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Washington Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams invites religious sisters for ‘Ladies Night’

By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Sep 8, 2023 / 13:45 pm The Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team hosted a “Ladies Night” at the ballpark on Aug. 31. Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams took it as an opportunity to invite religious women from the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, to the event. …
Thousands march in prayer procession protesting Dodgers honoring anti-Catholic drag group

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 19, 2023 / 15:30 pm Thousands of Catholics and other Christians marched in a prayerful procession Friday protesting the Los Angeles Dodgers honoring an anti-Catholic drag group called the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.” As thousands marched outside of Dodger Stadium, inside the stadium the …
LA Dodgers reverse course, will honor anti-Catholic drag group at Pride Night game

By Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 23, 2023 / 00:01 am Catholic leaders reacted with disgust Monday night after the Los Angeles Dodgers re-invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to be an honoree at the team’s LGBTQ+ Pride Night game on June 16 despite the drag group’s mockery of the …
Dodgers disinvite anti-Catholic drag performers from Pride Night after backlash

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., May 17, 2023 / 15:13 pm The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced that the franchise will no longer be honoring a group of drag performers that mock the Catholic faith on June 16 during the team’s LGBTQ+ Pride Night after receiving criticism from Catholic leaders. In …
Tour of Wonders at Chicago and Saint Louis

Tour of Wonders tour with the Bleacher Brothers enjoys the home of the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.
Vin Scully, legendary baseball announcer and committed Catholic, dies at 94

by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Aug 3, 2022 / 14:38 pm Vin Scully, who called Los Angeles Dodgers baseball games for more than two-thirds of a century, died Tuesday at his home at the age of 94. A gifted orator and storyteller who was dubbed a “poet-philosopher of baseball,” …
Baseball Knights of Columbus Exhibit

by Joe Bukuras Hartford, Conn., Oct 5, 2021 / 13:01 pm The Knights of Columbus are releasing a four part series presentation exploring the historical connection between the fraternal organization and America’s pastime, baseball. “For the Knights of Columbus,” the group wrote in an Oct. 1 statement, “the game served …
Brooks Robinson, Oriole legend, buoyed by faith, family, friends

When Lee May cracked a two-bouncer inside the third-base line in game one of the 1970 World Series, Brooks Robinson’s response was nothing short of legendary. Wheeling three paces to his right, Baltimore’s third baseman fielded the ball in foul territory, took two more steps and threw against his momentum. …
MLB Pitcher Brent Suter Advocates for the Earth: Moeller Grad Leads #StrikeOutWaste Initiative

by Patricia McGeever It’s the job of Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brent Suter to strike out hitters, but the Moeller High School graduate’s passion is to #StrikeOutWaste and save the planet. “I watched a couple of documentaries in high school. An Inconvenient Truth was one that really stuck out,” said Suter. …
Nationals’ Catholic chaplain calls the World Series team his parish

IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Like most parish priests, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti celebrates Mass, baptizes babies, gives marriage preparation talks and provides pastoral care that often involves listening to people or praying with them. He also frequently blesses baseball bats. That’s because the priest, a …