From ChurchPop:
NBA head coach Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics recently appeared on the Dominican Friars’ Godsplaining podcast with host Father Joseph-Anthony Kress, O.P.
In a half-hour conversation, Mazzulla and Father Kress discuss many topics, including Mazzulla’s “Catholic upbringing, the struggle with identity as an athlete, the decision that changed his life, how he brings his faith to a chaotic lifestyle, and the Rosary as his pre-game ritual.”
At the conclusion of the podcast, Joe Mazzulla surprises listeners with an unexpected declaration: his desire to become a permanent deacon in the Catholic Church!
Father Kress asks, “What would you say is your next professional goal?”
Mazzulla responds, “I just became eligible to be a deacon, which I’ve always wanted to do. There we go. I’ve been thinking about that.”
The Boston Celtics’ head coach did not provide further details.
Father Kress told EWTN he did not expect this answer from Mazzulla.
“When I asked the question, I was expecting his response to reference another championship or Olympic gold medal coaching hopes,” Father Kress said. “What I didn’t expect was for him to appropriately hope for a more eternal prize… being ordained as a deacon in the Catholic Church.”
Read more and see part of the interview.
