“King Richard” charts how Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, made good on the promise few believed possible.
Sports
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Aaron Rodgers’s Selfish Gnosticism about Covid-19
Aaron Rodgers has provided a powerful reminder that religious problems like clericalism and gnosticism are not confined to the religious world.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The joy and spirituality of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
I never thought choking another human could feel so akin to prayer, but here we are.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Baseball is a sport of good vs. evil. But this World Series, maybe the Astros and the Braves both deserve to lose?
With the World Series upon us, a look back at some of America’s finest coverage of baseball.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
From 1988: Bart Giamatti on the serious business of sportswriting
In 1988, A. Bartlett Giamatti, later the commissioner of Major League Baseball, addressed the American Society of Newspaper Editors. His speech was printed in America .
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Washington State football coach says getting fired for refusing vaccine is an attack on his Catholic faith
Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich’s termination for refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccination was unlawful and an attack on his Catholic faith, his attorney said Wednesday.
Posted inIdeas, Politics & Society
The way Kyrie Irving talks about vaccines is prophetic — but not in a good way
Kyrie Irving had no chance to convince us that he was a neutral party in the vaccine debate because the style of his speech would not allow it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
‘Ted Lasso’ officially has its own Judas character.
Both the heroes and villains of “Ted Lasso” remain quite ordinary. And it is the show’s portrayal of that daily reckoning with good and evil, those small temptations, that make it easy to relate to.
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
Notre Dame football is off to a hot start. Don’t get your hopes up.
Yes, the Fighting Irish are undefeated. Yes, they have beaten several very good teams. Yes, their opponent this weekend, Cincinnati, is the only currently nationally-ranked team left on their schedule. Who are we kidding? Notre Dame is doomed.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Heroes and saints: 10 powerful books about sports and Catholicism
A diverse cadre of authors and publishers have produced notable books about sports and Catholicism over the last 10 years. Here are some of the best.