Category Archives: Sports

NFL player Troy Polamalu and liturgy of the heart

Posted on January 11, 2011 by admin

The excellent Opinionated Catholic – your one stop portal for Catholic and Football news – recently had an interesting post about Pittsburgh Steelers player Troy Polamalu and his Orthodox Christian faith. I wanted to follow up by focusing on a … Continue reading →

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My Who Dat? post (or) Why sports?

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Rick

[I tried to add a good picture here but this just updated version of WordPress for some reason will not allow me to do that.] Donald Miller in his excellent book Searching for God Knows What? wonders what would happen … Continue reading →

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Ernie Davis, Elmira, and my dad

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Rick

That weird drinking glass we had on a table in the basement of our house in Massachusetts. For years I wondered who was this “Ernie Davis” whose picture was on a glass we never drank from. The way the picture … Continue reading →

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