With tens of millions of other Americans, Kenneth Craycraft has once again turned his sports-craving attention to the new seasons of the National Football League and NCAA football. But all is not well with his conscience, he writes: “Like last season and
Rickey Hill’s baseball career began with sticks, stones and a little bit of faith. “I just picked up a rock because it’s free, doesn’t cost any money,” the 67-year-old from Fort Worth, Texas, remembered spending up to 15 hours a day hitting
Soccer, known as football to the rest of the world, has faced a chequered history in the United States. While it thrives at the grassroots level, it has struggled to gain the same social and commercial prominence as America's major sports leagues.
Timothy P. O’Malley talks about his love for football — high school to the University of Notre Dame football. While he finds he get emotionally tied into the games, Tim recognizes the great gift of college athletes. He writes: “I admire the
Thousands pray and protest in LA on day Dodgers honor controversial ‘Sisters’ drag group
A demonstration described as a "prayerful procession" drew thousands of people who opposed the Los Angeles Dodgers' honoring a controversial drag group June 16 at the baseball team's annual Pride Night event.
Almost 7 in 10 Americans say biological sex, not gender identity, should determine sports participation
A growing majority of Americans say athletes should compete on men's or women's sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their gender identity, according to a June 12 Gallup poll.
The new poll found that 69% of U.S. adults said
U.S. archbishops, cardinal call for reparation and prayer to Sacred Heart amid ‘blasphemy’
Two archbishops and a cardinal are calling on Catholics in the U.S. to pray and make reparations to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as a professional sports team plans to honor a group parodying women religious.
"We call on Catholics to pray the
On Thursday night in Oklahoma City, the University of Oklahoma women’s softball team won its third consecutive national title — its seventh overall — after sweeping Florida State in a best-of-three series in the Women’s College World Series. But it wasn’t the
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams, known for his devout Catholic faith and prominent tattoos, expressed his disappointment with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to re-invite and honor a controversial group called “The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.” The Dodgers’ announcement came after
After Dodgers reinstate plan to honor group, LA Archdiocese calls on Catholics to support women religious
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles called on "all Catholics and people of goodwill to stand against bigotry and hate in any form" after the Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated plans to honor a self-described "leading-edge order of queer and trans nuns."
The California-based Sisters