Players felt “compelled to raise awareness for the marginalized.”
Sports
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Superman with a Racket
The greatest athletes transcend mere games. They soar above competition, tower over leagues, fuel economies and even change societies. They always represent more; on the field, in the ring and off the court. The truly great ones even continue to touch lives when they’re not competing. Burning with passion, a love of the game so […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Last Take
The fall of Ernest Hemingway
“Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy.” –F. Scott Fitzgerald Reading a great biography is like watching a tragedy unfold. The promises of youth gradually give way to the limitations imposed by reality, and demise and denouement inevitably ensue. This is especially compelling when the subject of the biography is a larger-than-life […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
What I learned about my Catholic faith from watching a bullfight
The bullfight enacts the human drama each of us participates in.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
They who are about to die salute us: the price of head trauma in professional sports
Presuming we are unwilling to outlaw these spectacles, we must mend what we will not end.
Posted inFaith, News
Notre Dame great Ara Parseghian was a supporter of school’s Catholic faith
Legendary University of Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian died Aug. 2 at age 94.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
How a workout program is bringing the formerly incarcerated and young professionals together
Are you working for the body of a God? What about the body of a convict? Meet Coss Marte, our guest this week. After being arrested at 19 for running a multimillion dollar drug trade in New York City, Coss was sent to prison. There, doctors told him that his health problems and weight could […]
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How a workout program is bringing the formerly incarcerated and young professionals together
Working out for the body of a god? What about the body of a convict?
Posted inArts & Culture, Faith
Usain Bolt is the greatest Catholic athlete in the world.
Usain Bolt has become a living legend in a track event that is known for creating superstars. His pre- and post-race rituals are purely Catholic, and yet the faith of one of the world’s most talked-about athletes is an open secret.
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Wimbledon contains all that I have ever loved and loathed about tennis
The Queue is part of the mythology that makes the Wimbledon experience an experience at all; it goes hand in hand with the strawberries and cream and the all-white attire.