In ‘Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People’s Team,’ A. M. Gittlitz fuses his interest in leftist sociopolitics with his love of baseball, or, rather, his very specific love of the Mets.
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March Madness: Your definitive guide to the 2026 Catholic teams
America’s eminent sports editors bring you the definitive Catholic preview for 2026’s Big Dance.
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The Jesuit praying for Gonzaga’s March Madness win—and targeting for-profit prisons
As Father Pham listed job after job, I couldn’t believe how he fit everything in. He has an “irregular sleep schedule,” he confesses.
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Beloved Notre Dame coaching legend Lou Holtz remembered for ‘building men, not just players’
Lou Holtz was outspoken about his faith and believed following Church teachings “brings meaning and lasting happiness to life.”
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What Olympians understand about American greatness that Trump doesn’t
Lying is not how we become great as a nation. The U.S. Olympic athletes can teach us at this moment that having the honesty and humility to acknowledge our failures and mistakes is required if we want to improve and become great.
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‘Miracle’ is a worthwhile trip down memory lane—even if you don’t remember the 1980 Olympics.
“Miracle: The Boys of ‘80” aptly balances archival footage and contemporary reactions, offering an exciting sports documentary while also pulling on the heartstrings with its nostalgic tone.
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Prayer (and grief) in Olympic figure skating
Maxim Naumov’s skate was more than a skate, it became a prayer, as he publicly grieved his parents—former Olympic skaters—with his skating at the Olympics.
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Olympic skater aims to honor Italy’s Catholic culture with ‘Conclave’ program
“The pope is dead.” These words will dramatically ring out across Olympic ice as Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl begins his long program to music from the movie “Conclave” in the men’s figure skating final event Feb. 13
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Pope Leo, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message
He called for sport to be accessible, to both poor people and women especially, and for fans to refrain from turning sport into a fanatical religion. Athletes, too, he said, must refrain from narcissism and becoming obsessed with their image and success.
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Prayer in sports: healthy spirituality or superstition?
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and guest host Sebastian sit down with Patrick Kelly, S.J. Father Pat holds the Heider Chair at Creighton University and is an expert in the theology of Sports. Ashley, Sebastian and Father Pat discuss: Then, in a special faith-sharing segment, the hosts speak with Patrick Hyde, O.P., a Dominican priest […]