Description
In a world short on heroes, the Los Angeles Chargers Philip Rivers stands apart. A devout Catholic from boyhood, Rivers balanced his gift for football with a tremendous love of the saints and the sacraments. Here author and mother of the football star, Joan Rivers, tells how her son went from serving as an altar boy to dressing out in NFL locker rooms, always turning for guidance to his heavenly teammates the saints. Children will love reading about Philips humble fumble a playoff-losing disaster and how he moved past it, grew in humility, and found his lifes motto: Nunc coepi (Begin again), Philips philosophy of spiritual and personal renewal, from the playing field to the quiet of the confessional. In this book, young readers will find a new hero but a classic story a story that will instill in them that same holy devotion to the Faith.
In a world short on heroes, the Los Angeles Chargers Philip Rivers stands apart. A devout Catholic from boyhood, Rivers balanced his gift for football with a tremendous love of the saints and the sacraments. Here author and mother of the football star, Joan Rivers, tells how her son went from serving as an altar boy to dressing out in NFL locker rooms, always turning for guidance to his heavenly teammates the saints. Children will love reading about Philips humble fumble a playoff-losing disaster and how he moved past it, grew in humility, and found his lifes motto: Nunc coepi (Begin again), Philips philosophy of spiritual and personal renewal, from the playing field to the quiet of the confessional. In this book, young readers will find a new hero but a classic story a story that will instill in them that same holy devotion to the Faith.
Ages 8-11.Paperback, 48 pages.