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FaithShort Take
Gregory Hillis
Live baseball is more sublime and spiritually satisfying than any other sporting event—even when your team loses.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kevin Clarke
How many of us know real-world cheaters who have just plain gotten ahead, not despite their short-cutting but because of it?
for an article on sports conference at the vatican, pope francis holds a rugby ball while smiling
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis urged athletes in many sports to fight against a throwaway culture that “treats men and women as products, to be used and then discarded.”
Arts & CultureBooks
John W. Miller
Sports memoirs tend to have a certain arc: the odyssey of the triumphant athlete. But every now and then, a retired athlete—like Jerry West, Abby Wambach and Gale Sayers—tells a more complicated story.
FaithLast Take
James T. Keane
Where have you gone, Vin Scully? A nation turns its lonely ear to you.
An American flag waves in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building, Monday, June 27, 2022, in Washington.
Politics & SocietyNews
Jessica Gresko—Associated Press
The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a football coach from Washington State who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games.