If your eyes drifted from the television seeking entertainment elsewhere (who could blame you?), you might have stumbled upon the most entertaining hashtag of the night: #SuperBowlintheConvent.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
What it’s like to set up and tear down a Super Bowl halftime show
When I was 19 years old, a production company paid me to attend the Super Bowl.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
An (incomplete) spiritual guide to running
Sagal knows what it is to run away from problems, to need to be needed, and how much can be achieved through stubborn persistence.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
It’s a complicated time to be a Notre Dame fan. But I’m still cheering (and praying).
Notre Dame is proud of its slogan: “God, Country, Notre Dame” (in that order). But the ease with which the punctuation slides into “God Country: Notre Dame” has a lot to do with football.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Babe Ruth’s mighty hits and misses
Jane Leavy chronicles Babe Ruth’s life and times, with a heavy emphasis not only on the culture Ruth played in, but the ways he radically altered that culture, with the help of his visionary agent Christy Walsh.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Creed II’s lesson on life and politics: Our parents’ wars belong to us after all
The shimmer of liberal democracy has been tarnished with grit and grime, dulled by wear and tear. We are stuck in the ring, brawling in our stars-and-stripes shorts.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Running a marathon with a sprained ankle and a shaken faith
At first, I blamed God for my injury. Then I thanked God for every step.
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
Curses! The Dodgers, the Red Sox and the Irish
Are the Dodgers now baseball’s cursed squad?
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An Olympic salute to black power: what it means 50 years later
When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the Olympic podium, their act drew widespread criticism. Now Colin Kaepernick is the face of Nike.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Meet the Catholic priests who minister to Chicago baseball teams and beyond
While Father Masters enjoys the perks of being a baseball chaplain—watching games when he has the time and even taking batting practice with the pros—he sees his job as a form of ministry.