Danny Abramowicz

Danny Abramowicz, former NFL all-pro wide receiver and coach, has created a television show with EWTN Global Catholic Network called "Crossing the Goal," which uses a sports show format to encourage men to get into spiritual shape.

Danny - who ranked, in varying years, in the Top 10 for receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns - admits that he is a former party boy whose life once revolved around his ego and booze.

Abramowicz said he understands where men are coming from. As a young man, he got himself in trouble. Alcoholics Anonymous eventually made him "sober, but not serene." It wasn't until he attended a "Life in the Spirit" seminar that things started to turn around for him.

Abramowicz wants to share what he's learned with other men. But he realizes that, unlike many women, few men will sit for hours listening to someone preach to them.

"On 'Crossing the Goal,' we talk to men about the things that are happening in their lives right now and we challenge them to do something about it," said Abramowicz, who played for the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers. "Guys respond to a challenge. The Lord will help them, but they have to admit that something is not right in their life."

He now works with Danny Abramowicz Ministry, a national outreach to Catholic men, serves on the Board of Directors of the Donum Dei Foundation, the EWTN Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors of Catholic Foundation, the Executive Committee for Archbishops  Annual   Community Appeal, National Catholic Men's Fellowship, President's Council at St. Joseph's Seminary College and the Director of the John Paul II Culture Center.

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