27 April 2022

David Mills on the Faith of Pittsburgh Steelers Fans and related Lessons for the Catholic Church

"Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is finally gone, a couple years after he should have retired. It's the offseason, but with the draft coming up this week and the team pursuing free agents - and getting a new quarterback, who may or may not be good enough - Steelers fans have started talking about the team again. 

"They expect the team to win big, because it used to win big. They still win, but not so big. As a childhood Giants fan, I'd be very happy if the Giants did as well as the Steelers, but the fans here expect success. The team disappointed them the last few seasons, but they still hope. There's a lesson for the Church here, in the way the Steelers' fans respond to their team. . . .

"Here I'm not talking about Catholics as we should be, rising above every disappointment. I'm talking about Catholics as we tend to be, choosing where to put our time and attention, based on how well the things we love do what they should do."

In a recent commentary, writer David Mills reflected on a number of lessons Catholics can learn from the Pittsburgh Steelers, including the importance of being a living force in the world.

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