Why the LA Dodgers Chose Anti-Catholicism

by Raymond J. de Souza

In choosing to honor the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” the Los Angeles Dodgers have revealed “what gods [they] worship.” Continue Reading »

12 Jun 2023

The Wimps of Summer

by George Weigel

Over the past several weeks, the Dodgers have demonstrated a cringe-inducing cravenness in the face of woke pressures.  Continue Reading »

7 Jun 2023

Gambling and the American Pastime

by John Wilson

Reading this book gave me a sense of visiting another world, roughly a century ago, in some respects similar to ours but in other ways radically different: time-travel on the cheap. Continue Reading »

24 Mar 2023

We’re “Fans,” not “Fan Bases”

by George Weigel

There is offensive, as in producing home runs and RBI, and then there is offensive, as in linguistic butchery.  Continue Reading »

28 Dec 2022

Books for Christmas—2022

by George Weigel

Here's a list of several greats, ranging from baseball to theology, that would grace any Christmas tree.  Continue Reading »

7 Dec 2022

A Bookish Christmas Gift Guide

by John Wilson

The purpose of this column is to suggest books (some from 2022, some published earlier) that might appeal to various people on your Christmas gift list.  Continue Reading »

2 Dec 2022

What to Read During the MLB Playoffs

by John Wilson

Here are a few hidden gems about baseball to enrich your fervor for the game.  Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2022

What Vin Scully Taught Me

by Jesse Cone

Vin showed us, in the scaled-down cosmos of the baseball field, what it means to be an excellent practitioner of the art of baseball—and thereby, helped us understand something between the foul lines that we couldn’t see in our tabloids and tablets: virtue.  Continue Reading »

18 Aug 2022

Angels in the Outfield

by John Wilson

Why are we so often embarrassed by the distinctive claims that have been made by Christians since the beginning of the Church? How did we get here? Continue Reading »

17 Jun 2022

How To Talk About Christian Ethics

by Andrew T. Walker

Moral principles are either true or false, sound or unsound, regardless of their foundation. We should not, and indeed cannot, separate the beliefs of faith from the convictions and evidence of reason. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2022