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A statue of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese in front of MCU ballpark in Brooklyn. (Leonard Zhukovsky/Shutterstock)

The theology of baseball

Robert Brennan|Oct 25, 2021|4 Min Read

The 1915 baseball team of the Pere Marquette Knights of Columbus Council No. 271 in Boston is seen in this photo from a new online exhibit on baseball put together by the Knights' Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center in New Haven, Conn. The team was considered the "fastest baseball team representing the Order in Greater Boston." This photograph is a gift of the family of Bernard J. McDonnell, member and manager of the 1915 team. (CNS photo/courtesy Knights of Columbus Multimedia Archives)

Faith

Online baseball exhibit pays homage to Blessed McGivney's love of the game

Catholic News Service|Oct 8, 2021|2 Min Read

Atlanta Braves legend Hank Aaron throws the ceremonial first pitch to former manager Bobby Cox April 14, 2017, prior to the first game at SunTrust Park. The longtime home run leader died Jan. 22, 2021. He was 86. (CNS photo/Brett Davis, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

Home run king Hank Aaron overcame racism to excel on and off the field

Mark Pattison|Jan 22, 2021|4 Min Read

Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda during a Major League Baseball game on Sept. 22, 2011, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Shutterstock)

The faith of Tommy Lasorda, the baseball manager who 'gave God a jersey'

Tom Hoffarth|Jan 13, 2021|7 Min Read

Hall of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda is pictured in a Sept. 30, 1999 photo. Lasorda, a Catholic, who led the Dodgers from 1976 to 1996, winning two World Series titles, four National League pennants and eight division crowns, died Jan. 8, 2021, at age 93. (CNS photo/Reuters)

Dodger legend, lifelong Catholic Tommy Lasorda dies at 93

Mark Pattison|Jan 9, 2021|3 Min Read

Alyssa Nakken, a coach with the San Francisco Giants, is seen at Oracle Park during an exhibition game against the Oakland A's July 21, 2020. She is Major League Baseball's first female coach. (CNS photo/Kelley L Cox, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

MLB's first woman coach a 'go-getter' at Jesuit university

Mark Pattison|Jul 24, 2020|3 Min Read

The Pittsburgh Pirates' PNC Park is seen July 7, 2020. (CNS photo/Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

Faith

Priest's love of math, baseball helps him develop new stat measures

Mark Pattison|Jul 17, 2020|5 Min Read

Kauffman Stadium, the home of the Kansas City Royals baseball team. (Shutterstock)

A lesson for the Church from an improbable source: Baseball

John L. Allen Jr.|Jul 1, 2020|5 Min Read

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Why Sunday sports are good for the soul

Robert Brennan|May 20, 2020|4 Min Read

dodgers

Looking beyond the Dodgers’ cheating pain

Robert Brennan|Feb 6, 2020|4 Min Read

Father Burke Masters, chaplain of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, is pictured in 2018. (CNS photo/ Spirt Juice Studios, courtesy Knights of Columbus)

Priest who once dreamed of majors now an MLB chaplain

Andrew Butler|Nov 19, 2019|4 Min Read

Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, a professor at The Catholic University of America and the chaplain for the Washington Nationals, sports some of his baseball gear in a campus chapel Oct. 21, 2019, in support of his team and World Series contenders. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Nationals' Catholic chaplain calls the World Series team his parish

Carol Zimmermann|Nov 1, 2019|6 Min Read

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