Super Bowl week is the holiest of sports weeks, and the Sunday game the holiest of Sabbaths.
Sports
Posted inArts & Culture, Last Take
Advice for Super Bowl LII: Don’t mess with Philly phans
Fans of the Philadelphia Eagles are ready to cheer their team on to victory in Sunday’s Super Bowl. They are also ready to boo.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Bishops of Boston and Philadelphia make a friendly Super Bowl bet
Should the Pats win, which oddsmakers say is likely, Archbishop Chaput will donate $100 to Catholic Charities of Boston.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The humbling spirituality of (bad) fishing
My fishing life has been a series of snagged lines and broken dreams.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The ecstatic, tragic life of Muhammad Ali
Readers who identify with Ali will have to shut their eyes to the negatives and praise the positives.
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
Thanksgiving special: A look at Jesuit basketball
For Thanksgiving, we give you an inside look into what Jesuit basketball teams to watch out for this season.
Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
Thanksgiving special: A look at Jesuit basketball
This week, we talk with Brian Larkin of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Larkin is part of the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight. Founded in 2018, the J.B.S. is “a nationwide effort to capitalize on basketball games between Jesuit schools and, through those games, bring greater positive awareness and exposure to Jesuit education and its shared […]
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The spirituality of the Sunday long run
“The Church of the Long Run” has become an important practice for Christians across denominations.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
First Amendment may protect Trump tweets against N.F.L. protests
The president’s campaign to define—and enforce—patriotism poses constitutional questions for chief executives and football players alike.
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I was a boy when I first saw the Dodgers play. And I will be a boy again tonight.
The World Series beginning in Los Angeles tonight brings up childhood memories of the Dodgers.