The deeper kind of reporting that Evan Gershkovich was practicing when he was arrested in Russia is, in my mind, a practice of love.
John W. Miller
John W. Miller is a Pittsburgh-based former Wall Street Journal staff reporter and co-director of the PBS film “Moundsville.”
Posted inFaith, Features
In High School, in Recovery: The spiritual and practical challenges facing teens with addiction
Kolbe Academy in Bath, Pa., was the only Catholic recovery school in the United States. It is closing its doors because it could not find enough students like Pete, who said he had hit rock bottom and wanted to get sober.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The Catholic guide to ethical investing
Investing for profit can be a Catholic virtue if the common good is kept in mind. So look for companies that provide the things essential for everyday life, like food and housing.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: What happens when athletic heroes fall out of love with the game?
Sports memoirs tend to have a certain arc: the odyssey of the triumphant athlete. But every now and then, a retired athlete—like Jerry West, Abby Wambach and Gale Sayers—tells a more complicated story.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Nine ways to get American kids to fall in love with baseball (again)
From smaller teams to a “two strikes and you’re out” rule, there are ways to make youth baseball faster and more fun. They may help save what used to be America’s favorite sport.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The only Trappist brewery in the U.S. is closing (and IPAs are to blame)
Belgian-style beers are out and India pale ales rule, so the brothers at St. Joseph‘s Abbey in Massachusetts will need to find other sources of revenue.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
How America Sold Out Little League Baseball
In the United States, baseball is becoming a mostly white country-club sport for upper-class families to consume, like a snorkeling vacation or a round of golf.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Pope Francis says to cherish the elderly. Kane Tanaka, who recently died at age 119, shows us why we should.
“Please cherish the elderly,” Pope Francis says. “Because they are the presence of history.” Kane Tanaka, who died in April at the age of 119, is an example of what Francis is talking about.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Trump was never popular with young voters. So how did Marine Le Pen win over France’s youth?
If Marine Le Pen pulls off an upset in France next weekend, it may be because young voters do not share their parents’ fears about the far right.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
It’s time to bust up the Major League Baseball monopoly
It’s time for baseball season, and that means games that are too long, teams that aren’t competitive and the exploitation of minor league players. Blame the major leagues and their monopoly status.