An exciting new version of Psalm 137 has been discovered, and it gives comfort to a long-suffering people.
Sports
Posted inArts & Culture, Faith
Roberto Clemente pursued excellence. We can honor him by pursuing equality.
Major League Baseball celebrates the legacy of Roberto Clemente on Sept. 9.
Posted inArts & Culture, Last Take
Georgetown coach John Thompson loved his players, his city and the Blessed Mother
A former president of Georgetown remembers the legendary coach John Thompson Jr.
Posted inFaith, News
Godfather of Kenyan running teaching life lessons during pandemic
Brother O’Connell, 72, a native of Mallow, Ireland, has turned many young runners into Olympic and world champions.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Bud Selig, baseball and leading with integrity
The behind-the-scenes story of Bud Selig’s tenure as commissioner of Major League Baseball.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Most Catholic universities and colleges skipping 2020 fall sports season
Some notable exceptions, including the University of Notre Dame and Boston College, still plan to play this fall.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
M.L.B.’s first woman coach a ‘go-getter’ in grad school at Jesuit college
Alyssa Nakken became the first woman to appear in uniform on the field during a major league baseball game when she coached first base in the late innings of an exhibition game between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics.
Posted inArts & Culture, Interviews
Meet Camden Minacci, a rising baseball star (and a brand-new Catholic)
A conversation with Jesuit High School Tampa graduate Camden Minacci.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
What St. Paul thinks about baseball’s universal D.H.
This year, pitchers will not hit—not in the American League nor in the National League. Experts speculate this will lead to a permanent change in baseball.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Michael Jordan and the problem (and necessity) of hagiography
“The Last Dance” is not documentary but hagiography. Many commentators mean this as a criticism, but here is the thing: Hagiographies are important—and compelling.