Our guest on this episode is Fr. Ben Keller, OP (Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominican Order). He and the Dominican Friars are chaplains to the Indiana Hoosiers Football team who won the 2026 College Football playoff and produced this year’s Heisman Trophy winner, Fernando Mendoza. Fr. Ben’s episode answers the following questions:

How do faith and sports intersect in Fr. Ben’s life? What impact did Focus and Varsity Catholic ministries have in his journey?

What is Fr. Ben’s vocation story and what did God ask him to give up when he felt a calling to the priesthood?

What is the St. Paul Center and what does Fr. Ben do there?

How did the Dominican Order get involved with the Indiana Hoosiers?

What was it like to be a part of the CFP championship team and friends with Heisman winner Quarterback Fernando Mendoza?

Did the recent Eucharistic Revival that culminated in Indianapolis have an impact on the students?

Where does Fr. Ben find reality and truth?

According to Fr. Ben, why is it important to embrace God’s will in present circumstances?

Links:

Indiana University: https://www.iu.edu/index.html

St. Paul Catholic Center serves as the Newman Center and Catholic parish for the Indiana University community: https://www.hoosiercatholic.org/

FOCUS: https://focus.org/

Varsity Catholic: https://focus.org/what-we-do/varsity-catholic/

OCIA Program: https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/who-we-teach/christian-initiation-of-adults

Eucharistic Revival: https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/

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