Colleagues in the 4th floor cubicles around the Catholic Relief Services-Baltimore office know that I ran the Marine Corps Marathon this past Sunday, by virtue of the fact that I am groaning from the pain in my quads every time I stand up! Since athletics are on my brain these days, I thought I’d share a guest blog I recently wrote for our friends at Fair Trade Sports. CRS Fair Trade is exploring how we might link to the company’s efforts to honor the dignity of human work and promote stewardship of God’s creation through youth programming. We welcome your ideas in the comment section below!

A couple years back Ted Miles of our Youth team joined CRS Fair Traders in playing around with a Fair Trade Sports ball