction that it brings me, must come from the Lord. God always helps me, he puts on my road people of kindness. I thank the Lord God for all the difficult moments, because after them I become stronger. I believe, that if a person works hard, believes in what he is doing, has a positive outlook on the world and trusts in God, then there are no impossible things! As long as you are fighting, you are victorious.”
Amen, brother!
Polish Olympian Proud to be Catholic
Kamil Stoch
In this era of political correctness – which usually means silencing people of faith to avoid “forcing their beliefs on others” – Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch is unabashedly Catholic and not afraid to make it known on the slopes of Sochi.
In a terrific blog by Father Francis J. Hoffman, Executive Director of Relevant Radio and popularly known as “Fr. Rocky”, we learn that Stoch is completely open about his faith.
“I always make a Sign of the Cross before my jumps. Since I was little. It is not because I am afraid, but it is a symbol of faith. Every jump I dedicate to the Lord God. I am not ashamed of that,” Stoch said.
The Lord was certainly pleased with the jump that won Stoch a gold medal in the normal hill jump at the Olympics on Sunday, but was even more happy with how the 26 year-old Olympian handled the press that day. Knowing he is very Catholic, a snarky reporter asked whether he missed Mass that day because the event was held on a Sunday. Stoch calmly replied: “I went to Mass on Saturday evening.”
In another interview quoted by Fr. Rocky, Stoch said: “I would like to thank the Lord God for everything that has occurred and everything that will occur in the future.”
This would explain why he calmly accepted the injury he sustained a few days after winning his gold medal, an elbow injury that is not expected to impact his performance at the games.
Fr. Rocky’s blog contained an excerpt from another newspaper article in which Stoch is described as having received his faith from his parents and grandparents. He was asked if there was any special time that he prayed to God.
“When something does not go right, I put myself under the protective wings of the Lord God,” Stoch answered. “Then I know He is next to me, I feel it. I pray that none of the athletes be harmed in our competitions. That I will know how to be joyful in victory and with dignity accept defeat. I thank the Lord God for everything, because I owe everything to Him.”
In another article, he stated: “I believe in the following rule ‘If God is in first place, then everything is in its right place.’ Everyday I feel the presence and help of God. That I wake up in the morning and have strength and health to do what I do, as well as joy and satisfaction that it brings me, must come from the Lord. God always helps me, he puts on my road people of kindness. I thank the Lord God for all the difficult moments, because after them I become stronger. I believe, that if a person works hard, believes in what he is doing, has a positive outlook on the world and trusts in God, then there are no impossible things! As long as you are fighting, you are victorious.”
Amen, brother!
Polish Olympian Proud to be Catholic
Kamil Stoch
In this era of political correctness – which usually means silencing people of faith to avoid “forcing their beliefs on others” – Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch is unabashedly Catholic and not afraid to make it known on the slopes of Sochi.
In a terrific blog by Father Francis J. Hoffman, Executive Director of Relevant Radio and popularly known as “Fr. Rocky”, we learn that Stoch is completely open about his faith.
“I always make a Sign of the Cross before my jumps. Since I was little. It is not because I am afraid, but it is a symbol of faith. Every jump I dedicate to the Lord God. I am not ashamed of that,” Stoch said.
The Lord was certainly pleased with the jump that won Stoch a gold medal in the normal hill jump at the Olympics on Sunday, but was even more happy with how the 26 year-old Olympian handled the press that day. Knowing he is very Catholic, a snarky reporter asked whether he missed Mass that day because the event was held on a Sunday. Stoch calmly replied: “I went to Mass on Saturday evening.”
In another interview quoted by Fr. Rocky, Stoch said: “I would like to thank the Lord God for everything that has occurred and everything that will occur in the future.”
This would explain why he calmly accepted the injury he sustained a few days after winning his gold medal, an elbow injury that is not expected to impact his performance at the games.
Fr. Rocky’s blog contained an excerpt from another newspaper article in which Stoch is described as having received his faith from his parents and grandparents. He was asked if there was any special time that he prayed to God.
“When something does not go right, I put myself under the protective wings of the Lord God,” Stoch answered. “Then I know He is next to me, I feel it. I pray that none of the athletes be harmed in our competitions. That I will know how to be joyful in victory and with dignity accept defeat. I thank the Lord God for everything, because I owe everything to Him.”
In another article, he stated: “I believe in the following rule ‘If God is in first place, then everything is in its right place.’ Everyday I feel the presence and help of God. That I wake up in the morning and have strength and health to do what I do, as well as joy and satisfaction that it brings me, must come from the Lord. God always helps me, he puts on my road people of kindness. I thank the Lord God for all the difficult moments, because after them I become stronger. I believe, that if a person works hard, believes in what he is doing, has a positive outlook on the world and trusts in God, then there are no impossible things! As long as you are fighting, you are victorious.”
Amen, brother!
Polish Olympian Proud to be Catholic
Kamil Stoch
In this era of political correctness – which usually means silencing people of faith to avoid “forcing their beliefs on others” – Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch is unabashedly Catholic and not afraid to make it known on the slopes of Sochi.
In a terrific blog by Father Francis J. Hoffman, Executive Director of Relevant Radio and popularly known as “Fr. Rocky”, we learn that Stoch is completely open about his faith.
“I always make a Sign of the Cross before my jumps. Since I was little. It is not because I am afraid, but it is a symbol of faith. Every jump I dedicate to the Lord God. I am not ashamed of that,” Stoch said.
The Lord was certainly pleased with the jump that won Stoch a gold medal in the normal hill jump at the Olympics on Sunday, but was even more happy with how the 26 year-old Olympian handled the press that day. Knowing he is very Catholic, a snarky reporter asked whether he missed Mass that day because the event was held on a Sunday. Stoch calmly replied: “I went to Mass on Saturday evening.”
In another interview quoted by Fr. Rocky, Stoch said: “I would like to thank the Lord God for everything that has occurred and everything that will occur in the future.”
This would explain why he calmly accepted the injury he sustained a few days after winning his gold medal, an elbow injury that is not expected to impact his performance at the games.
Fr. Rocky’s blog contained an excerpt from another newspaper article in which Stoch is described as having received his faith from his parents and grandparents. He was asked if there was any special time that he prayed to God.
“When something does not go right, I put myself under the protective wings of the Lord God,” Stoch answered. “Then I know He is next to me, I feel it. I pray that none of the athletes be harmed in our competitions. That I will know how to be joyful in victory and with dignity accept defeat. I thank the Lord God for everything, because I owe everything to Him.”
In another article, he stated: “I believe in the following rule ‘If God is in first place, then everything is in its right place.’ Everyday I feel the presence and help of God. That I wake up in the morning and have strength and health to do what I do, as well as joy and satisfaction that it brings me, must come from the Lord. God always helps me, he puts on my road people of kindness. I thank the Lord God for all the difficult moments, because after them I become stronger. I believe, that if a person works hard, believes in what he is doing, has a positive outlook on the world and trusts in God, then there are no impossible things! As long as you are fighting, you are victorious.”
Amen, brother!
Kamil is Olympic Champion!
See http://kamilstoch.com.pl for more detail. 2014-02-09
It was a knock-out!
Kamil in amazing style won the competition on the normal hill in Sochi and took the third Olympic Gold in the history of Polish winter sports!
Results:
It was a knock-out!
Kamil in amazing style won the competition on the normal hill in Sochi and took the third Olympic Gold in the history of Polish winter sports!
The Sunday’s race was getting more emotional with each single jump
until “this” one effort. Kamil did not disappoint and already in the
first round built himself a solid basis for the victory as he landed at
105.5 meters! No one could fly so far on the RusSki Gorki and the main
contestants for the top places were at least 6-7 points behind our
athlete.
The final of the event was held under more difficult wind conditions
and so jumps were shorter. Peter Prevc, third after the first round,
showed a jump on 99 meters and could move up to the second place,
overtaking Anders Bardal (98.5 meters). Kamil was the only one athlete
remaining at the top of the hill. The Polish flier with white and red
checker on his helmet confirmed his Gold medal with an outstanding jump
on 103.5 meters!
Kamil won the Olympic Gold as the second Polish ski jumper. The first
one was Wojciech Fortuna who was the best in 1972 in Sapporo.
Results:
- Kamil Stoch 105.5 and 103.5 m, 278 points
- Peter Prevc (Slovenia) 102.5 and 99 m, 265.3 points
- Anders Bardal (Norway) 101,5 and 99 m, 264.1 points
Polish Olympian Proud to be Catholic
Posted on February 14, 2014 by SBrinkmann
Kamil Stoch
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In this era of political correctness
– which usually means silencing people of faith to avoid “forcing their beliefs
on others” – Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch is unabashedly Catholic and
not afraid to make it known on the slopes of Sochi.
In a terrific blog by Father Francis J. Hoffman, Executive
Director of Relevant Radio and popularly known as “Fr. Rocky”, we learn that
Stoch is completely open about his faith.
“I always make a Sign of the Cross
before my jumps. Since I was little. It is not because I am afraid, but it is a
symbol of faith. Every jump I dedicate to the Lord God. I am not ashamed of
that,” Stoch said.
The Lord was certainly pleased with
the jump that won Stoch a gold medal in the normal hill jump at the Olympics on
Sunday, but was even more happy with how the 26 year-old Olympian handled the
press that day. Knowing he is very Catholic, a snarky reporter asked
whether he missed Mass that day because the event was held on a Sunday. Stoch
calmly replied: “I went to Mass on Saturday evening.”
In another interview quoted by Fr.
Rocky, Stoch said: “I would like to thank the Lord God for everything that has
occurred and everything that will occur in the future.”
This would explain why he calmly
accepted the injury he sustained a few days after winning his gold medal, an
elbow injury that is not expected to impact his performance at the games.
Fr. Rocky’s blog contained an
excerpt from another newspaper article in which Stoch is described as having
received his faith from his parents and grandparents. He was asked if there was
any special time that he prayed to God.
“When something does not go right, I
put myself under the protective wings of the Lord God,” Stoch answered. “Then I
know He is next to me, I feel it. I pray that none of the athletes be harmed in
our competitions. That I will know how to be joyful in victory and with dignity
accept defeat. I thank the Lord God for everything, because I owe everything to
Him.”
In another article, he stated: “I believe
in the following rule ‘If God is in first place, then everything is in its
right place.’ Everyday I feel the presence and help of God. That I wake up in
the morning and have strength and health to do what I do, as well as joy and
satisfaction that it brings me, must come from the Lord. God always helps me,
he puts on my road people of kindness. I thank the Lord God for all the
difficult moments, because after them I become stronger. I believe, that if a
person works hard, believes in what he is doing, has a positive outlook on the
world and trusts in God, then there are no impossible things! As long as you
are fighting, you are victorious.”
Amen, brother!
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