The 1988 film Bull Durham opens with a voiceover by a main character, Annie Savoy, rhapsodizing about the beauty of baseball. “I believe in the church of baseball,” Annie begins, followed by a rather dubious inventory of gurus and other religions she has tried to follow. After a brief soliloquy …

My life’s greatest regret happened during a baseball game my nine-year-old son was playing in. It’s a day I hate to remember, and yet I can’t forget it. Bottom of the last inning, my son’s team was up by one run, with runners on second and third base and two …

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Shine On | Dominick Albano A few years ago, I was to lead a parish mission at a church in California, and before the first night began, I slipped into a pew at the front of the sanctuary to pray. The church was empty. Quiet. Still. When I finished praying, …

The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce the incarnation of Christ. Here are eight things to know and share about the event and how we celebrate it. Save this story The Annunciation by Fra Angelico. | Credit: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons By Jimmy Akin March 25, 2026 at 4:00 …

by Kenneth Craycraft Near the end of his novel, Brighton Rock, Graham Greene details a conversation between an old priest and one of the main characters of the novel, a young woman named Rose. The interchange takes place after the sudden, violent death of another character, Pinky, whose life had …

How Fathers Team Helps Men Unite Work and Prayer by Kary Ellen Berger To be a Catholic father today is to live at the intersection of faith, family, and responsibility. It is a calling shaped by prayer and presence, providing and protecting, and learning how to love well in the …

Church Fathers | Father Jacob Lindle “On the day which is called Sunday we have a common assembly … and the memoirs of the Apostles or the writings of the Prophets are read. … Then, when the reader has finished, the president of the assembly verbally admonishes and invites all …

A Closer Look | Kenneth Craycraft Every year, we are reminded that Lent should not merely be about giving up habits or pleasures but also adding some positive spiritual discipline. We might give up caffeine or alcohol, for example. Or we might add a spiritual or corporal work of mercy, …

The Final Word | Laura Jordan Roesch From his humble birth to his public ministry, Jesus exemplified the image of the servant leader. His example urges us to put our own ambitions aside as we follow His path. To truly lead, we must walk not at the head of the …