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.

'I saw the Catholic Church from the inside, like a tauntaun.'

Sister Cathy Cesnik went missing one night in 1969. The case remains unsolved.

Sor Juana Inés found both tension and sustenance in her religious life.

Jude Law gives us a nuanced portrait of a too easily satirized character: the Catholic cleric.

Maybe that's the subconscious appeal of sports: how we might tempt death through a game.

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