Sports and Spirituality

Sports and Spirituality
Using the lens of athletics to more fully understand the spiritual life

Saturday, June 21, 2025

The Gifts of and from Barry Bonds

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Later today, I’ll head to the house that Barry Bonds built. You read that right. Oracle Park—formerly Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, and AT...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Carnage, Catastrophe, Brtuality and Beauty: Thoughts on the Story of the 2025 U.S. Open.

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The leaderboard on Sunday morning for the final round of the 125th U.S. Open felt... underwhelming. No marquee names, fan favorites, or like...
Thursday, June 5, 2025

Pope Leo XVI Meets Jannik Sinner: Where the Culture of Encounter Ought to Go

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Much has been made of Pope Leo XVI's recent meeting with tennis' number one player on the men's tour, Jannik Sinner. From the pu...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

The Sacrament of Confirmation: You'll Never Walk Alone

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It's Confirmation season in the Catholic Church. As the third and final sacrament of initiation, Confirmation strengthens and deepens th...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Admiral Chris Grady asks Graduates: What Would You Fight For? His Answer? Trust and Truth

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After listening to Derek Jeter’s commencement address at the University of Michigan, I started wondering which other sports legends—past an...
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Anne Stricherz
Anne Stricherz works in the Office of Adult Spirituality at Saint Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco. She teaches in the Religious Studies department and is working on her third book about life lessons from Sports and Spirituality.
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