"I'm a lifelong baseball fan. As a kid growing up in Pittsburgh I followed the Pirates and cheered for players like Bill Mazeroski, Bob Friend, Elroy Face, and the incomparable Roberto Clemente. My devotion to baseball provided a lot of happy, exciting summer days and nights.
"But in the last few years, following baseball with its newfangled emphasis on statistics and analytics has become a lot more complicated. . . . Baseball has evolved into a complex, intricate science, more than a free-wheeling, talent-based, unpredictable sport.
"But it occurs to me that what has happened to baseball can also happen to the practice of our faith. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence (RI), reflected on the importance of not losing sight of what our faith is all about.
To access Bishop Tobin's complete essay, please visit:
The Imitation of Christ: In Baseball And In Faith, Let's Keep It Simple (20 MAY 21)
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