Athletes who never make mistakes, who never lose, do not exist. Champions are not perfectly functioning machines, but real men and women, who, when they fall, find the courage to get back on their feet.
Sports
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
On feeling uncomfortable when an athlete thanks God after the big game
A Reflection for Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Zac Davis
Posted inFaith, News
Tennis fan Pope Leo XIV meets world’s No. 1 player Jannik Sinner at the Vatican
Pope Leo is an avid tennis player and fan and had said earlier this week that he would be up for a charity match when it was suggested by a journalist. But, Leo joked, “we can’t invite Sinner.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
‘Only baseball and love are eternal.’ Reflections on our national pastime
Sports hasn’t always been the most popular topic among America’s editors and contributors—unless it was the Grand Old Game, baseball.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Earl Weaver and baseball’s balance between stories and statistics
In ‘The Last Manager,’ John W. Miller marries stories and statistics in a fascinating account of the life of Earl Weaver, the diminutive, cantankerous skipper who is the winningest manager since the moon landing.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
A March Madness to remember: The St. Joseph’s Hawks’ 2004 N.C.A.A. run
In 2004, the St. Joseph’s University men’s basketball team made a long run in the N.C.A.A. tournament, falling just short of the Final Four. This excerpt from Aaron Bracy’s ‘A Soaring Season’ tells part of that thrilling story.
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
March Madness 2025: A guide to all the Catholic teams in the tournament
Who will win it all? Probably not a Catholic school, but hope springs eternal.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Dick Button taught Americans how to watch, judge and love figure skating
Dick Button, the voice of figure skating for half a decade, taught us what figure skating was supposed to be.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: A priestly ministry on hockey skates
‘Hockey Priest: Father David Bauer and the Spirit of the Canadian Game’ shows the interplay of spirituality and sport in the world that Father Bauer helped create.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
Has the ‘cult of youth sports’ reached your family?
How do Catholic parents navigate the balance between youth sports and Sunday obligation?