Christian Clifford on the Catholic Ties Between the Dodgers and Padres

"Dodger Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, are just over 120 miles apart, but they're closer than it seems when considering the Catholic history of the cities they represent.

"As the National League West-champion Dodgers and Wild Card Padres battle it out in the National League Divisional Series of Major League Baseball, let us look at their shared Catholic history, one much deeper than the fact that the cities’ names are unquestionably Catholic - one for heavenly creatures and the other a saint."

In a recent commentary, writer Christian Clifford reflected on the Catholic history of Los Angeles and San Diego.

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