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 …

Cincinnati Reds’ pitcher, Brent Suter, drew great fanfare when he returned to his hometown after playing for the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies. Currently in his ninth year with Major League Baseball, the Moeller High School and Harvard University grad finds real joy in playing ball with a “great group …

By Walt Schaefer Missionaries, the Cincinnati Reds, the Venezuelan Air Force. A number of improbable things came together in 1990 to create Davey Concepción Field in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. • Cincinnatian Mike Gable, his wife, Kathy, and their four young sons had been assigned to serve as lay Maryknoll missioners in …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). Responding to the Sadducees, Jesus said, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are accounted worthy to attain to that age and to …

1) Seton Honors Sisters of Charity The Sisters of Charity were honored guests at Seton High School in Cincinnati on Jan. 15, 2025, as the school celebrated the Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. The day began with Mass, followed by lunch. This cherished tradition highlighted the enduring bond and …

Those greedy popes, gluttons, hypocrites and eternally damned lovers in Dante Alighieri’s 14th century poem, The Divine Comedy, wherein Dante receives guided tours through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven: they’re meaningless to us today, right? Not so fast, says poet Angela Alaimo O’Donnell in Dear Dante: Poems, the human condition is …

For your Catholic Breakfast: Happy Solemnity of the Annunciation! This morning on Catholic Breakfast, Fr. Muir talks about the beauty of the Annunciation.

The Solemnity of the Annunciation celebrates the coming of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce to her the special mission God had chosen for her in being the mother of His only son. We are continually reminded of the importance of this feast to our salvation in …

By Martin Barillas Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mar 22, 2025 / 07:00 am A New Mexico diocese is offering a unique opportunity for young men to affirm their faith and literally build up the Church in the American Southwest. Until March 31, the Diocese of Gallup is accepting applications for the 2025 …

In the April 2025 edition of The Catholic Telegraph the wrong clues for the crossword was published. Here’s your clues for the April 2025 magazine: ACROSS 1 Adam was made from this 5 Genesis tower 10 Southern US state, familiarly 14 1974 Wimbledon champ 15 Run away with a lover …