Kansas City Chiefs’ place kicker Harrison Butker may not be a household name, but the sure-footed 24-year-old could end up being the deciding factor in a game that is expected to come down to the wire. He is second in NFL history in career field goal percentage with 89.7%.
In an interview with EWTN last year, Butker talked about how he was raised Catholic, but, like many teens, began to lose his faith in his high school years. In the interview, he explains how talking with a Catholic teammate at Georgia Tech led him back to the sacrament of Confession, where he experienced a powerful conversion of heart.
Watch the entire interview here.
And check out the Knights of Columbus video on Butker’s faith journey here.
Coincidentally, another Catholic kicker, the Baltimore Ravens Justin Tucker,holds first place for highest field goal percentage with a 96.6% over his career. Tucker has also been open about his faith, and has made headlines here for singing “Ave Maria.”
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Love Harrison, just a great guy family man and of course a devout Roman Catholic who serves the Traditional Latin Mass to top it off. PS great field goal during the Super Bowl. Please watch his interview it’s wonderful! Deo Gratias
God bless you, Romulus Augustus. Hope you likewise have the opportunity to serve the.beautiful, old Latin Mass too, and inspire others.
“…where he experienced a powerful conversion of heart.” Thank you Lord for Harrison Butker’s faithfulness to You. A little more time in the confessional would do my soul good. Thanks for Butker, for Lent, and times of penance.
He is 28 now so this is an old article.
Excellent videos, a part of Harrison Butker’s ongoing, inspiring life history. Great for inspiring others to follow Christ. Give your life and your gifts to Christ, too.
Wonderful and inspiring news story. God is doing great things in the lives of both Harrison Butker and Justin Tucker. Tucker has a fabulous operatic voice– and he is using his great vocal gifts for the Lord. Two wonderful, outstanding young Catholic role models, for Christ.
The priest in the video does not serve as a priest anymore. He requested laicization.
I don’t know if they have Latin Mass at that parish anymore.
For a more recent article, from yesterday:
https://www.liveaction.org/news/kansas-chiefs-harrison-butker-super-bowl-record/?utm_campaign=lan&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=294190480&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9jOC8WL1_iZxqHpDQpL8VX2T2pOQJTvfFhQW8v-VdFnTKoMawVBCLlIoTTmKtsYkq6zRK6vsMTlEFW4XWMMhWHSPe0rgSGtF-uANfaCj5-Df5C0FY&utm_content=daily_digest&utm_source=housefile
“I want to give the most vulnerable, the unborn, a voice at a place where every effort has been made to allow and normalize the tragic termination of their lives,” Harrison Butker said in an interview just last year.
Not to take anything away from Butker, but the kicker who gave up football to become a Catholic priest is inspiring.
Correction: He did not become a priest.
That video is 4 years old too.
The one with the guy singing Ave Maria is 8 years old. That guy got into a thing with 2 of the Chiefs a couple of weeks ago while warming up.
At the Kansas City Chiefs Victiry Parade, there was a horrible mass shooting– leaving one person dead, and 22 people injured, including 9 children. Many heartfelt tears and prayers for all, and their families and loved ones. America must find an effective way to end these senseless mass shooting horrors.
As sad as that is what does it have to do with this article ?, this is not the place for virtue signaling .
All the KC Chiefs’ team players are now doing fundraisers and donating money to help the poor victims. A Catholic mother of two was killed, and 22 were injured– half of them, innocent children.
They are donating money.