The Benedictine Dialogues · Season 3

I Gave Pope Leo XIV a Baseball Bat | Mike Sweeney

January 29, 2026

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Benedictine College was pleased to welcome Mike Sweeney, Kansas City Royals Hall-of-Famer, 5-time Major League Baseball All-Star and former Benedictine College Commencement speaker, to share his passion for the Catholic faith.

In this inspiring lecture, he speaks to Benedictine students about leadership, having faith in adversity, and how his meeting with the first American pope went viral.

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